Languedoc-Roussillon
| 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 |
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| 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 | |||
Languedoc-Roussillon (Occitan: Lengadòc-Rosselhon; Catalan: Llenguadoc-Rosselló) is a former administrative region of France. It is now part of the administrative region of Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées. 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.
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Etymology[change | change source]
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[change | change source]
The Languedoc-Roussillon region has an area of 27,376 km2 (10,570 sq mi). It borders to the south with Spain and Andorra; to the east is the Mediterranean Sea (the Gulf of Lion). It also borders 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]
Departments[change | change source]
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 |
Demographics[change | change source]
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 |
Gallery[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Populations légales 2012 des régions" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. http://www.insee.fr/fr/ppp/bases-de-donnees/recensement/populations-legales/france-regions.asp?annee=2012. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ↑ "Le reliefs des Pyrénées-Orientales" (in French). A la découverte des Pyrénées Catalanes. http://pyreneescatalanes.free.fr/Decouvrir/Reliefs.php. 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. http://www.insee.fr/fr/ppp/bases-de-donnees/recensement/populations-legales/france-departements.asp. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
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