The Spanish enclave of Llivia

Located 7 miles away from Font Romeu, Llivia is a Spanish enclave inside France!
Spain (city of Puigcerda) is only 2,5 miles away from the city of Llivia.. Andorra is 16,5 miles away

Acreage of the enclave: 3 170 acres
Population: 1 260




History of the enclave:

In the years 1659-1660, the treaty of the Pyrenees ceded to the French crown (Louis The Sixteenth) any territories belonging to Spain, and Llivia was part of these territories

But the treaty stipulated to, that only the villages were to be ceded to France; Llivia as capital of Cerdanya was considered a City..

So Llivia became a Spanish enclave surrounded by French territory!

You can see on the following map that LLivia own lands in the mountain, that's grazing for the cattle and horses of the farmers of Llivia



Foals and Horses in Llivia