Rosselló (comarca)

For other uses, see Rosello (disambiguation).

The comarca of Roussillon (Catalan: Rosselló) 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.

External links

El Rosselló in Catalan Encyclopaedia.

Pays of the Pyrénées-Orientales

Albères Aspres Capcir Cerdagne Conflent Corbières catalanes Fenouillèdes Ribéral Roussillon Salanque Vallespir Côte Vermeille

Comarques of Catalonia

Comarques of Autonomous Community of Catalonia	Alt Camp Alt Empordà Alt Penedès Alt Urgell Alta Ribagorça Anoia Aran Bages Baix Camp Baix Ebre Baix Empordà Baix Llobregat Baix Penedès Barcelonès Berguedà Cerdanya Conca de Barberà Garraf Garrigues Garrotxa Gironès Maresme Moianès Montsià Noguera Osona Pallars Jussà Pallars Sobirà Pla de l'Estany Pla d'Urgell Priorat Ribera d'Ebre Ripollès Segarra Segrià Selva Solsonès Tarragonès Terra Alta Urgell Vallès Occidental Vallès Oriental

Historical comarques of Northern Catalonia, France	Alta Cerdanya Capcir Conflent Rosselló Vallespir

Coordinates: 42°40′N 2°49′E / 42.667°N 2.817°E / 42.667; 2.817

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Rosselló (comarca)

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