Roussillon

Roussillon
Rosselló (Catalan)
Historical province
Country France
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
Largest settlementPerpignan
Area
  Total
3,600 km2 (1,400 sq mi)
Population
  Total
450,000
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Roussillon (UK: /ˈrsijɒn/ ROO-see-yon, US: /ˌrsiˈjn/ ROO-see-YOHN, 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 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).