Cerdanya

42°26′48″N 1°57′10″E / 42.44667°N 1.95278°E / 42.44667; 1.95278

Cerdanya Cerdaña (Spanish) Cerdagne (French) La Cerdanya
Natural region and Comarca
Spring landscape of the Cerdanya in Llívia.
Flag Traditional Coat of Arms
Map showing Upper Cerdanya and Lower Cerdanya
Country(s)	France  Spain
Subdivisions	Occitanie  Catalonia
Provinces	Pyrénées-Orientales  Province of Girona  Province of Lleida
Comarques	Cerdanya Upper Cerdanya (no official status)
Area
• Total	1,086.07 km2 (419.33 sq mi)
Elevation	1,100 m (3,600 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	26,500
• Density	24/km2 (63/sq mi)

Cerdanya (Catalan pronunciation: [səɾˈðaɲə] ^ⓘ; Spanish: Cerdaña, Spanish: [θeɾˈðaɲa] ^ⓘ; French: Cerdagne, pronounced [sɛʁdaɲ] ^ⓘ) or often La Cerdanya^[1][2][3] is a natural comarca and historical region of the eastern Pyrenees divided between France and Spain. Historically it was one of the counties of Catalonia.

Cerdanya has a land area of 1,086.07 km² (419 sq mi), divided almost evenly between Spain (50.3%) and France (49.7%). In 2001 its population was approximately 26,500, of whom 53% lived on Spanish territory. Its population density is 24 residents per km² (63 per sq. mile). The only urban area in Cerdanya is the cross-border urban area of Puigcerdà-Bourg-Madame, which contained 10,900 inhabitants in 2001.

The area enjoys a high annual amount of sunshine – around 3,000 hours per year. For this reason, pioneering large-scale solar power projects have been built in several locations in French Cerdagne, including Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via, the Themis plant near Targassonne, and Mont-Louis Solar Furnace in Mont-Louis.