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Languedoc-Roussillon
| Région Languedoc-Roussillon | |
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| Capital: | Montpellier |
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Population
- Density |
84 /km² |
| Area | 27 376 km² |
| Arrondissements | 14 |
| Cantons | 186 |
| Communes | 1 545 |
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President of the regional council |
Georges Frêche |
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Languedoc-Roussillon is an administrative région of France. The name derives from two historical regions and former Provinces of France: Languedoc, and Roussillon, to which the modern région somewhat corresponds. This region's history is involved with the Albigensian Crusade.
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