Villefranche-de-Conflent

The original town dates from 1098 and is fortified because of its strategic position in lands that changed hands between French and Spanish occupation.

1374, Villefranche resists to the siege of Jaume III the son of last king of Majorca.
In July 1654, the French capture the city after eight days, and the troops of Louis XIV take Puigcerda from the Spaniards.

The town is tightly packed within the original castle walls and is bounded on one side by the road running up into the Cerdagne and on the other by the Conflent of the rivers Tet and Cady.