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Car Hire Perpignan City

Perpignan is located in the deep South of France – in the lower Languedoc region. Perpignan is a modern city with plenty of history and is blessed with a fabulous climate. It has a growing population and currently over 160,000 people live in Perpignan.

Perpignan remains as interesting now as it was over a thousand years ago when it was founded as an outpost of Catalan civilisation. Since then, the counts of Roussillon and the kings of Majorca have both made good use of it. Make sure you visit Perpignan castle for a glimpse of a Kingdom that existed in Majorca – now long resigned to history.

The climate in Perpignan i very stable during the Summer, dry and hot, between 25-30 Centigrade in the daytime and from 20-23 Centigrade at night, often with thunderstorms in the higher altitudes. Autumns and Springs in Perpignan tend to be more changing and quite windy – the Tramuntane from the north is known for up to 110 km/hour gusts and may blow from 3 to 9 days, causing some Catalans to go to bed and stay put until it is all over.

During Winter Perpignan is usually the rainy season, with temperatures ranging from 10 Centigrade at daytime and down to – 2 Centigrade at night. But grace to the Tramuntane with it’s strong winds, the air stays dry and most days are tolerable with clear skies. Every 6-7 years snow may fall in Perpignan, lasting for about 4-5 days and turning the traffic situation completely up side down!