Canfranc
Canfranc is in Aragon, Spain. It consists of two villages, the original village, which has fewer than 100 residents, and Canfranc Estación, which developed with the establishment of Canfranc international railway station to serve railway traffic across the Pyrenees.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Canfranc International Railway Station and Fuerte de Coll de Ladrones.
Canfranc International Railway Station
Hotel
Photo: MarcCeleiro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Canfranc International railway station is a formerly international railway station in the village of Canfranc in the Spanish Pyrenees. The Somport railway tunnel, inoperative since 1970, which carries the Pau–Canfranc railway, under the Pyrenees into France, is located at its northern end.
Fuerte de Coll de Ladrones
Fort
Photo: JavierMunozF, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fuerte de Coll de Ladrones is a fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Canfranc-Estación and Candanchú.
Candanchú
Hamlet
Photo: Willtron, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Candanchú is a ski resort situated near the town of Canfranc in the High Aragon of the western Pyrenees, in the province of Huesca, Spain. The name of the area is an adaptation of the French "Camp d'Anjou", as it was originally the site of a military camp of the French Angevin dynasty. Candanchú is situated 5 km northwest of Canfranc.
Canfranc
- Type: Locality with 612 residents
- Also known as: “22078”
- Location: Huesca, Aragon, Northern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
42.7557° or 42° 45′ 21″ northLongitude
-0.4785° or 0° 28′ 43″ westPopulation
612Elevation
1,643 metres (5,390 feet)Open location code
8CJXQG4C+7HGeoNames ID
6358319
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