Northern Catalonia ( Catalan : Catalunya Nord ( kətəˈɫuɲə ˈnɔrt ) , French : Catalogne Nord ) is a term that is sometimes used , particularly in Catalan writings , to refer to the territory ceded to France by Spain through the signing of the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659 .
Northern Catalonia ( Catalan : Catalunya Nord , French : Catalogne Nord ) is a name that sometimes is used , mainly in Catalan writings , to refer to the territory given to France by Spain in 1659 .