Pyrénées-Orientales (Eastern Pyrenees, Catalan: Pirineus Orientals) is a département of southern France adjacent to the northern Spanish frontier and the Mediterranean Sea.

History

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Prior to the signing of the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659 most of the département was ruled by Spain. The majority of it has historically been inhabited by Catalans, and it is still sometimes referred to (mainly by Catalans) as Northern Catalonia. Pyrénées-Orientales also corresponds largely to the former province of Roussillon. See also: French Cerdagne.

Invaded by Spain in April 1793, the area was recaptured thirteen months later.

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