Pyrénées-Orientales ( French: [piʁene ɔʁjɑ̃tal] ; Catalan : Pirineus Orientals [piɾiˈnɛwz uɾiənˈtals] ; Occitan : Pirenèus Orientals [piɾeˈnɛwz uɾjenˈtals] ; lit. ' Eastern Pyrenees ' ), also known as Northern Catalonia , are a department of the region of Occitania , Southern France , adjacent to the northern Spanish frontier and the Mediterranean Sea . It borders the departments of Ariège to the northwest and Aude to the north, the Mediterranean Sea to the east and the Spanish province of Girona in Catalonia to the south and the country of Andorra to the west. It also surrounds the tiny Spanish exclave of Llívia , and thus has two distinct borders with Spain. In 2019, it had a population of 479,979. Some parts of the Pyrénées-Orientales (like the Cerdagne ) are part of the Iberian Peninsula . It is named after the Pyrenees mountain range.
20-884: Carranza may refer to: Places [ edit ] Europe [ edit ] Carança river in the Pyrenees Carranza river, a tributary of the Asón (river) Karrantza , a town in Biscay, northern Spain North America [ edit ] Monclova International Airport , also known as Carranza International Airport, in Coahuila, Mexico Venustiano Carranza, Baja California , Mexico Venustiano Carranza, Chiapas , Mexico Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City , Mexico Venustiano Carranza, Michoacán , Mexico Carranza,
40-761: A barrio in Uruca District, San José , Costa Rica South America [ edit ] Adolfo E. Carranza , a village in Catamarca, Argentina Luis Carranza District , a district in La Mar, Peru Ministro Carranza (Buenos Aires Underground) , a line and station on the Buenos Aires Underground, Argentina Landmarks [ edit ] Carranza Lighthouse , a lighthouse and landmark in Chile Carranza Memorial,
60-913: A monument in Wharton State Forest , New Jersey Carranza Museum [ es ] , a museum in Mexico City Estadio Venustiano Carranza , in Morelia, Mexico Estadio Ramón de Carranza , in Cádiz, Spain Estadio Francisco Carranza Limón , in Guasave, Mexico José León de Carranza Bridge , a bridge located in Cádiz, Spain Other uses [ edit ] Carranza (surname) Carranza Sports Club [ es ] ,
80-499: 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. Other important towns are Rivesaltes , Bompas , Pia , Thuir , Céret , Elne , Le Soler , Prades and Toulouges , each with between 6,500 and 10,000 inhabitants. The arrondissement of Perpignan , with 289,110 inhabitants in 2020,
100-530: A soccer team from Madrid, Spain A fictional tequila tycoon family in the television series Monarca See also [ edit ] Carranca , a type of figurehead attached to river craft in Brazil Venustiano Carranza (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Carranza . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
120-495: Is Perpignan , the prefecture, home to about a quarter of the inhabitants of Pyrénées-Orientales. As of 2019, there are 7 communes with more than 10,000 inhabitants: They are followed in decreasing order by Pia , Elne , Rivesaltes , Thuir , Céret , Le Soler , Bompas , Toulouges , Canohès and Prades , each of 6–10,000 inhabitants. Pyrénées-Orientales is a wine -growing area and a tourist destination. The city of Perpignan (122,000 inhabitants) brings together more than
140-695: Is a river in Pyrénées-Orientales , France. It flows into the Têt at Thuès-Entre-Valls . It is 15.3 km (9.5 mi) long. This article related to a river in France is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Pyr%C3%A9n%C3%A9es-Orientales Prior to the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659, most of the present department was part of the former Principality of Catalonia , within
160-650: Is historically Occitan-speaking. The five Catalan-speaking comarques were historically part of the Kingdom of Majorca . The département is managed by the Departmental Council of Pyrénées-Orientales in Perpignan . The Pyrénées-Orientales is part of the region of Occitanie . The Departmental Council of Pyrénées-Orientales is more and more involved with the European Union to create, together with
180-441: Is the one with the most inhabitants in the department. Indeed, the other two, the arrondissements of Céret and Prades , have respectively 133,405 inhabitants and 60,250 inhabitants. The distribution by age groups shows a relatively high number of people aged 60 and over (29% of the population compared to 21.3% for the whole of France ). This aging of the population results in a mortality rate higher than that of births. However,
