Languedoc-Roussillon

Languedoc-Roussillon (; ) 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 . 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 () in the Pyrénées-Orientales department; it is  high.

Departments
The Languedoc-Roussillon region is formed by five departments:

DépartementPréfectureISO3166-2Population(2012)Area(km²)Density(Inh./km²)AudeCarcassonne FR-11 362,339  6,139 GardNîmesFR-30725,6185,853 HéraultMontpellierFR-341,077,6276,101 LozèreMendeFR-4876,8895,167 Pyrénées-OrientalesPerpignanFR-66457,7934,116 

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

The 10 most important cities in the region are:
 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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References

Other websites

 Regional Council of Languedoc-Roussillon official website 
 Tourism in Languedoc-Roussillon

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