Villefranche-de-Conflent


Villefranche-de-Conflent is historically a town in the Conflent region of Catalonia, and now a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Locality

Villefranche-de-Conflent is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.
The town's confined site, at about 440 m above sea level, is relatively level ground surrounded by
;Roads
The N116 from Perpignan on the Mediterranean passes, as a two-lane highway, between the southern town wall and an embankment cut into the high ground to the south; this route continues west into the adjacent Cerdagne region.
;Train
The town's train station starts and ends the route of the scenic Yellow train.

History

The original town dates from 1098, and was fortified because of its strategic position in lands that changed hands between French and Spanish occupation.
The defensive walls of the town remain.

Population