Roussillon

Summary

Roussillon is a historical province of France^[1]. Roussillon draws 1,087 Wikipedia views per month (historical_province_of_france category, ranking #6 of 26).^[2]

Key Facts

• Roussillon is in the country of France^[3].
• Roussillon's instance of is recorded as historical province of France^[4].
• Roussillon's capital is recorded as Perpignan^[5].
• Roussillon's Commons category is recorded as Roussillon^[6].
• January 1, 1659 marks the founding of Roussillon^[7].
• Roussillon was dissolved in January 1, 1790^[8].
• Roussillon's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.5, 'lon': 2.75}^[9].
• Roussillon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rosselló^[10].
• Roussillon's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[11].
• Roussillon's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[12].
• Roussillon's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[13].
• Roussillon's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[14].
• Roussillon's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• Roussillon's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10^[16].
• Roussillon's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Roussillon'}^[17].
• Roussillon covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3500'}^[18].

Body

Geography

Roussillon is in the country of France^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Roussillon covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3500'}^[18].

Designation and Status

Roussillon's instance of is recorded as historical province of France^[4].

History and Context

January 1, 1659 marks the founding of Roussillon^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Roussillon include Languedoc-Roussillon^[19], a region of France^[20], in France^[21], founded in 1960^[22].

Why It Matters

Roussillon draws 1,087 Wikipedia views per month (historical_province_of_france category, ranking #6 of 26).^[2] Roussillon has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] Roussillon is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]

Entities named for Roussillon include Languedoc-Roussillon^[19], a region of France^[20], in France^[21], founded in 1960^[22].