Place de Catalogne

Place de Catalogne is a parking area in Bourg-Madame, Arrondissement of Prades, Occitanie. Place de Catalogne is situated nearby to the fountain Fontaine du Pays Catalan, as well as near the library Espace médiathèque.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bourg-Madame station and Église Saint-Martin d’Hix.

Bourg-Madame station

Railway station

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Bourg-Madame is a railway station in Bourg-Madame, Occitanie, France. The station is on the Ligne de Cerdagne. The line is a narrow gauge line at 1,000 mm and has a third rail pickup at 750 V DC. Bourg-Madame station is situated 370 metres southeast of Place de Catalogne.

Église Saint-Martin d’Hix

Church

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Église Saint-Martin d’Hix is a church, which is situated 1 km east of Place de Catalogne.

Puigcerdà railway station

Railway station

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Puigcerdà railway station serves the town of Puigcerdà and the Baixa Cerdanya region, located on the Ripoll-Puigcerdà line managed by Adif. Currently, it is only served by R3 trains of Rodalies de Catalunya, but in the past, standard gauge trains from SNCF used to stop at this station. Puigcerdà railway station is situated 1½ km west of Place de Catalogne.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hix and Puigcerdà.

Hix

Hamlet

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Hix is a hamlet.

Puigcerdà

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Puigcerdà is in Girona Pyrenees. Puigcerda is a border city, but since the Schengen treaty, became the main city in the Cerdanya County. including some shared services with France like the Hospital. It is in the heart of the Eastern Pyrenees skiing region.