Gate of the Catalan Countries

The Fort de Salses (also called Forteresse de Salses) is a Catalan fortress in the commune of Salses-le-Château, situated in the French département of Pyrénées-Orientales. It is clearly visible from the A9 autoroute as well as the train line between Perpignan and Narbonne and it is possible to visit from the motorway rest area and the local train station.Built by the Aragonese at the end of the 15th century, the fortress guarded the former frontier between Principality of Catalonia and France. Its layout and architecture, innovative for the time, present a rare example of the transition between medieval castle and the fortresses of the modern period. The fort was captured by the French in 1642, and remained French after the Treaty of the Pyrenees.Fort de Salses is listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture, and is operated by the Centre des monuments nationaux. The fortress receives 100,000 visitors a year.During the Spanish Civil War, the fort was used as a refuge.

Salses-le-Château (French pronunciation: [sals lə ʃato] ; Catalan: Salses) or just Salses is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. It is located north of the city of Perpignan.

The siege of Salses (1639–1640) was a double siege during the Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659), starting with a French success, but ending with a Spanish victory.

Côtes du Roussillon is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée for wines made in the Roussillon wine region of France. It is the least selective AOC in the Roussillon region. In 2002, 21,048,500 litres of Côtes du Roussillon were produced, 68% red, 28% rosé and 4% white. Grenache is the dominant variety in Red and Rosé. According to the AOC rules, however, red wines must be made with at least three varieties of grapes. The total of the two main variety grapes should not make more than 90% of the blend, and there must not be more than 60% of Carignan in it.

Fitou (French pronunciation: [fitu] ; Occitan: Fitor) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

Treilles (French pronunciation: [tʁɛj] ; Occitan: Trelhas) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

Saint-Hippolyte (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃tipɔlit] ), also known as Saint-Hippolyte-de-la-Salanque (pronounced [sɛ̃tipɔlit də la salɑ̃k]; Catalan: Sant Hipòlit de la Salanca, [santiˈpɔlid de la səˈlaŋkə]), is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitania, southern France.

Feuilla (French pronunciation: [fœja] ; Occitan: Fulhan) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

The Camp de Rivesaltes, also known as Camp Joffre, was an internment and transit camp in the commune of Rivesaltes in the department of Pyrénées-Orientales of the French Southern Zone during World War Two. Between August 11 and October 20, 1942, 2,313 foreign Jews, including 209 children were transferred from Rivesaltes via the Drancy internment camp to the Nazi extermination camp Auschwitz, where they were murdered. Serge Klarsfeld described the camp as the Drancy of the Southern Zone. Since 2015, the site has been the Mémorial du Camp de Rivesaltes, a museum and memorial documenting the history of the site.

Caves (French pronunciation: [kav] ; Occitan: Las Cavas) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France, it extends over an area of 9.13 km2. In 2010 the commune had 692 inhabitants..

Claira (French pronunciation: [klɛʁa] ; Catalan: Clairà) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

The Canton of Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque is a former French canton of Pyrénées-Orientales department, in Languedoc-Roussillon. It had 23,314 inhabitants (2012).