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Languedoc-Roussillon

Région Languedoc-Roussillon

Détails
Information
Capital:Montpellier
Population
 - Total
 - Density

2 295 648 (1999)
84 /km²
Area27 376 km²
Arrondissements14
Cantons186
Communes1 545
President of the
regional council
XX
Départements
Aude (11)
Gard (30)
Hérault (34)
Lozère (48)
Pyrénées-Orientales (66)
Location

Languedoc-Roussillon is an administrative région of France. The name derives from two historical regions and former Provinces of France: Languedoc, and Roussillon, to which the modern région somewhat corresponds.