Perpignan (French: Perpignan [pɛʁpiɲɑ̃]; Catalan Perpinyà [pəɾpiˈɲa]) is a commune (the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic) and the capital of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Perpignan was the capital of the former province and county of Roussillon (Rosselló in Catalan) and continental capital of the Kingdom of Majorca back in the 13th and 14th centuries.

With the wealth of its nearby rural lands and with its original and luminous environment, proud of its history which made it the capital of the Majorcan kingdom, multicultural and cheerful, vibrating to the rhythm of its many festivals, concerts and traditional holidays, Perpignan la Catalane, will not leave you indifferent. Time and boundaries are unimportant… You are in France where quality services are offered to you in accommodations as well as in restaurants. Our roots seeped in western european medievalism, open to oriental cultures, respectful of the past, looking to the future, rich in aromas, flavours and colours of the Roussillon, transport you to distant lands…

As of 2007[update], Perpignan had 118,221 inhabitants (Perpignanais, Perpinyanés) in the city proper. The metropolitan area has a total population of 300,000 in 2010.