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68.7% of Languedoc-Roussillon was formerly part the province of Languedoc: the departments of Hérault, Gard, Aude, the extreme south and extreme east of Lozère, and the extreme north of Pyrénées-Orientales. The former province of Languedoc also extends over what is now the Midi-Pyrénées region, including the old capital of Languedoc Toulouse.
The term Languedoc originated to describe a cultural region that was not necessarily politically unified. After the decline of the Carolingian Empire political rule fragmented into small territorial divisions. [1] King John of England lost his holdings in northern Languedoc to Philip II of France. He visited the region in 1214 seeking the ...
Île-de-France: Île-de-France: 11 Paris: Province of Île-de-France and parts of the former province of Champagne: Languedoc-Roussillon: Languedoc-Roussillon: Occitan: Lengadòc-Rosselhon Catalan: Llenguadoc-Rosselló: 91 Montpellier: Former provinces of Languedoc and Roussillon: Limousin: Limousin: Occitan: Lemosin: 74 Limoges
About France The story of the Cathars in Languedoc, and a short guide to Cathar heritage; Cathar Country Cathars, Cathar Beliefs and Cathar Castles. Cathar Castles Cathar Castles: History, Location and Photographs. Map showing Cathar Castles in the Languedoc
2 Great sites in France : Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert and Gorges de l'Hérault and Cirque de Navacelles; 1 Regional nature park : Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park; 2 Towns and Lands of Art and History : Pézenas and Lodève; 3 villages listed in the Most Beautiful Villages of France : Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, Olargues and Minerve
The old town centre with narrow streets and Hôtel Privet or Mansions (rather grand Town Houses from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, when Pézenas was the seat of the Governors of Languedoc): hôtel de Lacoste, hôtel de Carrion-Nizas, hôtel de Landes de Saint Palais, hôtel Flottes de Sebazan, hôtel d'Alfonce, hôtel Malibran, hôtel l ...
Gard (French pronunciation: ⓘ) is a department in Southern France, located in the region of Occitanie. It had a population of 748,437 as of 2019; [ 3 ] its prefecture is Nîmes . The department is named after the river Gardon .
5.1 Location map templates. 5.2 Creating new map definitions. Toggle the table of contents. Module: Location map/data/France Languedoc-Roussillon. 6 languages.