Els Límits
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View of the French town of Le Perthus from the Fort de Bellegarde. Els Límits is in the right side
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.PNG) Els Límits (black dot) in la La Jonquera municipality (orange) within the Province of Girona. Spanish map in the corner shows the province of Girona (blue) and the rest of Catalonia (red) |
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 Els Límits
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| Coordinates: 42°27′39.6″N 2°51′48″E / 42.461000°N 2.86333°ECoordinates: 42°27′39.6″N 2°51′48″E / 42.461000°N 2.86333°E | |
| Country |
 Spain
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| Community |
 Catalonia
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| Province |
 Girona
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| Comarca |
 Alt Empordà
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| Municipality |
 La Jonquera
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| Elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 115 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 17700 |
| Area code(s) | (+34) ... |
| Demonym | Limiters (Ca) Limiteros (Es) |
Els Límits (Catalan pronunciation: [əɫz ˈɫimits]) is a Spanish village, a civil parish of the municipality of La Jonquera, situated in the province of Girona, Catalonia, in Spain. As of 2005 its population was of 115. Its Spanish name is Los Límites.
The origin of village's division is to research in the 17th century when, with the Treaty of the Pyrenees (after the 1635-1659 Franco-Spanish War), the frontier line between France and Spain was established between the mountain range of the Pyrenees.
Els Límits, which name means "The Borders", is situated on the borders with Languedoc-Roussillon (France), 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. Also part of the main road, Avinguda d'Espanya, is both in France and Spain; and its western side (in Le Perthus) is named Avenue de France.
Out of the main road, in which is situated the checkpoint, the other principal roads are Carrer del Doctor Subiros, Calle del Correc (binational), Carrer de Fàtima and Carrer d'Hannibal. It lies 5 km (3 mi) from La Jonquera, 27 km (17 mi) from Figueres, 35 km (22 mi) from Perpignan/Perpinyà, 63 km (39 mi) from Girona and 160 km (99 mi) from Barcelona.
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