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Perpignan

Perpignan is the capital of the department of Pyrénées-Orientales, the Northern Catalonia part of France, and about 15 km from the sea. Perpignan is home to about 120,000 people, and has two rivers flowing through it; with the Têt to the north, and the Basse through the centre. Wikivoyage

Population 121,616 (Wikidata)

Live guide From your hotel

Before you go

Emergency numbers in France

Visas and entry What your passport needs for France

Getting there

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Still gathering the markets around Perpignan. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Sant Joan festival

    June

    Sant Joan festival is a midsummer festival on St John's eve (23 June), with bonfires, fireworks and parades

  2. Jazzèbre

    September – October

    Jazzèbre jazz concerts are year-round, but the main festival is late Sept to early Oct

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Perpignan); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 48 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.