Rosselló (comarca)
Historical Catalan comarca
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The comarca of Roussillon (French pronunciation: [ʁusijɔ̃] ⓘ; Catalan: Rosselló, pronounced [rusəˈʎo] ⓘ) is a historical Catalan comarca of Northern Catalonia, now part of the French department of Pyrénées-Orientales. Its capital is Perpignan (Catalan: Perpinyà).
Rosselló has an area of 1,498 km². In 1990, Rosselló had a population of 303,850 inhabitants, with a density of 202.8 people per km².
It comprises most of the historic county and province of Roussillon.
See also
- Counts of Roussillon
External links
- El Rosselló in Catalan Encyclopaedia.
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Pays of the Pyrénées-Orientales department
- Albères
- Aspres
- Capcir
- Upper Cerdagne
- Conflent
- Corbières catalanes
- Côte Vermeille
- Fenouillèdes
- Ribéral
- Roussillon
- Salanque
- Vallespir
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42°40′N 2°49′E / 42.667°N 2.817°E / 42.667; 2.817
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