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Languedoc-Roussillon
Region
Flag of Languedoc Roussillon.svg
Flag
Blason région fr Languedoc-Roussillon.svg
Symbol
Country  France
Préfecture Montpellier
 - coordinates 43°36′43″N 3°52′38″E / 43.61194°N 3.87722°E / 43.61194; 3.87722
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 / 42.56972; 1.93194
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)

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.

Etymology

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.

Geography

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.

Departments

The Languedoc-Roussillon region is formed by five departments:

Département Préfecture ISO
3166-2
Population
(2012)
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

Demographics

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

The 10 most important cities in the region are:

Montpellier - Saint Pierre
Saint-Pierre cathedral, Montpellier
City Population
(2012)
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

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