200-597: The Crown of Aragon , therefore part of the Monarchy of Spain , so the majority of it has historically been Catalan-speaking , and it is still referred to as Northern Catalonia . The modern department was created early during the French Revolution on 9 February 1790 under the name of Roussillon , also the name of the pre- Revolutionary province of Roussillon to which it almost exactly corresponds, although
220-684: The Generalitat of Catalonia and Andorra , a Eurodistrict . The Departmental Council of Pyrénées-Orientales has 34 seats. In the 2015 departmental elections , the Socialist Party (PS) won 17 seats, The Republicans (LR) won 12 seats and the French Communist Party (PCF) won 5 seats. Hermeline Malherbe-Laurent (PS) has been President of the Departmental Council since 2010. Pyrénées-Orientales elected
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#1732765519506240-679: The department also includes Fenouillèdes , a small piece of territory which had formerly been on the southern edge of Languedoc . The name therefore changed, on 26 February 1790, to Pyrénées-Orientales . Invaded by Spain in April 1793, the area was recaptured thirteen months later during the War of the Roussillon . During the nineteenth century, Pyrénées-Orientales proved one of the most consistently republican departments in France. The intellectual and republican politician François Arago , who, during
260-544: The departments westernmost third, with just over a tenth of the total population. To the south-east, the Tech valley and the Côte Vermeille contain nearly 100,000 inhabitants. The Agly basin in the north-east has much in common with neighboring areas of Aude. Llívia is a town of Cerdanya , province of Girona , Catalonia , Spain , that forms a Spanish exclave surrounded by French territory. The most populous commune
280-509: The early months of the short-lived Second Republic in 1848, was briefly de facto Head of state , came from Estagel in the east of the department. Pyrénées-Orientales has an area of 4,115 km . It consists of three river valleys in the Pyrenees mountain range –from north to south, those of the Agly , Têt and Tech – and the eastern Plain of Roussillon into which they converge. Most of
300-489: The following members of the National Assembly during the 2022 legislative election : The cuisine of Pyrénées-Orientales draws naturally from the historical Catalan presence in the area, so dishes like paella , caragols a la llauna and calçots are prevalent in the restaurants, especially at important dates such as the various saints' feast days and cultural festivals. The area is famous for its wine with
320-460: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carranza&oldid=1122258881 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Caran%C3%A7a Carança ( French pronunciation: [kaʁɑ̃sa] )
340-489: The population and agricultural production are concentrated in the plain, with only 30% of the area. There is one water reservoir at Lac de Matemale . There is also a lake, Casteilla . It is one of the rare French departments (with the Alpes-Maritimes , Pyrénées-Atlantiques , Aude and Corsica ) which allow their inhabitants and tourists to enjoy both the mountains and the sea . The upper Têt valley comprises
360-538: The population and understood by an additional 21%. On 10 December 2007, the Departmental Council of Pyrénées-Orientales recognized Catalan as a regional language of the department, though French is still the only official language in France, according to the Constitution. The area is traditionally divided into comarques , of which five ( French Cerdagne , Capcir , Conflent , Roussillon and Vallespir ) are historically Catalan-speaking and one ( Fenouillèdes )
380-471: The population has been increasing steadily for several decades thanks to a clearly positive migratory balance. The department particularly attracts retirees thanks to its pleasant climate, which contributes to both the increase in the population and its aging. Population development since 1793: French is spoken by almost the entire population. Minority languages in the region are Catalan and Occitan , which between them are estimated to be spoken by 34% of
400-419: The predominantly red grape varieties grown all over the department, regional specialities such as muscat de Rivesaltes and Banyuls are sold everywhere in the department. The geography of the area leads to a distinct divide in the cuisine of P-O. The mountainous area to the south has dishes using ingredients that grow naturally there, products such as olives and goat's cheese . Fish are also very popular in
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