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Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc-Roussillon (Occitan: Lengadòc-Rosselhon; Catalan: Llenguadoc-Rosselló) is one of the 26 regions of France. It comprises five departments, and borders the other French regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes, Auvergne, Midi-Pyrénées on the one side, and Spain, Andorra and the...
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Perpignan
Perpignan (French: Perpignan; Catalan Perpinyà [pəɾpiˈɲa]) is a commune and the capital of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Perpignan was the capital of the former province and county of Roussillon (Rosselló in Catalan) and...
Lozère
Lozère (in Occitan Losera), is a department in southeast France near the Massif Central, named after Mont Lozère.
Lozère is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the...
Montpellier
Montpellier (Occitan: Montpelhièr) is a city in southern France. It is the capital of the Languedoc-Roussillon region, as well as the Hérault department.
The population of the commune of Montpellier at the 2006 census was 251,392, whereas the whole...
Aude
Aude (Occitan: Aude) is a department in south-central France named after the river Aude. The local council also calls the department "Cathar Country".
Aude is also a frequent feminine French given name in Francophone countries, deriving initially...
Aigues-Mortes
Aigues-Mortes (Occitan: Aigas Mòrtas, i.e. "dead waters") is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
The medieval city walls surrounding the city are well preserved.
The foundation of the city is attributed to Marius Caius, around 102...
Hérault
Hérault (Occitan: Erau) is a department in the south of France named after the Hérault river.
Hérault is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from part of the former province of...
Carcassonne
Carcassonne (Occitan: Carcassona) is a fortified French town in the Aude département, of which it is the prefecture, in the former province of Languedoc. It is separated into the fortified Cité de Carcassonne and the more expansive lower city, the...
Gard
Gard (Occitan: Gard) is a département located in southern France in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. It is named after the river Gardon (or Gard).
The Gard area was settled by the Romans in classical times. It was crossed by the Via Domitia, which...
Narbonne
Narbonne (Catalan and Occitan: Narbona, Latin: Narbo) is a commune in southern France in the Languedoc-Roussillon région. It lies 849 km (528 mi) from Paris in the Aude département, of which it is a sous-préfecture. Once a prosperous port, it is now...
Nîmes
Nîmes (Provençal Occitan: Nimes in both classical and Mistralian norms) is a city in southern France. It is the capital of the Gard department. Nîmes has a rich history, dating back to the Roman Empire, and it is a popular tourist destination.
The...
Pyrénées-Orientales
Pyrénées-Orientales (English: Eastern Pyrenees, Catalan: Pirineus Orientals, Occitan: Pirenèus Orientals) is a department of southern France adjacent to the northern Spanish frontier and the Mediterranean Sea. It also surrounds the tiny Spanish...
Beaucaire
Beaucaire is a commune in the Gard department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.
Beaucaire is located on the Rhône River, opposite the town of Tarascon, which is in Bouches-du-Rhône department of Provence.
Neighboring communes:
'Beaucaire'...
Rennes-le-Château
Rennes-le-Château (Rènnas del Castèl in Occitan) is a small medieval castle village and a commune in the Aude département in Languedoc in south-western France. It is known internationally, and receives tens of thousands of visitors per year, for...
Béziers
Béziers (Besièrs in Occitan, and Besiers in Catalan) is a town in Languedoc in the southwest of France. It is a commune and a sub-prefecture of the Hérault department. Béziers hosts the famous Feria de Béziers, centred around bullfighting, every...
Montolieu
Montolieu is a commune in the Aude département in south-western France.
Sometimes referred to as "Village of Books, Montolieu contains dozens of bookshops and a book market on the 3rd Sunday of every month. It also contains a substantial cactus...
Alès
Alès is a commune in southern France, in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. It is one of the sub-prefectures of the Gard department. It was formerly known as Alais.
Alès lies 25 m. N.N.W. of Nîmes, on the left bank of the Gardon River, which half...
Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone
Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.
Maguelonne (or Maguelon) was one of the "seven cities" that may have been the origin of the name for the region called Septimania. Septimania...
Sète
Sète (Seta in Occitan) is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.
Known as the Venice of Languedoc, it is a port and a sea-side resort on the Mediterranean Sea.
The initial village started growing with the...
