Perpignan
French commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitania
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Summary
Perpignan is a commune of France[1]. Perpignan ranks in the top 0.14% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,766 views/month, #44 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: canton of Perpignan-7[3], canton of Perpignan-8[4], canton of Perpignan-9[5], Pyrénées-Orientales[6], Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole[7], arrondissement of Perpignan[8]
- Country: France[9]
- Located in or next to body of water: Têt[10], Réart[11], Basse[12]
- Head of government: Louis Aliot[13]
- Instance of: big city[14]
- Official language: Catalan[15]
- Shares border with: Rivesaltes[16], Pia[17], Bompas[18], Villelongue-de-la-Salanque[19], Canet-en-Roussillon[20], Cabestany[21], Saleilles[22], Villeneuve-de-la-Raho[23], Pollestres[24], Canohès[25], Toulouges[26], Le Soler[27], Baho[28], Saint-Estève[29]
- Twinned administrative body: Tyre[30], Hanover[31], Lancaster[32], Lake Charles[33], Sarasota[34], Lleida[35], Barcelona[36], Mostaganem[37], Figueres[38], Ma'alot-Tarshiha[39], Tavira[40], Girona[41], Catalonia[42], Mohammedia[43]
- Coat of arms: Escut de Perpinyà[44]
- Postal code: 66000[45], 66100[46]
- Part of: Rosselló[47]
- Commons category: Perpignan[48]
- Patron saint: Abdon and Sennen[49]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[50], UTC+02:00[51]
- Local dialing code: 468[52]
- Archives at: archives municipales de Perpignan[53]
- Catalog code: 3[54]
- Significant event: Siege of Perpignan[55]
- Official website: http://www.mairie-perpignan.fr[56]
- Topic's main category: Category:Perpignan[57]
- Commons gallery: Perpignan[58]
- Email address: mailto:monsieur.le.maire@mairie-perpignan.com[59]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Perpignan include Perpignan–Rivesaltes Airport[60], an airport[61], in France[62].
Why It Matters
Perpignan has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] Perpignan is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]
Entities named for Perpignan include Perpignan–Rivesaltes Airport[60], an airport[61], in France[62].