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Arrondissement Of Perpignan
The arrondissement of Perpignan is an arrondissement of France in the Pyrénées-Orientales department (Northern Catalonia) in the Occitanie region. It has 39 communes. Its population is 292,142 (2021), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Perpignan, and their INSEE codes, are: # Baho (66012) # Baixas (66014) # Le Barcarès (66017) # Bompas (66021) # Cabestany (66028) # Calce (66030) # Canet-en-Roussillon (66037) # Canohès (66038) # Cases-de-Pène (66041) # Cassagnes (66042) # Claira (66050) # Espira-de-l'Agly (66069) # Estagel (66071) # Llupia (66101) # Montner (66118) # Opoul-Périllos (66127) # Perpignan (66136) # Peyrestortes (66138) # Pézilla-la-Rivière (66140) # Pia (66141) # Pollestres (66144) # Ponteilla (66145) # Rivesaltes (66164) # Sainte-Marie-la-Mer (66182) # Saint-Estève (66172) # Saint-Féliu-d'Avall (66174) # Saint-Hippolyte (66176) # Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque (66180) # Saint-Nazaire (66186) # Sale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perpignan
Perpignan (, , ; ; ) is the prefectures in France, prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales departments of France, department in Southern France, in the heart of the plain of Roussillon, at the foot of the Pyrenees a few kilometres from the Mediterranean Sea and the scrublands of the Corbières Massif, Corbières massif. It is the centre of the Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole metropolitan area. In 2021, Perpignan had a population of 119,656 in the commune proper, and the urban unit, agglomeration had a total population of 205,183, making it the last major French city before the Spain, Spanish border. Perpignan is sometimes seen as the "entrance" to the Iberian Peninsula. Perpignan was the capital of the provinces of France, former province and County of Roussillon (''Rosselló'' in Catalan) and continental capital of the Kingdom of Majorca in the 13th and 14th centuries. It has preserved an extensive old centre with its ''bodegas'' in the historic centre, coloured houses i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canohès
Canohès (; , locally ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Localisation Canohès is located in the canton of Perpignan-5 and in the arrondissement of Perpignan. It is part of the Northern Catalan comarca of Rosselló. Population See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department The Pyrénées-Orientales departments of France, department is composed of 226 communes of France, communes. Most of the territory (except for the district of Fenolheda) formed a part of the Principality of Catalonia until 1659, and Catalan lan ... References Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponteilla
Ponteilla (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Ponteilla is located in the canton of Les Aspres and in the arrondissement of Perpignan. Population Sites of interest * Jardin exotique de Ponteilla See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department The Pyrénées-Orientales departments of France, department is composed of 226 communes of France, communes. Most of the territory (except for the district of Fenolheda) formed a part of the Principality of Catalonia until 1659, and Catalan lan ... References Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pollestres
Pollestres (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Pollestres is located in the canton of Les Aspres and in the arrondissement of Perpignan. Population See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department The Pyrénées-Orientales departments of France, department is composed of 226 communes of France, communes. Most of the territory (except for the district of Fenolheda) formed a part of the Principality of Catalonia until 1659, and Catalan lan ... References Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pia, Pyrénées-Orientales
Pia (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Pia is located in the canton of La Côte Salanquaise and in the arrondissement of Perpignan. Population Sport Baroudeurs de Pia XIII are a semi-professional rugby league club based in the town, who compete in the Elite One Championship. See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department The Pyrénées-Orientales departments of France, department is composed of 226 communes of France, communes. Most of the territory (except for the district of Fenolheda) formed a part of the Principality of Catalonia until 1659, and Catalan lan ... References External links Official Website of the Town of Pia Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pézilla-la-Rivière
Pézilla-la-Rivière (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales Departments of France, department in southern France. Geography Pézilla-la-Rivière is located in the canton of Le Ribéral and in the arrondissement of Perpignan. Population See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department References Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peyrestortes
Peyrestortes (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Peyrestortes is located in the canton of Le Ribéral and in the arrondissement of Perpignan. History Battle On 17 September 1793, French forces of the Army of the Eastern Pyrenees defeated two divisions of the Spanish Army of Catalonia at the Battle of Peyrestortes. General of Division Eustache Charles d'Aoust led his division to attack Lieutenant General (LG) Juan de Courten's Spanish troops at Le Vernet north of Perpignan. At the same time General of Brigade Antoine Goguet's French division assaulted the camp of LG Jerónimo Girón-Moctezuma, Marquis de las Amarilas on the hill south of Peyrestortes. The beaten Spanish troops, which were under the overall command of Captain General Antonio Ricardos withdrew south to Trouillas. A monument about one km southeast of the village and adjacent to the Perpignan-Rivesaltes International Airport commemorates the victor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opoul-Périllos
Opoul-Périllos (; , ; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Opoul-Périllos is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan. The commune's highest point, Montoliu de Perellós (707 meters, a summit located next to the river Aude), stands as the northernmost point in Catalan-speaking countries. Opoul-Périllos spreads over a large area of 5,053 hectares (12,486 acres). In its present form it dates from January 1, 1972, when both villages where integrated into one single commune (Perellós, a tiny hamlet located some 10 km up into the mountain, had been virtually deserted since the end of World War II, the 1968 census returning just 4 inhabitants). The area is dominated by limestone with numerous karst (caves, crevices, sinkholes). The village lies in a depression where the limestone is mixed with red clay. The town is crossed from north to south by Ròbol, a tributary of the Agl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montner
Montner () is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Montner is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan. Population See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department The Pyrénées-Orientales departments of France, department is composed of 226 communes of France, communes. Most of the territory (except for the district of Fenolheda) formed a part of the Principality of Catalonia until 1659, and Catalan lan ... References Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llupia
Llupia (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales Departments of France, department in southern France. Geography Llupia is located in the canton of Les Aspres and in the arrondissement of Perpignan. Toponymy The historical name in Catalan is ''Llupià''. History Government and politics Mayors Population See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department References Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estagel
Estagel (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Localisation Estagel is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan. Population Notable people * François Arago (1786-1853), scientist and politician. * Jacques Arago (1790-1855), writer, artist and explorer. * Joseph Gaudérique Aymerich (1858-1937), military officer and colonial administrator. See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department The Pyrénées-Orientales departments of France, department is composed of 226 communes of France, communes. Most of the territory (except for the district of Fenolheda) formed a part of the Principality of Catalonia until 1659, and Catalan lan ... References Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Espira-de-l'Agly
Espira-de-l'Agly (, literally ''Espira of the Agly''; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Localisation Espira-de-l'Agly is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan. Espira-de-l'Agly is situated approximately 12 km outside Perpignan. Population See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department The Pyrénées-Orientales departments of France, department is composed of 226 communes of France, communes. Most of the territory (except for the district of Fenolheda) formed a part of the Principality of Catalonia until 1659, and Catalan lan ... References Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
