The Pre-Pyrenees are the foothills of the Pyrenees .
4-666: As a mountainous system the Pre-Pyrenees are part of the Pyrenees. They run parallel to the main mountain range in a west to east direction. On the French side the Pyrenees's slopes descend rather abruptly, thus on the northern side, the Pre-Pyrenees are confined to the Corbières Massif , towards the eastern end of the mountain system. The Massif de Plantaurel further west deserves mention as well, although not as clearly
8-645: A foothill. On the Iberian side, however, the picture is very different: a large and complex system of foothill ranges stretches from Navarre , across northern Aragon , reaching the Mediterranean coast on the Catalan end of the Pyrenees. At the eastern end on the southern side lies a distinct area known as the Sub-Pyrenees . Although the highest peaks in the Pre-Pyrenees are not as high as those in
12-890: A mountain region in the Languedoc-Roussillon in southeastern France , located in the departements of Aude and Pyrénées-Orientales . The river Aude borders the Corbières to the west and north, and the river Agly more or less to the south. The eastern border is the Mediterranean Sea . The eastern part of the Corbières bordering the Mediterranean and the Etangs is also known as the Corbières Maritimes ; its climate and vegetation (thermo- mediterranean vegetation ) are distinct from those in
16-567: The Pyrenees proper, some of the ranges are quite massive, with summits reaching up to 2,600 m (8,500 ft). The main ranges are: Corbi%C3%A8res Massif The Corbières Massif ( French : Massif des Corbières [masif de kɔʁbjɛʁ] ; Catalan : Corberes ; Occitan : Corbièras ) is a mountain range in the Pre-Pyrenees . It is the only true foothill of the Pyrenees on their northern side. The Corbières are
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