Collioure
Collioure is in Pyrénées-Orientales. Collioure is an ancient fishing village 27 km from Spain. The Mediterranean laps on its beaches and you can spy the last summits of the Pyrenees.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Saint-Elme and Château Royal de Collioure.
Fort Saint-Elme
Photo: Enfo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Saint-Elme is a military fort constructed between 1538 and 1552 under the reign of Charles V. Situated in the district of Collioure, approximately 30 kilometres southeast of Perpignan, in the department of Pyrénées-Orientales, it is designated as a monument historique of Côte Vermeille.
Château Royal de Collioure
Castle
Photo: Miniwark, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Château Royal de Collioure is a massive French beach fortified royal castle in the town of Collioure, a few kilometers north of the Spanish border in the French département of Pyrénées-Orientales.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port-Vendres and Argelès-sur-Mer.
Port-Vendres
Village
Photo: ChrisO, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Port-Vendres is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department, southeastern France. A typical Mediterranean fishing port, situated near the Spanish border on the Côte Vermeille in southeastern France, Port-Vendres is renowned for its numerous fish and sea food restaurants.
Argelès-sur-Mer
Town
Photo: Jpbazard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Argelès-sur-Mer, commonly known as Argelès, is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the administrative region of Occitania, France. It is about 25 km from Perpignan. Argelès-sur-Mer is situated 5 km northwest of Collioure.
Collioure
- Type: Locality with 2,630 residents
- Also known as: “66053”
- Location: Arrondissement of Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
42.5256° or 42° 31′ 32″ northLongitude
3.0808° or 3° 4′ 51″ eastPopulation
2,630Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
8FJ5G3GJ+68GeoNames ID
6614510
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to French—“Collioure” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Cotlliure”
- French: “Collioure”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Collioure”. Photo: Inkey, CC BY 2.0.