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| L'Orri de Planès
- Cases del Mitg 66210 Planès (FRANCE) |
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Ground line: 00 33 (0) 4 68 04 29 47
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| • At the junction of three French "petits pays". |  |
| • In La Catalunya Nord. | |
| • Unspoiled nature and a temperate climate. | |
| • The mountains to the South. | |
| • The mountains to the North. | |
| • Nearby towns. | |
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The Orri
is located very near the border of three "petits pays"
(small regions) in present day France: la Haute Cerdagne, le Capcir and le
Haut Conflent. The area belongs to the "département" called
les Pyrénées Orientales (the Eastern Pyrenees).
The territory was known as La Catalunya Nord (Northern Catalonia) when it formed part of the
nation of Catalonia. For this reason, today most of the region's towns and
geographical formations have two names (French and Catalan), and many of the
area's residents speak the two languages.
The region is mountainous and unspoiled. At the same time, thanks to its proximity to the Mediterranean
sea, it enjoys a relatively mild climate; tour literature calls the zone "the
Sunny Pyrenees".
The town of Planès sits just below the Cambra d'Ase (2,711 m) mountain, the end of the high ridge
which separates the Planès Valley and the Eyne Valley. Beyond the Torre
d'Eina (2,850 m), this ridge connects with the high range that forms the natural
border between France and Spain and whose highest peak is Puigmal (2,910 m).
To the North, on the other side of the town, stand the Carlit and Peric peaks (2,921 y 2,810 m)
in a landscape dotted with lakes along with the Madres chain (2,469 m).
Nearby towns include Sant Pierre dels Forcats, la Cabanasse and the fortified village of Mont Louis.