Roussillon

Roussillon
Rosselló (Catalan)
Historical province
Coat of arms of Roussillon
CountryFrance
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
Largest settlementPerpignan
Area
 • Total3,600 km2 (1,400 sq mi)
Population
 • Total450,000
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Flag of Roussillon, which was the flag of the Crown of Aragon, to which Roussillon's lords were vassal from the High Middle Ages
Roussillon coast
Grape pickers near Maury
A snow-capped Mount Canigó (Canigou) (2785 m) across the Roussillon plain

Roussillon (UK: /ˈrsɪjɒn/ ROO-si-yon,[1] US: /ˌrsˈjn/ ROO-see-YOHN,[2] French: [ʁusijɔ̃]; Catalan: Rosselló [rusəˈʎo], locally [rusiˈʎu]; Occitan: Rosselhon [ruseˈʎu]) was a historical province of France that largely corresponded to the County of Roussillon and part of the County of Cerdagne of the former Principality of Catalonia. It is part of the region of Northern Catalonia[a] or French Catalonia (the former used by Catalan-speakers and the latter used by French-speakers), corresponding roughly to the present-day southern French département of Pyrénées-Orientales (with Roussillon, Upper Cerdagne, Capcir, Vallespir, Conflent, and Fenouillèdes) in the former region of Languedoc-Roussillon (today Occitanie).

  1. ^ "Roussillon". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Roussillon". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Retrieved 23 June 2019.


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