Midi-Pyrénées

Midi-Pyrénées (French: [midi piʁene] ( listen); Occitan: Miègjorn-Pirenèus or Mieidia-Pirenèus) is the laorgest region in metropolitan Fraunce bi land aurie, muckler than the Netherlands or Denmark. Midi-Pyrénées haes nae historical or geographical unity. It is ane o the regions o Fraunce creatit airtificially in the late 20t century tae serve as a hinterland an zone o influence for its caipital, Toulouse, ane o a haundful o so-cried "balancin metropolises" (métropoles d'équilibre). Anither example o this is the region o Rhône-Alpes which wis creatit as the region for Lyon. The name chosen for the new region wis decidit bi the French central govrenment athoot reference tae the historical provinces (ower mony o them inside the region) an based purely on geography: Midi (i.e. "soothren Fraunce") - Pyrénées (Pyrénées muntains that serve as the region's soothren bundary). The French adjective an name o the inhabitants o the region is: Midi-Pyrénéen. Major communities Albi Auch Blagnac Cahors Castres Colomiers Lourdes Millau Montauban Muret Rodez Tarbes Toulouse Tournefeuille Notes Freemit airtins (in French) Regional Council of Midi-Pyrénées Archived 2011-08-11 at the Wayback Machine Toulouse Tourist Office