Midi-Pyrénées
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Midi-Pyrénées (French pronunciation: [midi piʁene] ⓘ; Occitan: Miègjorn-Pirenèus [mjɛdˈdʒuɾ piɾeˈnɛws] or Mieidia-Pirenèus [mjejˈði.ɔ piɾeˈnɛws]; Spanish: Mediodía-Pirineos) is a former administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region of Occitania.[2] It was the largest region of Metropolitan France by area, larger than the Netherlands or Denmark.
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Midi-Pyrénées | |
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Country | France |
Dissolved | 1 January 2016 |
Prefecture | Toulouse |
Departments | 8
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Government | |
• President | Martin Malvy (PS) |
Area | |
• Total | 45,348 km2 (17,509 sq mi) |
Population (1 January 2012) | |
• Total | 2,926,592 |
• Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Total | €107.148 billion (2022) |
• Per capita | €35,200 (2022) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | FR-N |
NUTS Region | FR6 |
Website | Midi-Pyrenees Region |
Midi-Pyrénées has no historical or geographical unity. It is one of the regions of France created in the late 20th century to serve as a hinterland and zone of influence for its capital, Toulouse, one of a handful of so-called "balancing metropolises" (métropoles d'équilibre).[3] Another example of this is the region of Rhône-Alpes which was created as the region for Lyon.