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Pyrnes-orientales Pyrnes-Orientales (Eastern Pyrenees) is a dpartement of southern France adjacent to the northern Spanish frontier and the Mediterranean Sea. History Pyrnes-Orientales corresponds largely to the former province of Roussillon (French Catalonia), which it replaced in 1790. See also: Cerdagne. For history to 1790, see Roussillon. Invaded by Spain in April 1793, the area was recaptured thirteen months later. Administration Pyrnes-Orientales is grouped with neighbouring Aude and three other dpartements to the north-east in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon. Geography Pyrnes-Orientales has an area of 4115 sq. km. and a population of 400,000, of whom just over a quarter live in the capital, Perpignan (Catalan Perpiny). Other towns include Argels-sur-Mer, Thuir, Elne (the ancient Illiberis) and Prades (Catalan Prada de Conflent), each of 6-10,000 inhabitants. Pyrnes-Orientales consists of three river valleys in the Pyrenees mountain range - from north to south, those of the Agly, Tt and Tech - and the eastern Plain of Roussillon into which they converge. Most of the population and agricultural production are concentrated in the plain, with only 30% of the area. The upper Tech valley comprises the dpartement's westernmost third, with just over a tenth of the total population. To the south-east, the Tt valley and the Cte Vermeille contain nearly 100,000 inhabitants. The Agly basin in the north-east has much in common with neighboring areas of Aude. Economy Pyrnes-Orientales is a wine-growing area and a tourist destination. Demographics The Catalan language is estimated to be spoken by rather more than a quarter of the population and understood by more than 40%. Culture Places of interest include:
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