Roussillon

Roussillon 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.
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  • Type: Region with 450,000 residents
  • Description: former province of France
  • Also known as: Rosellón

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pic Gallinasse and Tretzevents.

Peak
is a peak.

Peak
or Puig de Tres Vents is a mountain of the Massif, , , . Located between the communes of Cortsaví and El Tec, , it has an elevation of 2,731 metres above sea level.

Peak
is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Valmanya.

Village
is a commune in the department in southern . is situated 5 km northeast of Roussillon.

Roussillon

Latitude
42.5° or 42° 30′ north
Longitude
2.5° or 2° 30′ east
Population
450,000
Elevation
2,245 metres (7,365 feet)
Open location code
8FJ4GG22+22
Geo­Names ID
2982453
Wiki­data ID
Q13522657
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Roussillon” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: روسيون
  • Aragonese: Rosellón
  • Armenian: Ռոսելյո
  • Armenian: Ռուսիլյոն
  • Asturian: Rosselló
  • Belarusian: Русільён, гістарычная вобласць
  • Belarusian: Русільён
  • Bulgarian: Русийон
  • Catalan: Catalunya del Nord
  • Catalan: Catalunya Nord
  • Catalan: província del Rosselló
  • Catalan: Rosselló
  • Catalan: Rosseló
  • Chinese: 魯西永
  • Chinese: 鲁西永
  • Czech: Roussillon
  • Danish: Roussillon
  • Dutch: Roussillon (provincie)
  • Dutch: Roussillon
  • Esperanto: Rusiliono
  • Esperanto: Rusiljono
  • Estonian: Roussillon
  • Finnish: Roussillon
  • French: Province du Roussillon
  • French: Roussillon
  • German: Roussillon
  • Greek: Ρουσιγιόν
  • Hebrew: רוסיון
  • Hungarian: province de Roussillon
  • Hungarian: província del Rosselló
  • Hungarian: Rosselló
  • Hungarian: Roussillon
  • Indonesian: Roussillon
  • Irish: Roussillon
  • Italian: Rossiglione
  • Japanese: ルシヨン
  • Korean: 루시용
  • Ligurian: Rosciggion
  • Lithuanian: Rusijonas
  • Macedonian: Русијон
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Roussillon
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Roussillon
  • Norwegian: Roussillon
  • Occitan (post 1500): Rosselhon
  • Ossetian: Руссильон
  • Persian: روسیون
  • Polish: Roussillon
  • Portuguese: Rossilhão
  • Russian: Руссильон (провинция)
  • Russian: Руссильон
  • Sardinian: Catalogna Nord
  • Slovenian: Roussillon
  • Spanish: Cataluña Francesa
  • Spanish: Provincia del Rosellón
  • Spanish: Rosellón
  • Swedish: Roussillon
  • Turkish: Roussillon
  • Ukrainian: Руссильйон
  • Ukrainian: Руссільйон
  • Uzbek: Roussillon (Vaucluse)
  • Venetian: Provinsa del Rosejon

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