Languedoc-Roussillon

	Languedoc-Roussillon
	Region
Flag	Symbol
Country	France
Préfecture	Montpellier
- coordinates	43°36′43″N 3°52′38″E / 43.61194°N 3.87722°E
Highest point	Pic Carlit
- elevation	2,921 m (9,583 ft)
- coordinates	42°34′11″N 1°55′55″E / 42.56972°N 1.93194°E
Area	27,376 km² (10,570 sq mi)
Population	2,700,266 (2012)
Density	99 /km² (256 /sq mi)
Subdivisions	5 departments; 14 arrondissements; 186 cantons; 1,545 communes
President	Damien Alary
Timezone	CET (UTC+1)
- summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
	Location of Languedoc-Roussillon (in red)
	Website: Languedoc-Roussillon Region

Coordinates: 43°36′43″N 3°52′38″E / 43.61194°N 3.87722°E

Languedoc-Roussillon (Occitan: Lengadòc-Rosselhon; Catalan: Llenguadoc-Rosselló) is a former administrative region of France. It is now part of the administrative region of Occitanie. It is the southernmost region of mainland France and borders to the south with Spain and Andorra.

The five departments in the region were Aude, Gard, Hérault, Lozère, and Pyrénées-Orientales.

Its capital was Montpellier, the largest city. In French, the name of the inhabitants of the region is Languedocien-Roussillonnais.

EtymologyEdit

The name of the province of Languedoc originates from the language spoken in southern France, langue d'oc, also known as Occitan, and Roussillon, an area in the South of present-day Languedoc-Roussillon.

GeographyEdit

The Languedoc-Roussillon region has an area of 27,376 km² (10,570 sq mi). It bordered to the south with Spain and Andorra; to the east is the Mediterranean Sea (the Gulf of Lion). It also bordered four French regions: Midi-Pyrénées to the west, Auvergne and Rhône-Alpes to the north, and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (PACA) to the northeast.

The highest point in Languedoc-Roussillon is Pic Carlit (42°34′11″N 01°55′55″E / 42.56972°N 1.93194°E / 42.56972; 1.93194 (Pic Carlit)) in the Pyrénées-Orientales department; it is 2,921 m (9,583 ft) high.^[2]

DepartmentsEdit

The Languedoc-Roussillon region is formed by five departments:

Département	Préfecture	ISO 3166-2	Population (2012)^[3]	Area (km²)	Density (Inh./km²)
Aude	Carcassonne	FR-11	362,339	6,139	59.0
Gard	Nîmes	FR-30	725,618	5,853	124.0
Hérault	Montpellier	FR-34	1,077,627	6,101	176.6
Lozère	Mende	FR-48	76,889	5,167	14.9
Pyrénées-Orientales	Perpignan	FR-66	457,793	4,116	111.2

DemographicsEdit

The Languedoc-Roussillon region has a population, in 2012, of 2,700,266,^[1] for a population density of 98.6 inhabitants/km².

The 10 most important cities in the region are:

Saint-Pierre cathedral, Montpellier

City	Population (2012)^[3]	Départment
Montpellier	268456	Hérault
Nîmes	146,709	Gard
Perpignan	120,489	Pyrénées-Orientales
Béziers	72,970	Hérault
Narbonne	51,869	Aude
Carcassonne	47,068	Aude
Sète	44,558	Hérault
Alès	41,031	Gard
Lunel	25,405	Hérault
Agde	24,651	Hérault

GalleryEdit

Vinça and the Canigou mountain
Les Joutes de la Saint-Louis 2005, Sète
Pont du Gard
Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert abbey

ReferencesEdit

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Populations légales 2012 des régions" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
↑ "Le reliefs des Pyrénées-Orientales" (in French). A la découverte des Pyrénées Catalanes. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "Populations légales 2012 des départements et des collectivités d'outre-mer" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 17 June 2015.

Other websitesEdit

[insee-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Populations légales 2012 des régions" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 15 June 2015.

[2] "Le reliefs des Pyrénées-Orientales" (in French). A la découverte des Pyrénées Catalanes. Retrieved 15 June 2015.

[insee2-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "Populations légales 2012 des départements et des collectivités d'outre-mer" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 17 June 2015.

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