Pont-Saint-Esprit
Pont-Saint-Esprit (Occitan Lo Pònt Sant Esperit) is a commune in the Gard département in southern France.
The commune is situated on the Rhône River and is the site of a historical crossing, hence its name.
The Ardèche River flows into the Rhône,...
Uzès
Uzès is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
It lies about 15 miles (24 km) north-northeast of Nîmes.
Originally Ucetia, Uzès was a small Gallo-Roman oppidum, or administrative settlement. The town lies at the source of the Eure,...
Saint-Gilles
Saint-Gilles or Saint-Gilles-du-Gard is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
It is the second most populous commune in the Nîmes metropolitan area.
Saint-Gilles is located at the northern edge of the Petite Camargue, between Arles ...
Lodève
Lodève (Occitan: Lodeva) is a commune in the Hérault département in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.
Lodève lies where the plains rise up to the Larzac plateau, 54 km (34 mi) from Montpellier, in the...
Elne
Elne (French pronunciation: [ɛln]; Catalan: Elna, pronounced [ˈɛlnə]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
It lies in the former province of Roussillon, of which it was the first capital, being later replaced by...
Agde
Agde is the commune in the Hérault department in southern France that is the Mediterranean port of the Canal du Midi. Its inhabitants are called Agathois.
Agde is located on the river Hérault, 4 km from the Mediterranean Sea, and 750 km from Paris....
Mende
Mende is a commune of France in the Lozère department of which it is the capital.
It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mende.
Mauguio
Mauguio (French: Melgueil, Occitan: Melguelh) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. mainly known by its votive's fest during august (the greatest in the southern France)
The airport of Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport is located...
Aspiran
Aspiran is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.
Rennes-les-Bains
Rennes-les-Bains is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
The spa village of Rennes-les-Bains lies in the heart of Cathar country. Bathers have enjoyed the natural hot spring waters for thousands of years - they are still used today...
Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda
Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda (Catalan: Els banys d'Arles) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
It is situated in the Tech valley, and combines the old and the new with a mix of narrow cobbled streets and modern...
Castelnaudary
Castelnaudary is a commune in the Aude département in Languedoc-Roussillon in south-western France. It is in the former province of the Lauragais and famous for cassoulet of which it claims to be the world capital, and of which it is a major...
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. It can also be spelled Villeneuve-lez-Avignon.
The city was founded by Philippe le Bel.
It is located by the Rhône River, opposite of Avignon.
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon is...
Assas
Assas is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. The inhabitants are called Assadins.
Located just north of Montpellier, Assas lies near Saint-Vincent de Barbeyrargues, Guzargues, Clapiers, Jacou, Castries and Teyran. The region near...
Céret
Céret (Catalan: Ceret) is a town and commune of the Pyrénées-Orientales département. It is the capital of Vallespir comarca. The town lies in the foothills of the Pyrénées mountains, in southwestern France. It is most famous for its Museum of Modern...
Le Vigan
Le Vigan is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.
Le Vigan is located at the south of the Massif Central and near the Mont Aigoual, in the Arre valley.
As with many towns in the Cévennes,...
Roquemaure
Roquemaure is a commune in the department of Gard in southern France.
The city Avignon is nearby. It is most well known for La Fête du Baiser, its famous kissing festival, which began in 1989. Roquemaure is known as "La Capitale des Amoureux", or ...
Argelès-sur-Mer
Argelès-sur-Mer (Catalan: Argelers de la Marenda or simply Argelers) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
It lies near Perpignan.
Argelès-sur-Mer is located in the coast sector of the Côte Vermeille at the foot of...
Belcaire
Belcaire is a commune in the French département of Aude, part of the ancient Languedoc province and the present-day Languedoc-Roussillon région.
Limoux
Limoux is a market town and sub-prefecture in the French département of Aude, a part of the ancient Languedoc province and the present-day Languedoc-Roussillon région. It lies on the river Aude about 30 km (19 mi) due south of Carcassonne.
The town...
Collioure
Collioure (French pronunciation: [kɔˈljuʀ]; Catalan: Cotlliure, pronounced [kuʎˈʎiwɾə]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
It lies on the Mediterranean and was a part of the ancient Roussillon province.
Collioure...
Vernet-les-Bains
Vernet-les-Bains (Catalan: Vernet) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
It is an ideal centre for visitors and holidaymakers. The village enjoys a wonderful climate (with, on average, 300 days of sunshine each year)...
