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Northern Catalonia ((カタルーニャ語、バレンシア語:Catalunya Nord) (:kətəˈɫuɲə ˈnɔrt), (フランス語:Catalogne Nord)) is a term that is sometimes used, particularly in Catalan writings, to refer to the territory ceded to France by Spain through the signing of the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659. The area corresponds approximately to the modern French ''département'' of the Pyrénées-Orientales. The equivalent term in French, ''Catalogne Nord'', is used nowadays, although less often than the more politically neutral Roussillon (in reference to the pre-Revolutionary province). Sometimes French Catalonia can also be used. == Geography == Northern Catalonia forms a triangle between the Pyrenees to the south, the Corbières to the north-west and the Mediterranean Sea to the east. The Roussillon plain in the east, by far the most populated area, is formed by the flood plains of the Tech, Têt and Agly rivers ((カタルーニャ語、バレンシア語:Tec, Tet, Aglí)). The districts of Vallespir and Conflent cover the upper valleys of the Tech and the Têt respectively. The massif of the Canigou ((カタルーニャ語、バレンシア語:Canigó)), 2785 m, dominates much of the territory. The climate is of the Mediterranean type, with hot, dry summers and winters which are relatively mild, at least on the Roussillon plain where snow is rare. The city of Perpignan ((カタルーニャ語、バレンシア語:Perpinyà)) accounts for over a quarter of the population, over one-third if its urban area is taken into account, and is the only major administrative and service centre. Major road and rail links run north–south through Northern Catalonia between France and Spain, while a railway line also links Perpignan to Latour-de-Carol (Catalan: ''La Tor de Querol'') via Prades (Catalan: ''Prada de Conflent or Prada''). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Northern Catalonia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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