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Perpignan
Perpignan (, , ; ca, Perpinyà ; es, Perpiñán ; it, Perpignano ) is the prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales 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. It is the centre of the Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole metropolitan area. In 2016 Perpignan had a population of 121,875 (''Perpignanais(e)'' in French, ''Perpinyanés(a)'' in Catalan) in the commune proper, and the metropolitan area had a total population of 268,577, making it the last major French city before the Spanish border. Perpignan is also sometimes seen as the "Entrance" of the Iberian Peninsula. Perpignan was the capital of the 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, ...
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Gare De Perpignan
Perpignan station ( French: ''Gare de Perpignan)'' is the railway station serving the city of Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitanie, southern France. Part of the station was decorated in the style of Salvador Dalí, for whom the place held special significance, having proclaimed it to be the "Centre of the Universe" after experiencing a vision of cosmogonic ecstasy there in 1963 and made a painting called ''La Gare de Perpignan'' in 1965. The station opened in 1858 and is located on the Narbonne–Portbou railway, LGV Perpignan–Figueres and Perpignan–Villefranche-de-Conflent railway. The station is served by TGV, Intercités and TER services operated by SNCF The Société nationale des chemins de fer français (; abbreviated as SNCF ; French for "National society of French railroads") is France's national state-owned railway company. Founded in 1938, it operates the country's national rail traffi .... Train services The following services currently ca ...
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Louis Aliot
Louis Aliot (; born 4 September 1969) is a French politician, a lawyer by profession, and the vice president of the National Rally (previously named National Front) since 16 January 2011. A member of the FN Executive Office, Executive Committee and Central Committee, Aliot has been a regional councillor since 1998 (Midi-Pyrénées: 1998–2010, Languedoc-Roussillon: 2010–) and a municipal councillor of Perpignan (2008–2009). Louis Aliot has been the mayor of Perpignan since 3 July 2020. Politics and elections (1998–2011) Aliot was born in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, to a family of ethnic French and Algerian Jewish heritage, who had resided in Algeria (Pied-noir). In the 1998 French regional elections, he was elected regional councillor of the Midi-Pyrénées and represented the department of Haute-Garonne during six years. He then became a close collaborator of FN leader Jean-Marie Le Pen and played an active role in Le Pen's 2002 electoral campaign. He was sent to Perpignan ...
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Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole
The Communauté urbaine Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole is the ''communauté urbaine'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Perpignan. It is located in the Pyrénées-Orientales department, in the Occitanie region, southern France. It was created in January 2016, replacing the previous ''communauté d'agglomération Perpignan Méditerranée''. Its area is 616.7 km2. Its population was 268,445 in 2018, of which 119,188 in Perpignan proper.Comparateur de territoire
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Composition

Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole consists of the following 36 communes:
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Roussillon
Roussillon ( , , ; ca, Rosselló ; oc, Rosselhon ) is a historical province of France that largely corresponded to the County of Roussillon and part of the County of Cerdagne of the former Principality of Catalonia. It is part of the region of ''Northern Catalonia'' or ''French Catalonia'' (the former used by Catalan-speakers and the latter used by French-speakers), corresponding roughly to the present-day southern French ''département'' of Pyrénées-Orientales (with Roussillon, Conflent, and Fenouillèdes) in the former region of Languedoc-Roussillon (today Occitanie). History The name ''Roussillon'' is derived from Ruscino (Rosceliona, Castel Rossello), a small fortified place near modern-day Perpignan where Gaulish chieftains met to consider Hannibal's request for a conference. The region formed part of the Roman province of Gallia Narbonensis from 121 BC to AD 462, when it was ceded with the rest of Septimania to the Visigoth Theodoric II. His successor, Amalaric, ...
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Pyrénées-Orientales
Pyrénées-Orientales (; ca, Pirineus Orientals ; oc, Pirenèus Orientals ; ), also known as Northern Catalonia, is a department of the region of Occitania, Southern France, adjacent to the northern Spanish frontier and the Mediterranean Sea. It also surrounds the tiny Spanish exclave of Llívia, and thus has two distinct borders with Spain. In 2019, it had a population of 479,979.Populations légales 2019: 66 Pyrénées-Orientales
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Some parts of the Pyrénées-Orientales (like the ) are part of the . It is na ...
