Jonquera, La
Girona · Cataluña
La Jonquera (Catalan pronunciation: [lə ʒuŋˈkeɾə]; Spanish: La Junquera) is a municipality in the comarca of l'Alt Empordà, in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated next to the border with France, opposite the municipality of Le Perthus.
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Origins
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History
The area has always been an important passage through the Pyrenees. The contemporary AP-7 highway extends not far from the ancient Roman road, the Via Augusta. Nearby there is an altar erected by Pompey on the Coll de Panissars. The name comes precisely from the Roman mansion of Iuncaria, which is not located under the current population but several kilometers away, in Figueras.6
La Junquera was the scene of a conflict involving retreating French crusaders in 1285 that ended in their defeat.
From the 13th century until the end of the manorial regime, in the mid-19th century, it was the possession of the Rocabertí family. The Treaty of the Pyrenees (1659) placed the new border between the Spanish and French monarchies in the Albera mountain range, a fact that marked the subsequent history of La Junquera.
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Festivals
October 2026
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What's on
Street market
Mercadillo semanal: Domingo, de 09:00 a 15:00 · Carrer Arias Comellas, 7
Gastronomy
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Trails and hiking
•La Jonquera - Sant Adrià del Besós (GR 2, 221.74 km)
•HRP Étape 40 (HRP)
•La Jonquera-Portbou (PR-C 71, 36 km)
•La traversée des Pyrénées - sec.1 (GR 10)
•Ruta dels 4 refugis de Tramuntana. Etapa: Refugi Refugi "Forn de Calç" <=> "Refugi Les Salines" (R4RT, 31 km)
•Itinerari megalític de Campmany (13.5 km)
•Marxa dels dòlmens i ruta dels estanys (11.6 km)
•Senda Pirenaica - E04 (GR 11)
•Ruta dels Aspres i l'Albera (42.6 km)
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Famous people
•Joaquim Mandado i Rossell, Músico catalán, cantante y bajista de Sangtraït
•Rosa Brugat Batlle, Artista catalana
•Eduardo Martín de Pozuelo, periodista español
•Martí Deprius i Ribera, compositor español
•Salvador Genís i Bech
•Mireia Domènech i Bonet
Town hall
Alcaldía: Míriam Lanero Carrillo
Web oficial: http://www.lajonquera.cat/
Town hall of Jonquera, La
Alcaldía: Míriam Lanero Carrillo Web oficial: http://www.lajonquera.cat/
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How to get there
- 🚗 61 km from Girona (about 43 min by car)
- 🚗 99 km from Breda (about 70 min by car)
- 🚗 145 km from Sabadell (about 102 min by car)
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- ✈️ 73 km from Girona-Costa Brava airport (about 52 min by car)
- ✈️ 177 km from Barcelona-El Prat airport (about 125 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 0.4 km away
- Where to park · 0.5 km away
- Where to park · 0.5 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Caixabank · 0.3 km away
- Banc Sabadell · 0.3 km away
- BitBase - Cajero Bitcoin · 1.9 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Jonquera - Centro · 0.4 km away
- BP · 0.7 km away
- BP · 0.7 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Tourist office · 0.3 km away
- Tourist office · 0.3 km away
- AE20- La Jonquera · 0.4 km away
🏖️ Where to swim
- Piscines municipals · 0.8 km away
- Piscina municipal d'Agullana · 3.6 km away
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