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Conflent (; ) is a historical Catalan comarca of Northern Catalonia, now part of the French department of Pyrénées-Orientales. In the Middle Ages it comprised the County of Conflent.

thumb|center|400px|The location of Conflent.

The capital of this pays is Prades (), and it borders the pays of Capcir, Rosselló, Vallespir, Alta Cerdanya and Ripollès, and the Occitan-speaking pays of Fenolleda.

It roughly corresponds to the Têt River () and its neighbourhoods between Rodès and Mont-Louis (). Conflent is dominated by the Canigou () mountain.

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Prades from south-west.jpg|The town of Prades, in the Têt valley, seen from the south-west.

Fillols, Conflent.jpg|The village of Fillols (Conflent), lying at the foot of Canigou mountain.

Marble seat in Prades 66.jpg|Marble, schist and granite are among the predominant formations in the surface . Near the centre of Prades, there is this elegant wall built with stones from these formations.

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See also

  • Treaty of the Pyrenees
  • Yellow Train
  • Conflent in Catalan Encyclopaedia.

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