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Commune in Occitania, France
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Cerbère is a town of 1,400 people (2017) in Pyrénées-Orientales in France. Cerbère is an important centre for tourism, often linked with undersea diving. For rail travellers on the regional route between France and Spain, Cerbère is important because almost all trains end or start here or in the neighbouring Spanish border station Portbou.
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Designed in the Art Déco style by the Perpignan architect, Léon Baille, was built between 1928 and 1932 and has the overall appearance of a ship. It has its own cinema and a tennis court on the roof.
A rocky headland giving excellent views of the Catalan coast.
Église de la Transfiguration du Saint-Sauveur de Cerbère
Built from 1884 to 1885.
On the border and straddling the territories of Banyuls-sur-Mer, Cerbère and Portbou.
By train
Cerbere train station was once of great importance in rail traffic as a border station to Spain, as the continental standard gauge ends here.
By car
The town is crossed by the departmental 914 towards Banyuls, Port-Vendres to the north and Port-Bou in Spain to the south.
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Perpignan/Rivesaltes · Regional · PGF
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