Perpignan travel guide
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Visit Perpignan: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Perpignan is situated in the Pyrenees-Orientales department (Languedoc-Roussillon region) in the south of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Pyrenees-Orientales department. (General information: Perpignan is 686 km from Paris and 921 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Perpignan (page also includes a photo gallery for Perpignan)
Popular places to visit near Perpignan: these include Saint Cyprien - Pyrenees Orientales at 13 km and Elne at 13 km.
Eglise de Notre Dame des Anges (Cabestany) is a listed 'religious monument' at 5km and Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Genis-des-fontaines) is a listed 'religious monument' at 18km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Perpignan: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 3*; Perpignan has a protected historical centre "secteur sauvegardé" (see also historical French towns);
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Perpignan, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Perpignan
See France This Way travel guides for Pyrenees-Orientales and Languedoc-Roussillon (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Perpignan.
Note that all distances from Perpignan shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Perpignan holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Perpignan (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in Languedoc-Roussillon and Pyrenees-Orientales gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Perpignan and wondering what to do next!
- Beautiful Villages: Castelnou (18km) : Eus (36km) : Villefranche-de-Conflent (45km) : Mosset (45km) : Lagrasse (49km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Notre Dame des Anges (Cabestany) (5km) : Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Genis-des-fontaines) (18km) : Chapelle de Casenoves (Ille-sur-tet) (22km) : Eglise de Trinité d'Aregno (Aregno) (22km) : Chapel Saint-Martin de Fenollar (Maureillas-las-Illas) (22km) : Prieuré de Serrabone (Boule-d'Amont) (27km) : Eglise de Sainte Marie de Marcevol (Arboussols) (32km) : Abbaye Saint Michel de Cuixa (Codalet) (42km) : Eglise de Sainte-Marie (Corneilla-de-Conflent) (44km) : Abbaye Saint Martin du Canigou (Casteil) (45km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Prades (39km) :
- Grand Site of France: Massif du Canigou (41km) :
Map of places to visit near Perpignan & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Perpignan
Canton: Perpignan
Arrondissement: Perpignan
Department: Pyrenees-Orientales
Region: Languedoc-Roussillon
Postcode: 66000
Distance to Perpignan
from Perpignan: 0 km
from Paris: 686 km
from Calais: 921 km
from Nice: 372 km
from Bordeaux: 366 km
from Strasbourg: 755 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 8 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Perpignan): Baho, Bompas, Cabestany, Canohes, Pia, Saint-Esteve, Saleilles and Toulouges.
Getting here
For driving distances to Perpignan from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Perpignan