5 km from Perpignan, 20 km from the beach, 26 km from Spain by the Perthus Canohès was still only swamps in the 9th century and was called then Kanoas Canohas. During the 10th century even going from Canoves Canoas.... and it was not until the 17th century that gradually we come to Canohès, canoes in Catalan...
Fortified in the 14th century, there were 37 fires about 185 inhabitants and rapidly decline to 2 taxed lights and one in 1515. It was not until the early 18th century that the population regain momentum.
Canohès annexed the kingdom of France in 1659 by the Treaty of the Pyrenees and is located in the center of the Spanish Civil War in 1793 when there were 114 inhabitants.
Swamps dried up thanks to Jacques 3rd King of Majorca and Perpignan canal to irrigate the mills.
