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Pyrénées-Orientales (French: [piʁene ɔʁjɑ̃tal] ⓘ; Catalan: Pirineus Orientals [piɾiˈnɛwz uɾiənˈtals]; Occitan: Pirenèus Orientals [piɾeˈnɛwz uɾjenˈtals]; lit. ' Eastern Pyrenees ' ), also known as Northern Catalonia , [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] are a department of the region of Occitania , Southern France , adjacent to the northern ...
The Pyrénées-Orientales department is composed of 226 communes. Most of the territory (except for the district of Fenolheda) formed a part of the Principality of Catalonia until 1659, and Catalan is still spoken (in addition to French) by a significant minority of the population.
In Greek mythology, Pyrene is a princess who gave her name to the Pyrenees. The Greek historian Herodotus says Pyrene is the name of a town in Celtic Europe. [5] According to Silius Italicus, [6] she was the virgin daughter of Bebryx, a king in Mediterranean Gaul by whom the hero Hercules was given hospitality during his quest to steal the cattle of Geryon [7] during his famous Labours.
Pages in category "Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 227 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Departmental Council of Pyrénées-Orientales (French: Conseil départemental des Pyrénées-Orientales; Catalan: Consell Departamental dels Pirineus Orientals) is the deliberative assembly of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the Occitanie region in Southern France. Its 34 conseillers départementaux are elected every 6 years.
The 3 arrondissements of the Pyrénées-Orientales department are: [1] Arrondissement of Céret, (subprefecture: Céret) with 64 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 134,629 in 2021. Arrondissement of Perpignan, (prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales department: Perpignan) with 39 communes. The population of the arrondissement ...
The 1st constituency of the Pyrénées-Orientales (French: Première circonscription des Pyrénées-Orientales) is a French legislative constituency in the Pyrénées-Orientales département. Like the other 576 French constituencies, it elects one MP using the two-round system, with a run-off if no candidate receives over 50% of the vote in the ...
Tourist attractions in Pyrénées-Orientales (6 C, 11 P) Pages in category "Pyrénées-Orientales" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.