Languedoc-Roussillon
former administrative region of France
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Summary
Languedoc-Roussillon is a region of France[1]. Languedoc-Roussillon draws 2,828 Wikipedia views per month (region of france category, ranking #19 of 27).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: metropolitan France[3]
- Country: France[4]
- Capital: Montpellier[5]
- Shares border with: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur[6], Midi-Pyrénées[7], Auvergne[8], Rhône-Alpes[9]
- Named after: Languedoc[10], Roussillon[11]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Lozère[12], Pyrénées-Orientales[13], Aude[14], Hérault[15], Gard[16]
- Flag: flag of Languedoc-Roussillon[17]
- Commons category: Languedoc-Roussillon[18]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[19], UTC+02:00[20]
- Inception: June 4, 1960[21]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: December 31, 2015[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Languedoc-Roussillon[23]
- Commons gallery: Languedoc-Roussillon[24]
- Population: 2,729,721[25]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Languedoc-Roussillon[26]
- Replaced by: Occitania[27]
- Official name: Languedoc-Roussillon[28], Languedoc[29]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Languedoc-Roussillon[30]
- Native label: Languedoc-Roussillon[31]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Languedoc-Roussillon[32]
- Area: 23,376 km²[33]
- Geography of topic: geography of Languedoc-Roussillon[34]
- Language used: Occitan[35]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Languedoc-Roussillon[36]
- Economy of topic: economy of Languedoc-Roussillon[37]
Why It Matters
Languedoc-Roussillon has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Languedoc-Roussillon is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]