Argeles-sur-Mer

Few towns in French Catalonia have a past as closely bound to the 1939 internment of Spanish Republican refugees as Argelès-sur-Mer. Set on the Mediterranean coast below the Albères range, it stands where the Pyrenees descend towards the Roussillon plain, with the beach district running south towards Le Racou. In February 1939, French authorities established an internment camp on the shoreline during the Retirada; memorial sites now recall those who crossed the border after the fall of Catalonia. The older inland centre retains a distinctly Catalan identity beside the lively coast. Continue with other webcams from the area to see how this Mediterranean shore connects with the wider Roussillon region.

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