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Els Límits
Village
View of the French town of Le Perthus from the Fort de Bellegarde. Els Límits is in the right side
View of the French town of Le Perthus from the Fort de Bellegarde. Els Límits is in the right side
Els Límits (black dot) in la La Jonquera municipality (orange) within the Province of Girona. Spanish map in the corner shows the province of Girona (blue) and the rest of Catalonia (red)
Els Límits (black dot) in la La Jonquera municipality (orange) within the Province of Girona. Spanish map in the corner shows the province of Girona (blue) and the rest of Catalonia (red)
Els Límits is located in Spain
Els Límits
Els Límits
Location in Spain
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Bandera de la provincia de Gerona.png Girona
Comarca Flag of Alt Emporda.svg Alt Empordà
Municipality Escut de la Jonquera.svg La Jonquera
Elevation
250 m (820 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total 115
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
17700
Area code(s) (+34) ...
Demonym Limiters (Ca)
Limiteros (Es)
Le Perthus 2011 18
The southern frontier line between Els Límits (right side) and Le Perthus (left side)

Els Límits (Catalan pronunciation: [əlz ˈlimits]) is a Spanish village, a civil parish of the municipality of La Jonquera, situated in the province of Girona, Catalonia, in Spain. As of 2005 its population was of 115. Its Spanish name is Los Límites.

History

The origins of the division of the village go back to the 17th century when, with the Treaty of the Pyrenees (after the 1635-1659 Franco-Spanish War), the frontier line between France and Spain was established along the mountain range of the Pyrenees.

Geography

Le Perthus and Els Límits map
Map of the twin villages

Els Límits, which name means "The Border", is situated on the borders with Languedoc-Roussillon (France), close to the historical region of Vallespir. Its contiguous French twin town, Le Perthus (a municipality in the Pyrénées-Orientales department), is situated in the north and west side of the urban area. Also part of the main road, Avinguda d'Espanya, is both in France and Spain; and its western side (in Le Perthus) is named Avenue de France.

Out of the main road, in which is situated the checkpoint, the other principal roads are Carrer del Doctor Subiros, Calle del Correc (binational), Carrer de Fàtima and Carrer d'Hannibal. It lies 5 km (3 mi) from La Jonquera, 27 km (17 mi) from Figueres, 35 km (22 mi) from Perpignan/Perpinyà, 63 km (39 mi) from Girona and 160 km (99 mi) from Barcelona.

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Economy

As a border town between Spain and France, it is largely composed by trade buildings and it is almost entirely devoted to the sale of alcohol, tobacco and other goods which are considerably cheaper than in France. In earlier times, as Le Perthus, it was a convenient centre of contraband.

Transport

Els Límits, not served by the railway, is crossed by the national road N-II, which continues as Route nationale 9 (RN9) entering French territory. The adjacent motorway, AP-7 (La Jonquera-Barcelona-Valencia-Alicante-Vera), continues as A9 (Le Perthus-Perpignan-Montpellier-Orange) in France. The nearest motorway exits are "La Jonquera" (AP-7) and "Le Boulou" (A9).

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