Encyclopedia > Languedoc-Roussillon

  Article Content

Languedoc-Roussillon

Languedoc-Roussillon is an administrative région of France, divided into five départements : Aude, Gard, Hérault, Lozère, Pyrénées-Orientales.

The regional capital is Montpellier.
Population : 2 300 000 (1999 census)

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



All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

 
  Search Encyclopedia

Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!
 
 
  
  Featured Article
Urethra

... urethral syndrome[?] Passage of kidney stones through the urethra can be painful and subsequently it can lead to urethral strictures[?] Endoscopy of the bladder via the ...

 
 
 
This page was created in 28.2 ms