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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 ...
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 ...
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
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
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
Quillan is located at the foothills of the Pyrenees, on the road between Carcassonne and Perpignan.The River Aude runs through the town. At the base of the mountains, fields of sunflowers and vineyards straddle the roads with snow-capped peaks in the distance.
Anduze (French pronunciation:; Occitan: Andusa) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. [3] The village is at the foot of the Cevennes range, in the limestone plateau of the Languedoc scrublands.