Perpignan

commune an the caipital o the Pyrénées-Orientales depairtment in soothren Fraunce

Perpignan (French pronunciation: ​[pɛʁpiɲɑ̃]; Catalan: Perpinyà, [pərpiˈɲa]; Occitan: Perpinhan, [peɾpiˈɲa]) is a ceety, a commune an the caipital o the Pyrénées-Orientales depairtment in Occitanie, Fraunce.

Perpignan

Perpignan seen frae the Palace o the Keengs o Majorca
Perpignan seen frae the Palace o the Keengs o Majorca
Banner o Perpignan
Banner
Coat of airms o Perpignan
Coat airms
Perpignan is located in Fraunce
Perpignan
Perpignan
Location within Occitanie region
Perpignan is located in Occitanie
Perpignan
Perpignan
Coordinates: 42°41′55″N 2°53′44″E / 42.6986°N 2.8956°E / 42.6986; 2.8956 2°53′44″E / 42.6986°N 2.8956°E / 42.6986; 2.8956
KintraFraunce
RegionOccitanie
DepairtmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPerpignan
IntercommunalityTêt Méditerranée
Govrenment
 • Mayor (2020–) Louis Aliot (RN)
Area
1
68.07 km2 (26.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)2
118,238
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66136 /66000
Elevation8–95 m (26–312 ft)
(avg. 30 m or 98 ft)
Websitewww.mairie-perpignan.fr (in French)www.ajuntament-perpinya.cat (in Catalan)
1 French Laund Register data, that excludes lochs, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) an river estuaries.2 Population withoot dooble coontin: residents o multiple communes (e.g., students an militar personnel) anerly coontit ance.

Internaitional relations

Twin touns – sister ceeties

Perpignan is twinned wi:

  • Germany Hanover, Germany, syne 1960[1]
  • Unitit Kinrick Lancaster, Unitit Kinrick, syne 1962[2]
  • United States Lake Charles, Unitit States, since 1993
  • United States Sarasota, Unitit States, frae 1994[3]
  • Lebanon Tyre, Lebanon, syne 1997
  • Spain Lleida, Catalonie, Spain syne 2005

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