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Capcir

Historical comarca

Cityhistoric comarca of North Catalonia valleyQ15478

Country: France
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Located in: Northern Catalonia
, arrondissement of Prades
Population: 1,540(2016)
Area: 177 km²
Founded: 791

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Capcir is a historical Catalan comarca of Northern Catalonia, now part of the French department of Pyrénées-Orientales. The capital of the comarca was Formiguera, and it borders the historical comarques of Conflent and Alta Cerdanya. Capcir is on a plateau, averaging 1500 metres above sea level, and allows passage between the high valleys of Aude and both the Spanish Cerdanya and French Cerdagne. It has traditionally been rural, but has developed considerably in last the 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. It is one of the last places in Western Europe where the arctic plant Ligularia sibirica can be found.

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Shares border with: Conflent
French Cerdagne
Donezan
Q55599667
Capital: Formiguères
Contains the administrative territorial entity: Les Angles
Fontrabiouse
Formiguères
La Llagonne
Matemale
Puyvalador
Réal
Located in or next to body of water: Aude

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14 identifiers linking Capcir across the web's reference databases

42.6000, 2.1167OpenStreetMap ↗

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AIDB. (2026). Capcir (Q15478). Retrieved from https://aidb.si/e/capcir-Q15478