 Out of the main road, in which is situated the checkpoint (totally on the Spanish side), the other principal roads are "Rue du Fort de Bellegarde" (panoramic hill road to the fortress), "Carrer del Dalt", "Rue du Mas Rimbau", "Calle del Correc" (binational) and "Rue de l'Eglise".It lies 6 km (4 mi) from La Jonquera, 14 km (9 mi) from Céret, 28 km (17 mi) from Figueres, 34 km (21 mi) from Perpignan, 64 km (40 mi) from Girona and 161 km (100 mi) from Barcelona.The name appears as "Pertusium" in 1306 and as "Lo Pertus" in 1343.