Villefranche-de-Conflent

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Villefranche-de-Conflent is a fortified medieval village in the Pyrénées-Orientales department of southern France, renowned for its well-preserved ramparts and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
commune
fortified town
architecturalStyle Vauban-style fortifications
military architecture
coordinateLatitude 42.586
coordinateLongitude 2.366
country France
departmentCode 66
elevation approximately 440 metres
foundedBy Count of Cerdanya
governedBy mayor of Villefranche-de-Conflent
hasCityGate Porte de France
Porte d’Espagne
hasCityWall medieval ramparts
hasFortification Fort Libéria
bastions
curtain walls
hasHeritageStatus Plus Beaux Villages de France
hasRailwayStation Villefranche-de-Conflent–Vernet-les-Bains station
hasReligiousBuilding Église Saint-Jacques de Villefranche-de-Conflent
hasTouristAttraction city gates
underground passages
hasTransport Yellow Train line
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
inception 11th century
locatedIn Occitanie
Pyrénées-Orientales
Têt valley
southern France
locatedInHistoricalRegion Roussillon
near Canigou Massif
linked to: Canigou
notableFor medieval urban layout
tourism
well-preserved ramparts
officialLanguage French
partOf Fortifications of Vauban
postalCode 66500
regionalLanguage Catalan
regionType mountainous area
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST
traversedBy Têt River
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2008
UNESCOSiteID 1283
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria cultural
usedToDefend frontier between France and Spain

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Canigou locatedNear Villefranche-de-Conflent
Northern Catalonia contains Villefranche-de-Conflent
Pyrénées-Orientales contains Villefranche-de-Conflent
Fortifications of Vauban locatedIn Villefranche-de-Conflent
Conflent containsTown Villefranche-de-Conflent
Conflent hasFortifiedSite Villefranche-de-Conflent
Vernet-les-Bains locatedNear Villefranche-de-Conflent
Saint-Martin du Canigou Abbey locatedNear Villefranche-de-Conflent
Catalogne Nord containsCity Villefranche-de-Conflent
Vauban fortifications of Villefranche-de-Conflent hasPart town walls of Villefranche-de-Conflent
linked to: Villefranche-de-Conflent
Yellow Train startStation Villefranche-de-Conflent
Bourg-Madame hasRailConnectionTo Villefranche-de-Conflent