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List of Areas
Perpignan
The central districts of the city of Perpignan.
Perpignan is the only city in the department. It is the cultural and commercial centre as well as being by far the most densely populated of the areas. As well as the historic centre, there are several residential districts which almost blend into the satellite towns. More information is available https://www.mairie-perpignan.fr/mairies-de-quartier
Alberes
Relatively large villages along the Alberes chain of hills between Le Boulou and Argeles-su-Mer.
Large villages with good access to the coast and Spain. Good for mountain biking and hiking the Alberes hills. Popular with foreigners living both full-time and part-time in the area. A better selection of cafés and restaurants that other inland areas. Here you can find larger properties that are located close to amenities.
Cote Vermeille
Attractive old fishing ports along a rocky coastline where the Pyrenees meet the sea.
A series of attractive fishing ports along a stunning, rocky coastline. The most beautiful of the areas and very popular with wealthier second-home owners. The towns are more lively out of season than the Littoral but can become very congested in summer, especially Collioure.
Littoral
Coastal towns with sandy beachfronts. A mixture of old fishing villages and modern resorts.
These beach resorts were all created in the 20th century and are attached to old villages set back from the coast. The old villages tend to be more active year-round than the resorts. The area is traditionally popular with second-home owners but has a growing resident population of retirees and young families.
Les Aspres
Numerous villages in the hills around Thuir. A region of fruit trees, cork forests and vines.
Les Aspres covers quite a large area divided into low rolling countryside and higher forested hills. Agriculture in the lower part is a mixture of vines and fruit trees while the higher areas are a mixture of forestry and livestock. The main town is Thuir. The lower villages are popular with commuters who want to live rurally and the higher ones for their solitude.
Tet Valley
Towns and large villages along the Tet just to the west of Perpignan. Known as Le Ribéral.
The most populous and accessible of the three river valleys. A series of towns on either side of the river from the outskirts of Perpignan to Bouletenere. The most popular ones are Baho, Le Soler and Ille-sur-Tet.
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