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1833 – Musée de Perpignan (museum) established. [12] 1840 – Musée d'Histoire naturelle de Perpignan (museum) established. [13] [14] 1846 – L'Indépendant newspaper begins publication. [11] 1870 – Le Roussillon newspaper begins publication. [11] 1872 – Hôtel Pams (house) built. 1900 – Tramway de Perpignan begins operating.
Perpignan (UK: / ˈ p ɜːr p ɪ n j ɒ̃ /, US: / ˌ p ɛər p iː ˈ n j ɑː n /, [3] [4] French: [pɛʁpiɲɑ̃] ⓘ; Catalan: Perpinyà [pəɾpiˈɲa]; Occitan: Perpinhan [peɾpiˈɲa]) is the prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in Southern France, in the heart of the plain of Roussillon, at the foot of the Pyrenees a few kilometres from the Mediterranean Sea and the ...
The siege of Perpignan took place in 1542, at Perpignan, between a larger French army commanded by Henry, Dauphin of France and the Spanish garrison at Perpignan. [1] The Spaniards resisted until the arrival of the Spanish army under Don Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba, causing the withdrawal of the French army.
In the meantime, the blockade of Perpignan was maintained by the remaining French troops, which led to famine in the city. The Spanish suucceed in breaking the siege between 4-8 January 1642, when the Marquis of Mortara and Girolamo Maria Caracciolo , Marquis of Torrecusa, managed to conquer Argelès-sur-Mer , opening the way for a convoy with ...
When Perpignan was besieged by the forces of Henry, Dauphin of France in 1542, the inhabitants were loyal to Charles V. Perpignan earned the royal sobriquet of "Fedelissima" ("Most Faithful City"). When the Catalans rose against the Spanish Crown in 1640 (the Reapers' War), Louis XIII of France entered the conflict on the side of the former.
The city of Perpignan (122,000 inhabitants) brings together more than a quarter of it alone, and more than half with its suburbs. It is the only important town, and only the towns of Canet-en-Roussillon , Saint-Estève , Saint-Cyprien , Argelès-sur-Mer , Cabestany and Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque exceed 10,000 inhabitants.
The Castillet (locally [kəstiˈʎet] or Castellet in Standard Catalan, meaning small castle) is an ancient fortification and city gate located in Perpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales, France). Today, this monument, a strong symbol of the city, has become a museum: Museu Català de les Arts i Tradicions Populars ( Catalan Museum of Popular Arts and ...
The Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil], City Hall) is a municipal building in Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, southern France, standing on the Place de la Loge. It was designated a monument historique by the French government in 1886.