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. 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) in the Pyrénées-Orientales department; it is 2,921 m (9,583 ft) high. Departments The Languedoc-Roussillon region is formed by five departments: 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: Gallery References Other websites Regional Council of Languedoc-Roussillon official website (in French) Tourism in Languedoc-Roussillon