Capcir

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Capcir is a historical Catalan comarca of Northern Catalonia, now part of the French Département of Pyrénées-Orientales. The capital of the comarca is Formiguera, and it borders the comarques of Conflent and Alta Cerdanya. Capcir is on a plate located at 1500 meters of altitude on average and allows the passage between the high valleys of Aude and to both, the Spanish Cerdanya and French Cerdagne. This has been a long time rural, developed considerably in last forty years thanks to its tourist attractions. Capcir has two nicknames: little Siberia or little Canada. This gives an idea of the climate which can prevail during the winter.

Its capital is Formiguères.

[edit] See also

• Treaty of the Pyrenees

[edit] External links

• Capcir-Pyrenees
• El Capcir in Catalan Encyclopaedia.

edit	Comarques of Catalonia
Comarques of Autonomous Community of Catalonia
Alt Camp | Alt Empordà | Alt Penedès | Alt Urgell | Alta Ribagorça | Anoia | Bages | Baix Camp | Baix Ebre | Baix Empordà | Baix Llobregat | Baix Penedès | Barcelonès | Berguedà | Cerdanya | Conca de Barberà | Garraf | Garrigues | Garrotxa | Gironès | Maresme | Montsià | Noguera | Osona | Pallars Jussà | Pallars Sobirà | Pla de l'Estany | Pla d'Urgell | Priorat | Ribera d'Ebre | Ripollès | Segarra | Segrià | Selva | Solsonès | Tarragonès | Terra Alta | Urgell | Val d'Aran | Vallès Occidental | Vallès Oriental
Historical Pays of Northern Catalonia, France
Alta Cerdanya | Capcir | Conflent | Rosselló | Vallespir
La Franja Comarques, Aragon
Baix Cinca | Baixa Ribagorça | La Llitera | Matarranya

Pays of the Pyrénées-Orientales
Roussillon | Ribéral | Corbières catalanes-Vallée de l'Agly | Fenouillèdes | Conflent | Aspres | Salanque | Albères | Côte Vermeille | Vallespir | Capcir | Cerdagne