Nº 006 Why does this exist?

This Spanish Town Is Completely Surrounded by France

Llívia is Spanish, but it sits entirely inside France. In 1659 a peace treaty handed France 33 villages in the Cerdanya valley. Llívia was the region's old capital, so it counted as a town, not a village, and stayed Spanish.

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Sources

• Llívia (12.9 km², population 1,562 in 2025)
• Treaty of the Pyrenees, the 'villages' wording and Llívia's town status
• Neutral road (1866–1995)