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2. Carcassonne - Wikipedia

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   Carcassonne is located in the south of France about 80 kilometres (50 mi) east of Toulouse. Its strategic location between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea has been known since the Neolithic era. The town's area is about 65 km 2 (25 sq mi), which is significantly larger than the numerous small towns in the department of Aude.

3. Southern France - Wikipedia

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   Southern France, also known as the south of France or colloquially in French as le Midi, [1] [2] is a defined geographical area consisting of the regions of France that border the Atlantic Ocean south of the Marais Poitevin, [3] Spain, the Mediterranean Sea and Italy.

4. Béziers - Wikipedia

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   Béziers (French: ⓘ; [3] [4] Occitan: Besièrs) is a city in southern France.It is a subprefecture of the Hérault department in the Occitanie region.Every August Béziers hosts the famous Feria de Béziers, which is centred on bullfighting.

5. Aix-en-Provence - Wikipedia

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   Aix-en-Provence, [a] or simply Aix, is a city and commune in southern France, about 30 km (20 mi) north of Marseille.A former capital of Provence, it is the subprefecture of the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence, in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône, in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

6. Marseille - Wikipedia

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   Founded c. 600 BC by Greek settlers from Phocaea, Marseille is the oldest city in France, as well as one of Europe's oldest continuously inhabited settlements. [9] It was known to the ancient Greeks as Massalia and to Romans as Massilia. [9] [10] Marseille has been a trading port since ancient times. In particular, it experienced a considerable ...

7. Nîmes - Wikipedia

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   Nîmes is one of the warmest cities in France. The city has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa), with summers being too wet for it to be classified as a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa). Its slightly inland, southerly location results in hot air over the city during summer months: temperatures above 34 °C are common in ...