Languedoc-Roussillon
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.
| Languedoc-Roussillon | |||
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| Country |  France
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| 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) [1] | ||
| 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)
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| Website: Languedoc-Roussillon Region | |||
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) 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) |
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| 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:
| City | Population (2012)[3] |
Départment |
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| 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
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.
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