Map of Perpignan, France

Perpignan is a city in Occitanie, France, with a population of about 110,706. It lies at 42.6976°N, 2.8954°E. Perpignan is about 686 km (426 mi) south of Paris, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Figueres, 48 km to the south.

Perpignan at a glance

Where is Perpignan?

• The 37th largest city in France by recorded population.
• The 4th largest city in Occitanie on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 02 min on the shortest day to 15 h 19 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Perpignan

• Figueres — 48 km south, Spain
• Narbonne — 55 km north
• Olot — 66 km southwest, Spain
• Carcassonne — 73 km northwest
• Béziers — 76 km north
• Girona — 80 km south, Spain
• Vic — 100 km southwest, Spain
• Sète — 102 km northeast
• Encamp — 109 km west, Andorra
• Lloret de Mar — 111 km south, Spain

Largest cities in Occitanie

• Toulouse — 511,684
• Montpellier — 248,252
• Nîmes — 148,236
• Béziers — 74,081
• Montauban — 52,434
• Albi — 52,409
• Tarbes — 52,106
• Narbonne — 50,776
• Carcassonne — 49,600
• Castres — 47,275

Largest cities in France

• Paris — 2,138,551
• Marseille — 877,215
• Lyon — 520,774
• Toulouse — 511,684
• Nice — 342,669
• Nantes — 325,070
• Marne La Vallée — 318,325
• Strasbourg — 274,845
• Bordeaux — 265,328
• Montpellier — 248,252

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.