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Languedoc-Roussillon, France


Landscape of Lozère, Languedoc-RoussillonLandscape of Lozère, Languedoc-Roussillon
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Languedoc-Roussillon is the region of France on the southern coast of the country. It is 27,376 sq km (10,569.9 sq mi) in area ana has a population of 2.6 million people (2011 estimate).

Lac de Balcère in the Pyrénées-OrientalesLac de Balcère in the Pyrénées-Orientales
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Languedoc-Roussillon borders Midi-Pyrénées to the west, Auvergne to the north, Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur to the northeast. It also faces the Mediterranean Sea to the east.

Languedoc-Roussillon comprises five departments namely Aude, Gard, Hérault, Lozère and Pyrénées-Orientales. The regional capital is Montpellier.

Going to Languedoc-Roussillon

You can take the TGV high-speed trains from Paris to Montpellier in 3 hours and 15 minutes.

Église Saint-André de Montagnac, Hérault, Languedoc-RoussillonÉglise Saint-André de Montagnac, Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon
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Cities in Languedoc-Roussillon

  1. Montpellier - capital

  2. Beziers

  3. Narbonne

  4. Nîmes

  5. Perpignan

  6. Sète

  7. Vernet-les-Bains

World Heritage Sites in Languedoc-Roussillon

Members of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France

  1. Aiguèze

  2. Castelnou

  3. Eus

  4. Évol

  5. La Garde-Guérin

  6. La Roque-sur-Cèze

  7. Lagrasse

  8. Minerve

  9. Mosset

  10. Olargues

  11. Saint-Enimie

  12. Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert

  13. Villefranche-de-Conflent

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