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The Franco-Spanish border runs for 656.3 kilometres (407.8 mi) between southwestern France and northeastern Spain. It begins in the west on the Bay of Biscay at the French city of Hendaye and the Spanish city of Irun ( 43°22′32″N 01°47′31″W / 43.37556°N 1.79194°W / 43.37556; -1.79194
Els Límits, which name means "The Border", is situated on the borders with Languedoc-Roussillon (), close to the historical region of Vallespir.Its contiguous French twin town, Le Perthus (a municipality in the Pyrénées-Orientales department), is situated in the north and west side of the urban area.
Bourg-Madame is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.It lies right on the border with Spain.It abuts directly onto the Spanish town of Puigcerdà, and is near the Spanish exclave of Llívia.
Contains border crossings between France and Spain and requires a passport Pages in category "France–Spain border crossings" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total.
Le Perthus [3] (French: [lə pɛʁtys] ⓘ, Catalan: El Pertús, IPA: [əl pəɾˈtus]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. [3] Natives of Le Perthus are called Perthusiens and, in 2021, there were 560 inhabitants. Le Perthus is also one of French territories on the Iberian Peninsula.
France–Spain border crossings (25 P) Pages in category "France–Spain border" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
The Col du Pourtalet, El Portalet or Portalet d'Aneu is a mountain pass and border crossing in the Pyrenees, between France and Spain. The pass reaches an elevation of 1,794 m (5,886 ft), and links the Ossau and Tena valleys. The road across the pass is known as the A-136 on the Spanish side, and links to Biescas and Huesca.
The closest town in France is Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, at a distance of about 8 km (5.0 mi) from the Spanish border. It has customarily been an important point on the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route. The route over the pass departs from Lintzoain on the Spanish side and from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port on the French side.