French Catalonia uneasy over Spanish turmoil. The French region of Pyrenées-Orientales -- known to some as "Northern Catalonia" is keeping an anxious eye on the crisis just across the border.

The most potent symbol of Catalan identity is Mont Canigou, the mountain that sits between the French city of Prades and the Spanish border. For Catalans it is their sacred mountain and has been ...

The French government is telling citizens to stay away from the Catalonia region of Spain which has seen a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases. The Spanish tourism industry has been lobbying hard to keep ...

French Catalonia, or Catalogne Nord, climbs from a small patch of coastal Roussillon, that includes Perpignan, up into the eastern Pyrénées. Though local signs identify the regional capital in ...

This time last year the Catalan government was busily preparing for a vote on independence, even though the parliament had yet to give its final approval. One puzzle was how to obtain ballot ...

Bilingual French-Catalan educational institutions were set up in the region to promote learning and encourage the spread of the language, similar to the arrangements in place for other “regional ...

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has left the door open for Spanish champions Barcelona to play in the French league if Catalonia were to become independent from Spain, The Telegraph reports.

Historically the Principality of Catalonia straddled the modern border. But after the French beat Spain at the Battle of Dunkirk in 1658, a treaty ceded the northern parts of Catalonia to the ...

The French government said on Monday that it would not recognize an independent Catalonia, and that independence would result in automatic expulsion from the European Union.

Also known as French Catalonia, its capital, Perpignan, is considered the largest Catalan city after Barcelona. While French is the official language, Catalan is also spoken and has a strong presence.

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