Map of Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc-Roussillon is a first-level division of France. Its largest mapped city is Montpellier, with about 327,254 people in the metropolitan area. The interactive map below is centred on Languedoc-Roussillon, and the tables list its 4 mapped cities along with the ports, World Heritage Sites nearest to them.
- Cities Mapped
- 4
- Largest City
- Montpellier
- Country
- France
Interactive Map of Languedoc-Roussillon
About Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc-Roussillon (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃ɡ(ə)dɔk ʁusijɔ̃] ; Occitan: Lengadòc-Rosselhon [ˌleŋɡɔˈðɔk ruseˈʎu]; Catalan: Llenguadoc-Rosselló) is a former administrative region of France. On 1 January 2016, it joined with the region of Midi-Pyrénées to become Occitania. It comprised five departments, and bordered the other French regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes, Auvergne, Midi-Pyrénées towards the north, and Spain, Andorra and the Mediterranean Sea towards the south. It was the southernmost region of mainland France.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia: Languedoc-Roussillon (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Languedoc-Roussillon in Depth
History
Towards the end of the 3rd century BC, a Celtic people, the Volcae, took up residence in the region between the Rhône and the Garonne, from the Cévennes to the Pyrenees. Their capitals were Toulouse and Nîmes.
They made a pact with the Romans from the 1st century BC. Narbonne was created to pacify the province in 118 BC and became the capital of the Narbonnaise.
At the beginning of the 5th century, the Vandals invaded the province and then the Visigoths settled there. The Narbonne region, like the Iberian Peninsula, remained Visigothic until its conquest by the Moors between 719 (fall of Narbonne) and 725 (fall of Carcassonne and Nîmes). Narbonne then became the capital of one of the five provinces of Al-Andalus led by a wali for nearly forty years.
Geography
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.
17.9% of Languedoc-Roussillon was formerly the province of Gévaudan, now the department of Lozère. A small part of the former Gévaudan lies inside the current Auvergne region. Gévaudan is often considered to be a sub-province inside the province of Languedoc, in which case Languedoc would account for 86.6% of Languedoc-Roussillon.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Languedoc-Roussillon (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Languedoc-Roussillon: Key Facts
| Population | 2,729,721 (2013) |
|---|---|
| Area | 23,376 km² |
| Capital | Montpellier |
| Established | 4 June 1960 |
Facts from Wikidata Q17005 (CC0).
History of Languedoc-Roussillon: Empires and States
The atlas records 34 polities whose mapped territory included part of Languedoc-Roussillon, from Greek City-States in 550 BCE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.
Historical Maps of Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc-Roussillon on the world map in each year one of these states held it:
Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.
Largest Cities in Languedoc-Roussillon
4 cities mapped. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.
| # | Name | Population | Region | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montpellier | 327,254 | Languedoc-Roussillon | Admin-1 region capital |
| 2 | Nîmes | 169,547 | Languedoc-Roussillon | Populated place |
| 3 | Perpignan | 146,620 | Languedoc-Roussillon | Populated place |
| 4 | Béziers | 81,438 | Languedoc-Roussillon | Populated place |
Ports in Languedoc-Roussillon
3 ports mapped. Ranked by approach channel depth, the figure that limits which ships can call. Harbours link to their write-up on the page of the sea or coast they lie on. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.
| # | Name | Channel Depth | Class | Sea | Max Vessel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port-la-Nouvelle | 49.4 m | Small | Western Mediterranean | medium vessels |
| 2 | Port-Vendres | 42.1 m | Small | Western Mediterranean | medium vessels |
| 3 | Sete | 27.4 m | Small | Western Mediterranean | medium vessels |
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Languedoc-Roussillon
9 World Heritage Sites mapped. Listed by year of inscription, earliest first. Sites shared with another country appear under each. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.
| # | Name | Inscribed | Type | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments | 1981 | Cultural | (ii) (iv) |
| 2 | Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange | 1981 | Cultural | (iii) (vi) |
| 3 | Pont du Gard | 1985 | Cultural | (i) (iii) (iv) |
| 4 | Canal du Midi | 1996 | Cultural | (i) (ii) (iv) (vi) |
| 5 | Cité de Carcassonne | 1997 | Cultural | (ii) (iv) |
| 6 | Episcopal City of Albi | 2010 | Cultural | (iv) (v) |
| 7 | The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape | 2011 | Cultural | (iii) (v) |
| 8 | Chauvet Cave | 2014 | Cultural | (i) (iii) |
| 9 | Maison Carrée | 2023 | Cultural | (iv) |
Languedoc-Roussillon: Quick Answers
- Where is Languedoc-Roussillon?
- Languedoc-Roussillon is a first-level division of France, in Europe. Its mapped cities centre on 43.3728° N, 3.5825° E.
- What is the largest city in Languedoc-Roussillon?
- Montpellier is the largest city mapped in Languedoc-Roussillon, with a metropolitan population of about 327,254.
- How many cities are in Languedoc-Roussillon?
- YearMaps maps 4 cities and towns in Languedoc-Roussillon, with a combined metropolitan population of about 724,859. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.