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Le Perthus
Le Perthus (French: [lə pɛʁtys] ⓘ, Catalan: El Pertús, IPA: [əl pəɾˈtus]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. 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.
Le Perthus is situated in the canton of Vallespir-Albères and the arrondissement of Céret, in the historical region of Vallespir, on the borders with Catalonia, Spain. Its contiguous Spanish twin town, Els Límits (a parish of the commune of La Jonquera, in the Province of Girona), is situated in the east and south side of the urban area. Also part of the main road, Avenue de France, is in both France and Spain; and its eastern side (in Els Limits) is named Avinguda de Catalunya. Out of the main road, in which is situated the checkpoint (totally on the Spanish side), the other principal roads are Rue du Fort de Bellegarde (panoramic hill road to the fortress), Carrer del Dalt, Rue du Mas Rimbau, Calle del Correc (binational) and Rue de l'Église. It lies 6 km (4 mi) from La Jonquera, 14 km (9 mi) from Céret, 28 km (17 mi) from Figueres, 34 km (21 mi) from Perpignan, 64 km (40 mi) from Girona and 161 km (100 mi) from Barcelona.
On average, Le Perthus experiences 8.6 days per year with a minimum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), no days per year with a minimum temperature below −10 °C (14.0 °F), 0.1 days per year with a maximum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), and 41.0 days per year with a maximum temperature above 30 °C (86.0 °F). The record high temperature was 41.6 °C (106.9 °F) on 28 June 2019, while the record low temperature was −6.0 °C (21.2 °F) on 9 February 2012.
The name appears as Pertusium in 1306 and as Lo Pertus in 1343. Its origin is from the Latin pertusum meaning an opening in the mountain.
The name in Catalan is El Pertús.
In the early 14th century, Le Perthus was a property of the counts of Roussillon and Empúries.
Following the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659, the town represented the border with Spain.
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Le Perthus
Le Perthus (French: [lə pɛʁtys] ⓘ, Catalan: El Pertús, IPA: [əl pəɾˈtus]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. 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.
Le Perthus is situated in the canton of Vallespir-Albères and the arrondissement of Céret, in the historical region of Vallespir, on the borders with Catalonia, Spain. Its contiguous Spanish twin town, Els Límits (a parish of the commune of La Jonquera, in the Province of Girona), is situated in the east and south side of the urban area. Also part of the main road, Avenue de France, is in both France and Spain; and its eastern side (in Els Limits) is named Avinguda de Catalunya. Out of the main road, in which is situated the checkpoint (totally on the Spanish side), the other principal roads are Rue du Fort de Bellegarde (panoramic hill road to the fortress), Carrer del Dalt, Rue du Mas Rimbau, Calle del Correc (binational) and Rue de l'Église. It lies 6 km (4 mi) from La Jonquera, 14 km (9 mi) from Céret, 28 km (17 mi) from Figueres, 34 km (21 mi) from Perpignan, 64 km (40 mi) from Girona and 161 km (100 mi) from Barcelona.
On average, Le Perthus experiences 8.6 days per year with a minimum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), no days per year with a minimum temperature below −10 °C (14.0 °F), 0.1 days per year with a maximum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), and 41.0 days per year with a maximum temperature above 30 °C (86.0 °F). The record high temperature was 41.6 °C (106.9 °F) on 28 June 2019, while the record low temperature was −6.0 °C (21.2 °F) on 9 February 2012.
The name appears as Pertusium in 1306 and as Lo Pertus in 1343. Its origin is from the Latin pertusum meaning an opening in the mountain.
The name in Catalan is El Pertús.
In the early 14th century, Le Perthus was a property of the counts of Roussillon and Empúries.
Following the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659, the town represented the border with Spain.