Puigcerda is the capital of the Catalan comarca of Cerdanya, in Girona province, Catalonia, Spain, founded in 1178 by King Alfonso I of Aragon to replace Hix as the region's center and directly bordering the French town of Bourg-Madame. A rail link across the Pyrenees to France opened in 1929, and during the Spanish Civil War the town was notable for having a democratically elected Anarchist council. With a population of about 10,035, Puigcerda preserves Romanesque churches and other medieval structures dating from the tenth to the fifteenth centuries. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude42.431667 degrees north 1 Sources
1. Puigcerda (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 10,035 (2025)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 42.431667, longitude 1.928333
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 1202 m
P2046 (area)
area 18.9 sq km
P571 (inception)
inception 1178
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 10035 (2025)
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Puigcerdà (Catalan pronunciation: [ˌputʃsəɾˈða, ˌputʃəɾˈða]; Spanish: Puigcerdá, pronounced [putʃθeɾˈða]) is the capital of the Catalan comarca of Cerdanya, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, northern Spain, near the Segre River and on the border with France (it abuts directly on the French town of Bourg-Madame).
Puigcerda (Wikipedia)
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