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 | |
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 Perpignan seen frae the Palace o the Keengs o Majorca | |
Banner o Perpignan Banner  Coat airms | |
  Perpignan Location within Occitanie region  Perpignan | |
| Coordinates: 42°41′55″N 2°53′44″E / 42.6986°N 2.8956°ECoordinates: 42°41′55″N 2°53′44″E / 42.6986°N 2.8956°E | |
| Kintra | Fraunce |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Depairtment | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan |
| Intercommunality | Têt Méditerranée |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor (2020–) | Louis Aliot (RN) |
| Area 1 | 68.07 km2 (26.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2013)2 | 118,238 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66136 /66000 |
| Elevation | 8–95 m (26–312 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft) |
| Website | www.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
eedit- Twin touns – sister ceeties
Perpignan is twinned wi:
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References
eedit- ↑ "Hanover – Twin Towns" (in German). 2007–2009 HANNOVER.de – Offizielles Portal der Landeshauptstadt und der Region Hannover in Zusammenarbeit mit hier.de. Archived frae the original on 24 Julie 2011. Retrieved 17 Julie 2009. freemit airtin in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Retrieved 11 Julie 2013.
- ↑ "Sarasota Sister Cities Association, Sarasota Florida". Sarasotasistercities.org. Archived frae the original on 29 Mairch 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2011.