page_title: France–Spain border
section_title: Main border
hierarchical_section_title: France–Spain border / Features / Main border
caption_attribution_description: English: International border Spain-France, by enclave of Llívia (Gerona) Español: Frontera internacional España-Francia, por el enclave de Llívia (Gerona)
context_page_description: The France–Spain border was formally defined in 1659. It separates the two countries from Hendaye and Irun in the west, running through the Pyrenees to Cerbère and Portbou on the Mediterranean Sea.
context_section_description: The Franco-Spanish border runs for 656.3 kilometres (407.8 mi) between southwestern France and northeastern Spain. It begins in the west on the Bay of Biscay at the French city of Hendaye and the Spanish city of Irun (43°22′32″N 01°47′31″W). The border continues eastward along the Pyrenees to Andorra (42°36′13″N 1°26′30″E). At this point, the small country interrupts the border between Spain and France for 63.7 kilometres (39.6 mi) on the Spanish side and 56 kilometres (35 mi) on the French side. Then it continues eastward (42°30′09″N 01°43′34″E) to the Mediterranean Sea at Cerbère in France and Portbou in Spain (42°26′09″N 03°10′26″E).
  From west to east, crossing the border:
  Spain
  Gipuzkoa (Basque Country)
  Navarre
  Province of Huesca (Aragon)
  Province of Lleida (Catalonia)
  Province of Girona (Catalonia)
  France
  Pyrénées-Atlantiques (Nouvelle-Aquitaine)
  Hautes-Pyrénées (Occitanie)
  Haute-Garonne (Occitanie)
  Ariège (Occitanie)
  Pyrénées-Orientales (Occitanie)
caption: Marker indicating the border between France and Spain, in the towns of Llivia (Girona) and Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes (Pyrénées-Orientales)
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