Latour-de-France

Latour-de-France (historiquement Triniach [tʁinjak], en occitan Triniac) est une commune française située dans le nord-est du département des Pyrénées-Orientales, en région Occitanie. Sur le plan historique et culturel, la commune est dans le Fenouillèdes, une dépression allongée entre les Corbières et les massifs pyrénéens recouvrant la presque totalité du bassin de l'Agly.

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Latour-de-France

Latour-de-France is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Latour de France is situated by the original frontier between France and Catalonia. Its military significance ended with the Treaty of the Pyrenees peace between Louis XIV of France and Philip IV of Spain that ended the Franco-Spanish War of 1648–59 but is still evinced in street names such as place de l’hôpital and place d’Armes. This village of approximately 1,000 inhabitants has its own Appellation Contrôlée associated with the forward-looking cave co-operative, a garage, pharmacy, post office, primary school, bakers, two restaurant / bars, a small grocery store and a blacksmith. There are two tennis courts, a skate park, a children's playground, and several locations used by petanque enthusiasts. At its perimeter, there is a mix of ancient and modern while the old central village is a labyrinth of narrow streets. Thirty years ago, in common with many villages, there were a fair number of derelict properties. These have virtually disappeared having been renovated for the most part by local families. Latour de France is now home to a growing number of foreign residents including families from Belgium, the United Kingdom, Germany and Norway. There are many well-mapped walking and biking trails through the vineyards with points of interest such as derelict chapels and mines, along with views of the mountains. The village is twinned with Port Erin in the Isle of Man.

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Canton of Latour-de-France

The Canton of Latour-de-France is a French former canton of Pyrénées-Orientales department, in Languedoc-Roussillon. It had 5,200 inhabitants. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 10 communes, which joined the new canton of La Vallée de l'Agly in 2015.

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Planèzes is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

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Exposée à un climat méditerranéen, elle est drainée par l'Agly, le ruisseau de la Pesquitte et par divers autres petits cours d'eau. La commune possède un patrimoine naturel remarquable : un site Natura 2000 (les « Basses Corbières ») et deux zones naturelles d'intérêt écologique, faunistique et floristique. Latour-de-France est une commune rurale qui compte 1 043 habitants en 2023. Elle fait partie de l'aire d'attraction de Perpignan. Ses habitants sont appelés les Tourils.