LA FONTAINE DES 9 JETS

Erected in 1313 under the reign of King Sanç I of Majorca, this original fountain with its 9 spouts is the symbol of a territory marked by revolts: in the 15th century, King Ferdinand II of Aragon crowned the fountain with a lion, the emblem of Castile.
After Northern Catalonia was annexed to France, the phrase "Venite Ceretens, leo factus est gallus" (Come Ceretans, the lion has become a cock) was inscribed under the base of the fountain. To reinforce the French hold on the local population, the lion's head was turned towards the kingdom of France.