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A9 Autoroute
The A9 autoroute (La ''Languedocienne''/''La Catalane'') is a motorway in southern France. The road forms part of the European route E15, as does the A9 road (Scotland). The road runs between Orange and Perthus, in the Pyrénées-Orientales at the frontier with Spain where it becomes the ''Autopista AP-7''. The route passes the following major towns and cities Perpignan ( Pyrénées-Orientales), Narbonne ( Aude), Béziers and Montpellier (Hérault), Nîmes ( Gard) and Orange (Vaucluse) before joining the A7 autoroute (Marseille to Lyon). The route is 2x3 as far south as exit 41 (Perpignan-Nord); widening between exit 41 and the Spanish frontier is currently (2012) in progress. The A9 autoroute was operated by the Autoroutes du Sud de la France (ASF), taken over in 2006 by Vinci Autoroutes. The cost of travelling the whole road through the Languedoc-Roussillon region in a car is 23.70 euros (from 1 February 2012).ASFTarifs applicable au 1er février Montpellier Aroun ...
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Canton Of Perpignan-1
The Canton of Perpignan-1 is a French canton of Pyrénées-Orientales department, in Occitanie. It covers the northern part of the commune of Perpignan Perpignan (, , ; ca, Perpinyà ; es, Perpiñán ; it, Perpignano ) is the prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France, in the heart of the plain of Roussillon, at the foot of the Pyrenees a few kilometres from the .... At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was enlarged. Composition Before 2015, the Perpignan 1st Canton included the following neighbourhoods of Perpignan: * Polygone-Nord * Haut-Vernet * Moyen-Vernet * Hospital References Perpignan 1 {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub ...
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Canton Of Perpignan-2
The Canton of Perpignan-2 is a French canton of Pyrénées-Orientales department, in Occitanie. Composition At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 1 to 4 communes: * Bompas *Perpignan Perpignan (, , ; ca, Perpinyà ; es, Perpiñán ; it, Perpignano ) is the prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France, in the heart of the plain of Roussillon, at the foot of the Pyrenees a few kilometres from the ... (eastern part) * Sainte-Marie-la-Mer * Villelongue-de-la-Salanque Before 2015, the Perpignan 2nd Canton included only the following neighbourhoods of Perpignan: * East downtown * Saint-Jacques * Saint-Jean * La Bassa * Les Remparts References Perpignan 2 {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub ...
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County Of Roussillon
The County of Roussillon ( ca, Comtat de Rosselló, , la, Comitatus Ruscinonensis) was one of the Catalan counties in the Marca Hispanica during the Middle Ages. The rulers of the county were the counts of Roussillon, whose interests lay both north and south of the Pyrenees. Roussillon, historical and cultural region encompassing the southern French ''département'' of Pyrénées-Orientales and coextensive with the former province of Roussillon. Its chief city has always been Perpigna Visigothic county There was a Visigothic county around the city of Ruscino in the 6th and 7th centuries with a jurisdiction corresponding to the Diocese of Elna. This early county comprising the historic ''comarques'' of Plana del Roselló, Conflent, and Vallespir was created by Visigothic king Liuva I in 571. The Visigothic legacy in Roussillon survived in its courts, where Visigothic law was applied exclusively as late as the 11th century. Roussillon was occupied by the Moors in 721. It was pr ...
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Canton Of Perpignan-3
The Canton of Perpignan-3 is a French canton of Pyrénées-Orientales department, in Occitanie. Composition The canton includes the commune of Cabestany and the southeastern part of Perpignan Perpignan (, , ; ca, Perpinyà ; es, Perpiñán ; it, Perpignano ) is the prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France, in the heart of the plain of Roussillon, at the foot of the Pyrenees a few kilometres from the .... At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was enlarged. Before 2015, the canton included Cabestany and the following neighbourhoods of Perpignan: * Saint-Gaudérique * Champ de Mars * Saint-Vincens References Perpignan 3 {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub ...
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Canton Of Perpignan-4
The Canton of Perpignan-4 is a French canton of Pyrénées-Orientales department, in Occitanie. It covers the central and southern part of the commune of Perpignan Perpignan (, , ; ca, Perpinyà ; es, Perpiñán ; it, Perpignano ) is the prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France, in the heart of the plain of Roussillon, at the foot of the Pyrenees a few kilometres from the .... At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was enlarged. Composition Before 2015, the canton included the following neighbourhoods of Perpignan: * La Lunette * Moulin à Vent * University * Porte d'Espagne * Mas Palégry References Perpignan 4 {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub ...
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Canton Of Perpignan-5
The Canton of Perpignan-5 is a French canton of Pyrénées-Orientales department, in Occitanie. Composition At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 1 to 2 communes: *Canohès *Perpignan Perpignan (, , ; ca, Perpinyà ; es, Perpiñán ; it, Perpignano ) is the prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France, in the heart of the plain of Roussillon, at the foot of the Pyrenees a few kilometres from the ... (southwestern part) Before 2015, the canton included only the following neighbourhoods of Perpignan: * Saint-Martin * Mailloles * Catalunya * Pascot * Mas-Bresson References Perpignan 5 {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub ...
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