Perpignan (French: Perpignan, pronounced [pɛʀpiɲɑ̃]; Catalan Perpinyà, [pəɾpiˈɲa]) is a commune and the préfecture (administrative capital city) of the Pyrénées-Orientales département in southern France. Perpignan was the capital of the former province and county of Roussillon (Rosselló in Catalan).
Population (2004) : 116,700 (Perpignanais, Perpinyanés) in the city proper. The metropolitan area had a total population of 249,016 in 1999 and more than 300,000 inhabitants today.[citation needed]
Source: CIA Factbook, Wikipedia
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