Avenue Camille Pelletan

Avenue Camille Pelletan, the lively gateway to Collioure

Lined with plane trees, Avenue Camille Pelletan is one of the main thoroughfares of Collioure. It links the railway station to the historic heart of the village, and stays often begin here, at the junction between everyday Collioure and the postcard one. The Collioure audio-guided tour naturally gathers momentum here, before plunging towards the harbour and the old town.

A name inherited from the Republic

The avenue pays tribute to Camille Pelletan, a nineteenth-century republican politician known for his commitment to secularism and freedom of the press. Like many streets in Collioure, its name reflects the town's attachment to republican values, in a region long disputed between France and Spain. Behind today's bustle, the avenue thus carries a quiet political memory.

What to see

People come here above all to feel the pulse of the town: shops, terraces and avenues of plane trees that filter the light of Roussillon. The avenue is an ideal thread to reach the historic centre, the beach and the harbour on foot. A useful marker for visitors arriving by train: it is here, on leaving the station, that within a few minutes' walk you slip into the colourful atmosphere of the Catalan town.

Practical information

Avenue Camille Pelletan links Collioure station to the historic centre; access is free and permanent, on foot. From the station, a few minutes' walk is enough to reach the harbour and the beaches. It is a flat thoroughfare, broadly manageable for pushchairs and visitors with reduced mobility, although it can be very busy in the height of summer.

Who was Camille Pelletan?

Camille Pelletan was a nineteenth-century republican politician, devoted to secularism and freedom of the press, to whom the avenue pays tribute.

How do you reach the centre from the station?

Simply walk down Avenue Camille Pelletan: in a few minutes on foot, it leads to the historic heart, the harbour and the beaches of Collioure.