Périllos (en Catalan: ''Perellós''; en

Occitan Occitan may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the Occitania territory in parts of France, Italy, Monaco and Spain. * Something of, from, or related to the Occitania administrative region of France. * Occitan language, spoken in parts o ...

: ''Perelhons'', rather ''Perilhons'') is a former commune in

Pyrénées-Orientales Pyrénées-Orientales (; ; ; ), also known as Northern Catalonia, is a departments of France, department of the Regions of France, region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Southern France, adjacent to the northern Spain, Spanish ...

History

In the 14th century, the lord of Périllos was made a viscount by

John I of Aragon John I (27 December 1350 – 19 May 1396), called by posterity the Hunter or the Lover of Elegance, or the Abandoned in his lifetime, was the King of Aragon from 1387 until his death. Biography John was the eldest son of Peter IV and his third ...

as a reward for his continuous helping. Originally independent, since 19 November 1971, it is linked with Opoul, and hence known as

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 poi ...

.Jean-Pierre Pélissier, Paroisses et communes de France : dictionnaire d'histoire administrative et démographique, vol. 66 : Pyrénées-Orientales, Paris, CNRS, 1986 The village itself has since been abandoned.

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Former communes of Pyrénées-Orientales {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub