LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON
Sunshine, fine wine, fairytale towns, a relaxed pace of life, and a unique mixture of Roman and Catalan (Spanish) influenced history all help explain why the Languedoc-Roussillon department is a popular with tourists and non-tourists.
Getting there:
By Air:
Carcassonne (Salvaza), Montpellier, Nimes, Perpignan Airports (BA, Ryanair, Flybe.com, bmibaby);
By Rail:
TGV and TER services for all major towns with SNCF
Climate:
Average of 300 days of sunshine each year, hot summers and mild winters
Ecomony:
Producing table wines, tourism
Cities/Towns including:
Agde, Ales, Bagnols Sur Ceze, Bedarieux, Béziers, Carcassonne, Castelnaudary, Cazouls Les Beziers, Corbieres, Limoux, Magalas, Montpellier, Nimes, Perpignan, Pezenas, Quillan, Saint Chinian, Uzes
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Departments
Lozère
Code: 48
Traditional province: Languedoc
Bordering departments: ArdŹche, Aveyron, Cantal, Gard, Haute-Loire
Area: 5,167 km2
Population (1995): 72,800 inhabitants
Préfecture: Mende
Sous-préfecture: Florac
Subdivisions: 2 arrondissements, 25 cantons, 185 communes.
Gard
Code: 30
Traditional provinces: Languedoc
Bordering departments: Ardeche, Aveyron, Bouches-du-Rhone, Hérault, Lozére, Vaucluse
Area: 5,853 km2
Population (1995): 607,100 inhabitants
Préfecture: N”mes
Sous-préfectures: Alés, Le Vigan
Subdivisions: 3 arrondissements, 45 cantons, 353 communes.
Hérault
Code: 34
Traditional provinces: Languedoc
Bordering departments: Aude, Aveyron, Gard, Tarn
Area: 6,101 km2
Population (1995): 859,900 inhabitants
Préfecture: Montpellier
Sous-préfectures: LodŹve, Béziers
Subdivisions: 3 arrondissements, 46 cantons, 343 communes.
The department is named after the river Hérault (160 km), tributary of the Mediterranean Sea.
Aude
Code: 11
Traditional provinces: Languedoc, Comt#233; de Foix
Bordering departments: AriŹge, Haute-Garonne, Hérault, Pyrénées-Orientales, Tarn
Area: 6,139 km2
Population (1995): 305,300 inhabitants
Préfecture: Carcassonne
Sous-préfectures: Limoux, Narbonne
Subdivisions: 3 arrondissements, 34 cantons, 437 communes.
Pyrénées-Orientales
Code: 66
Traditional provinces: Roussillon, Languedoc
Bordering departments: AriŹge, Aude
Bordering countries: Andorra, Spain (Autonomous Community of Catalonia [province of Girona])
Area: 4,116 km2 (excluding the Spanish enclave of Llivia)
Population (1995): 376,200 inhabitants
Préfecture: Perpignan
Sous-préfectures: Céret, Prades
Subdivisions: 3 arrondissements, 34 cantons, 475 communes.
The department is named ("Upper-Pyrénées") after the Pyrénées mountains.
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Lozère
Gard
Hèrault
Aude
