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Perpignan is a rugby stronghold: their rugby union side, USA Perpignan, is a regular competitor in the Heineken Cup and seven times champion of the Top 14 ( most recently in 2009 ), while their rugby league side plays in the Stobart Super League under the name Catalans Dragons.
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Perpignan (, ) is a city, a commune and the capital of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Perpignan is served by the Gare de Perpignan railway station, which offers connections to Paris, Barcelona, Toulouse and several regional destinations.
The nearest airport is Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport.
The famous " Sanch Procession " folklore, once forbidden by the Catholic Church | Church, is still celebrated in Perpignan, Arles-sur-Tech and Collioure.
* Louise Labé ( 1524 – 1566 ), a female Lyons poet of the Renaissance which at the siege of Perpignan, or in a tournament there, is said to have dressed in male clothing and fought on horseback in the ranks of the Dauphin, afterwards Henry II
Perpignan is twinned with:
As a result of its population size and highly mountainous terrain, Andorra la Vella has no airport of its own, but is three hours ' drive from the nearest airports at Toulouse ( Tolosa ), Girona, Perpignan and Barcelona.
Situated in the north-east corner of Catalonia, Figueres is about from Girona, from Barcelona, from Perpignan, and from Girona-Costa Brava Airport.
He is known to have been at Avignon and Orange during his life, and is believed to have died in 1344, though Zacuto asserts that he died at Perpignan in 1370.
Finally, the A9 is 20 km to the north-west and runs from Orange to Perpignan via Montpelier.
The Gare de Nîmes is the central railway station, offering connections to Paris ( high speed rail ), Marseille, Montpellier, Narbonne, Toulouse, Perpignan, Figueras in Spain and several regional destinations.
Le Boulou is on the modern A9 highway, south of the department capital at Perpignan and north of Le Perthus on the France-Spain border.
At the siege of Perpignan, or in a tournament there, she is said to have dressed in male clothing and fought on horseback in the ranks of the Dauphin, afterwards Henry II.
A similar work for the tomb of Jules Michelet ( 1879 ; designed with architect Jean-Louis Pascal ) is in Père Lachaise Cemetery, and in the same year Mercié produced the statue of Arago with accompanying reliefs, now erected at Perpignan.
It was also used as an example for the Palace of the Kings of Majorca, in Perpignan, of which it is a faithful model.
The French line Perpignan – Montpellier is electrified at 1. 5 kV DC, but Spanish AVE trains use 25 kV AC.
Elne is situated from the Mediterranean on the Tech River, in Pyrénées-Orientales, from Perpignan and from Argelès.
Cusiter is a self-confessed fan of rugby league, following the Catalans Dragons after his two year spell in Perpignan.
Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda is located at the confluence of the Mondony with the Tech, SSW of Perpignan by road.
Perpignan and rugby
* Georges Coste ( born Perpignan, 1944 ), a French rugby union coach and former player
* USA Perpignan, a rugby union club in Perpignan, France.
Union Sportive des Arlequins Perpignanais ( French ) or Unió Esportiva dels Arlequins de Perpinyà ( Catalan ), generally abbreviated as USAP in both languages, is a French rugby union club that plays in the city of Perpignan in Pyrénées-Orientales.
As the town has a strong Catalan culture, its own motto has been adopted by one of the local Catalan rugby teams ( USA Perpignan, France ): Sempre endavant, mai morirem ( Always forward, We'll never die ).
XIII Catalan were a French rugby league team from Perpignan, in the Catalan Pyrénées-Orientales region of France.
AS Saint Estève were a French rugby league team from Perpignan, in the Catalan Pyrénées-Orientales region of France.
At its height, the French Championship maintained teams from the big cities of Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Bordeaux and Toulouse ; as well as the passionate smaller rugby league towns of Carcassonne, Avignon, Lezignan, Albi, Villeneuve and Perpignan.
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But dislike of the Castilians was soon effaced in the pride of sharing in the glory of the Emperor Charles I of Spain, and in 1542, when Perpignan was besieged by the dauphin, the inhabitants supported their monarch, earning that city the royal sobriquet, " Most Faithful City.
On the Spanish border, the French under General Dugommier rallied from their defensive positions at Bayonne and Perpignan, driving the Spanish out of Roussillon and invading Catalonia.
The competition was then won by a number of different clubs before World War I, with teams like FC Lyon, Stade Toulousain, Aviron Bayonnais and USA Perpignan claiming their first titles.
USA Perpignan would also win two championships ( their 1925 final victory was actually a second match, as a previous final had ended in a nil-all draw ).
* In December 1992 Wales defeated France in Perpignan, their first win on French soil for thirty years.
During the later Middle Ages, Elne was increasingly overshadowed by the growing prosperity of nearby Perpignan ; the counts of Roussillon moved their seat from Elne to Perpignan, and after vicissitudes lasting two centuries the episcopal seat was finally transferred to Perpignan also, in 1601 by a Bull of Pope Clement VIII ( CE ).
On 17 April 1921, Perpignan defeated Stade Toulousain 5 – 0 at Parc des Sports de Sauclières in Béziers and thus claiming their second championship.
The final was played on 8 May, and this time, Perpignan defeated Biarritz, winning 11 – 6 to claim their first Championship since 1921.
Perpignan won, defeating Aviron Bayonnais 20 – 5, claiming their first Championship since 1938.
Perpignan won the Challenge Yves du Manoir in 1965, but made their first final appearance 20 years after 1955, to decide the 1977 season Championship.
The following season they claimed their first championship, defeating Perpignan in the final.
The perennial bridesmaids in their 100th year as a club broke through and conquered France, beating Perpignan in a rematch of the 2009 final.
They scored arguably their biggest European win in their 2009 – 10 Heineken Cup opener, stunning reigning Top 14 champions Perpignan 9 – 8 in Treviso.
In 2004, Titterrell earned England A selection against France A in their narrow defeat in Perpignan.
Perpignan and side
Catalonia included not only the southern Pyrenees counties of Girona, Pallars, Urgell, Vic and Andorra but also some which were on the northern side of the mountains, such as Perpignan and Foix.
However, since September 5, 2003, there has been a Casa de la Generalitat in Perpignan, which aims to promote the Catalan culture and facilitate exchanges between each side of the Franco – Spanish border.
Victories over Northampton Saints, French Top 14 champions USA Perpignan and Italian side Treviso saw Munster qualify for the Heineken Cup Quarter Finals for a record 12th consecutive year.
They also went one step further in the playoffs than the previous season by reaching the semi-finals ( for the first time since 1995 – 96 ), but lost at home against French side Perpignan.
On 18 April 2007, it was announced that Cusiter would sign for the French side Perpignan following the Border Reivers closure at the end of the 2006 – 07 season.
In June 2008, Carter made the decision to sign a six-month contract with French club side Perpignan, who then paid Carter the equivalent of £ 30, 000 per game, during his sabbatical season.
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