 la jonquera () is a municipality in the comarca of l'alt empordÃ , in catalonia, spain. it is situated next to the border with france, opposite the municipality of le perthus. ==history== the area has always been an important pass through the pyrenees. a contemporary motorway runs not far from the ancient roman road, the via augusta. not far from there is an altar erected by pompey at the coll de panissars. la jonquera was the site of a conflict involving the retreating french crusaders in 1285 that ended in their defeat. ==geography== ===civil parishes=== la jonquera (2,888 inhabitants in the village) has got 4 civil parishes (poblaciÃ³nes). the village of els lÃ­mits is situated on the french-spanish border, contiguous to its french twin town, le perthus. {| class="wikitable sortable" !width="170px"| village !width="170px"| population (2005) |- | canadal | 9 |-bgcolor="#efefef" | [[els lÃ­m
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