Saint-Cyprien (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sipʁijɛ̃] ⓘ; Catalan: Sant Cebrià de Rosselló) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
In the 20th century Saint-Cyprien was the site of a camp housing some 70,000 Republican escapees from Spain at the end of the Spanish Civil War.
They were held in very poor conditions,[3] in open spaces enclosed by barbed wire, from which they were not allowed to leave.
[4] During the Second World War it was used to intern people before they were sent to extermination camps.
[5] The main spectator sport in the town is Rugby league, while surfing, snorkeling and boat racing are also popular.