Perpignan

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#723

Global Rank

2.8

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

0.7%


Share

France • Europe • Language power • Time zone Europe/Paris UTC+1 (CET) (observes summer time)

Population
298K
GDP
$15B
GDP per capita
$48,659
Land area
708 km² (273 mi²)
Density
421/km² (1,090/mi²)

Primary city Perpignan

State / province Occitanie

Language French

Perpignan metro area

42.69, 2.89
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

2 teams

Major League Teams/Venues

Rugby League • Super League

Catalans Dragons

Perpignan

Rugby Union • Dom. Rugby Union🥇

USA Perpignan

Perpignan

Other Teams

Defunct/Relocated Teams2 teams

Rugby Union • Former Top 14

US Perpignan

2 Top 14 titles

Rugby Union • Former Top 14

AS Perpignan

1 Top 14 title

Championship History

10 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Perpignan, across all sports, newest first. 10 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

USA Perpignan
2009· 2009-06-06
Top 14
USA Perpignan
1955· 1955-05-22
Top 14
USA Perpignan
1944· 1944-03-26
Top 14
USA Perpignan
1938· 1938-05-08
Top 14
US Perpignan
1925· 1925-05-03
Top 14
USA Perpignan
1925
Top 14
US Perpignan
1921· 1921-04-17
Top 14
USA Perpignan
1921
Top 14
AS Perpignan
1914· 1914-05-03
Top 14
USA Perpignan
1914
Top 14

Languages of Perpignan

French first in Occitanie; 1 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoFrench
AdministrativeFrench
NationalFrench
English reach, Occitanie
39%
Tier 3 country

Occitanie on the languages board · Language power

Screen of Perpignan

#712 by film pedigree · score 1.2 · 1 person in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Charles de Rochefort

Art of Perpignan

The Art hub →

1 notable artist born here, most in the 1600s: Hyacinthe Rigaud

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#1726

University of Perpignan

Perpignan, France

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Perpignan–Rivesaltes Airport

Perpignan • 4 - Regional