Prades
Prades (Catalan: Prada de Conflent) is a commune and a sub-prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. It is the capital of the historical Conflent comarca.
Its inhabitants are called Pradéens.
It is located in the Pyrenees...
Lunel
Lunel is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.
Lunel is located 21 km (13 mi) east of Montpellier and 28 km (17 mi) southwest of Nîmes (Gard).
Lunel was the birthplace of Louis Feuillade (1873-1925), film director from the silent...
Quillan
Quillan is a commune in the Aude département in south-western France.
Quillan is located at the foothills of the Pyrenees, on the road between Carcassonne and Perpignan.
Quillan, at the top of the Haute Valley of the Aude, close to the mountains, is...
Bagnols-sur-Cèze
Bagnols-sur-Cèze (Occitan: Banhòus de Céser) is a commune in the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon région in southern France.
A small regional center, Bagnols-sur-Cèze was quite certainly a Roman town (the name of the town comes from the...
Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert
Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert (in Occitan Sant Guilhèm dau Desèrt) is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.
Situated in the narrow valley of the Gellone river where it meets the steep sided gorge of the Hérault...
Clermont-l'Hérault
Clermont-l'Hérault is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.
It lies 30 minutes from Montpellier, 40 km (25 mi) from the sea.
The town is built on the slope of a hill ("Pioch Castel") which is crowned by an ancient castle (Château...
Latour-de-Carol
Latour-de-Carol (Catalan: La Tor de Querol) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
The village's main claim to fame is as the site of the international railway station, Latour-de-Carol Enveitg (Catalan: La Tor de...
Vallabrègues
Vallabrègues is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
It is located on the left bank of the Rhône River, opposite Beaucaire.
It has a small dock for boats traveling on the Rhone River and has tennis courts, a swimming pool, and the ...
Chalabre
Chalabre is a commune in the Aude département in south-western France.
The capital of the Kercorb is a relatively unspoilt bastide with shady streets and quiet alleyways.
The local industry died out around 70 years ago, although the buildings of...
Lastours
Lastours is a commune in the Aude département in south-western France.
Lastours is located 12 km (7.5 mi) outside Carcassonne, in the valley of the Orbiel. There are 4 small castles each built on a large 300m high rocky ridge. The castles were built...
Châteauneuf-de-Randon
Châteauneuf-de-Randon is a village and commune in the Lozère department in southern France.
The battle of Châteauneuf-de-Randon was fought in 1380 between the English and the French. In 1380 the fortress of Châteauneuf-de-Randon was besieged by the...
Bédarieux
Bédarieux, (Occitan: Bedarius) is a commune in the Hérault department in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.
The inhabitants are called Bédariciens.
Bédarieux is 56 km (35 miles) west of Montpellier and 30 km (19 miles) north of...
Canet-en-Roussillon
Canet-en-Roussillon (Catalan: Canet de Rosselló) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Frontignan
Frontignan la Peyrade (Occitan: Frontinhan) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.
Frontignan is renowned for its AOC wine, the Muscat de Frontignan, a sweet wine made solely from the Muscat grape variety.
Frontignan is located...
Florac
Florac is a commune of the Lozère department in southern France.
Florac is twinned with:
Pradelles-Cabardès
Pradelles-Cabardès is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. It lies at the foot of the Pic de Nore.
There is a small reservoir, called lac de Pradelles, alongside the campsite which is used as a boating and swimming lake. The water is...
Bessèges
Bessèges is a commune in the Gard department in France. It is situated on the Cèze river.
Historically Bessèges was a hamlet of Robiac. Its importance began with the opening of a coalmine in 1809, followed by an iron and steel plant in 1833, and...
Lamalou-les-Bains
Lamalou-les-Bains is a commune in the Hérault département in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.
Its inhabitants are called Lamalousiens.
Lamalou-les-Bains is located 53½ miles west of Montpellier in the Orb valley of the southern Cévennes. The...
La Grand-Combe
La Grand-Combe is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
Port-Vendres
Port-Vendres (Catalan: Portvendres) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
A typical Mediterranean fishing port, situated near the Spanish border on the cote Vermeille in south west France, Port-Vendres is renowned...
