Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées

Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Region of France
Country  France
Prefecture Toulouse
Departments
13
Government
 • President Carole Delga (Socialist Party)
Area
 • Total 72,724 km2 (28,079 sq mi)
Population (2012)
 • Total 5,626,858
 • Density 77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées is a Region of France created by the territorial reform of French Regions in 2014 by the merger of Languedoc-Roussillon, and Midi-Pyrénées. The region came into existence on 1 January 2016.[1] Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées is a provisional name, created by hyphenating the merged regions in alphabetical order; its regional council must approve a new name for the region by 1 July 2016, which then must be approved by France's Conseil d'État by 1 October 2016.[2]


The region covers an area of more than 72,724 km2 (28,079 sq mi), and with a population of 5,626,858.[3]

Toponymy

The text of the law gives interim names for most of the merged regions, combining the names of their constituent regions separated by hyphens. The interim name of the new administrative region is a hyphenated placename, composed of the previous regions of Languedoc-Roussillon and of Midi-Pyrénées in alphabetic order.

Permanent names will be proposed by the new regional councils and confirmed by the Conseil d'Etat by 1 October 2016.[2]

Major communities

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Résultats élections Régionales 2015" (in French). Le Monde. Agence France-Presse. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 Loi n° 2015-29 du 16 janvier 2015 relative à la délimitation des régions, aux élections régionales et départementales et modifiant le calendrier électoral (in French)
  3. ↑ "Insee - Populations légales 2012 - Populations légales 2012 des régions". Insee. Retrieved 16 January 2015.

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