Vichy

A town in the Allier department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, the capital of Vichy France during World War II


Angles

Les Angles (a town and commune of the Gard department, Occitanie, France, historically part of Northern Catalonia)


Elna

Inherited from Latin Helena, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē).

Holonym: Rosselló

Elne (a town in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France)


Cànoes

From Canoves, contraction of cases noves (“new houses”).

Canohès (a town and commune of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitanie, France, historically part of Northern Catalonia)


Cotlliure

First recorded in Latin Castrum Caucoliberi.
Possibly from an Iberian root *kauk- (“bay”) and Latin Illiberi, the ancient name of the town of Elne (in Catalan Elna); interpretable as “port of Illiberi”.
Compare lliure (“free”).

Collioure (a town and commune of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitanie, France, historically part of Northern Catalonia)


Illa

French: Ille

Inherited from Latin īnsula (“island”), whence also the Catalan noun illa.

Holonym: Rosselló

Ille-sur-Têt (a town in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie)


Montner

From Montnegre, from mont negre (“black mountain”).

Montner (a small town and commune of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitanie, France, historically part of Northern Catalonia)


Pollestres

Inherited from Latin palūdestris, feminine of palūdester (“swampy, marshy”), from palūs, palūdis (“swamp, marsh”) + -ester.

Pollestres (a town and commune of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitanie, France, historically part of Northern Catalonia)


Pontellà

Inherited from Latin Pontiliānus, after the given name Pontilius.

Ponteilla (a town and commune of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitanie, France, historically part of Northern Catalonia)


Salses

Inherited from Latin Salsulās, derived from salsus (“salty”), so-called due to the presence of nearby salt mines.

Salses-le-Château (a town and commune of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitanie, France, historically part of Northern Catalonia)


Tuïr

Seemingly from Latin villa tugurii (“farm of the hut”).

Thuir (a town and commune of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitanie, France, historically part of Northern Catalonia)


Vingrau

Maybe from vint graons (“twenty steps”), but more probably from the Germanic given name Winigaud or from vin (“wine”) + grau (“degree, grade”).

Vingrau (a small town and commune of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitanie, France, historically part of Northern Catalonia)


Tesà

Inherited from Latin Titiānus (“Titian”), whence also Ticià, from Titius.

inh+

Théza (a small town and commune of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitanie, France, historically part of Northern Catalonia)


El Voló

From a Latin accusative Volōnem of uncertain origin.

Le Boulou (a town and commune of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitanie, France)


Pià

Inherited from Latin Appiānus, from the given name Appius.

Pia (a town and commune of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitanie, France, historically part of Northern Catalonia)


Clairà

Inherited from Latin Clāriānus, from the given name Clārius.

Claira (a town and commune of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitanie, France)


Serrallonga

town of the Vallespir district, in the Northern Catalonia, now part of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in France


Prats de Molló i la Presta

ca-proper noun

Prats de Molló i la Presta m pl (plural only)

Vila of the Vallespir district, in the Northern Catalonia, now part of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in France


Arles

→ French: Arles

Holonym: Vallespir

Arles-sur-Tech (a town and commune of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitanie, France, historically part of Northern Catalonia)


Banys i Palaldà

Els Banys i Palaldà (canonical masculine plural)

Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda (a town and commune of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitanie, France, historically part of Northern Catalonia)


Ceret

French: Céret

Holonym: Vallespir

Céret (a small town in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie)


Font-rabiosa

→ French: Fontrabiouse

Northern Catalonia
Northern Catalonia#English

A town and commune of Capcir district, Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitanie, in the historical region of Northern Catalonia


Formiguera

town and capital of the Capcir district, in the Northern Catalonia, now part of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in France


Llaguna

town of the Capcir district, in the Northern Catalonia, now part of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in France


Real

Ral (alternative)
Ral i Ordelló (alternative)


Lanamesa

Lannemezan (a town in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, France)


Bompàs

French: Bompas

Bompas (a town and commune of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitanie, France, historically part of Northern Catalonia)


Argelers

French: Argelès-sur-Mer

Argelès-sur-Mer (a town and commune of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitanie, France, historically part of Northern Catalonia)


Canet de Rosselló

French: Canet-en-Roussillon

Canet-en-Roussillon (a town and commune of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitanie, France)


Vilallonga de la Salanca

→ French: Villelongue-de-la-Salanque

[ˌbi.ləˈʎoŋ.ɡə ðə lə səˈlaŋ.kə]

[ˌvi.ləˈʎoŋ.ɡə ðə lə səˈlaŋ.kə]

Villelongue-de-la-Salanque (a town and commune of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitanie, France)


Sant Llorenç de la Salanca

→ French: Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque

Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque (a town and commune of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitanie, France)