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Midi-Pyrénées (Occitan: Miègjorn-Pirenèus or Mieidia-Pirenèus) is a former administrative region of France. It is now part of the administrative region of Occitanie. It is part of the historical region of Occitania.
Midi-Pyrénées | |
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Country | France |
Dissolved | 1 January 2016 |
Prefecture | Toulouse |
Departments | |
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) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | FR-N |
GDP (2012)[1] | Ranked 8th |
Total | €79.9 billion (US$102.7 bn) |
Per capita | €27,198 (US$34,982) |
NUTS Region | FR6 |
Website | Midi-Pyrenees Region |
The name of the region is not based on any old name, like in most other regions, but on the geography of the region, Midi (meaning "southern France") - Pyrénées (Pyrenees mountains that are the highest mountains in the region). The French adjective and name of the people living in the region is Midi-Pyrénéen.
The departments in the region were Ariège, Aveyron, Haute-Garonne, Gers, Lot, Hautes-Pyrénées, Tarn, and Tarn-et-Garonne. Its capital was Toulouse.
The Midi-Pyrénées region is the largest region of Metropolitan France. It had an area of 45,348 km2 (17,509 sq mi).[2] It bordered to the south with Spain and Andorra. It also bordered four French regions: Aquitaine to the west, Limousin to the north, Auvergne to the northeast and Languedoc-Roussillon to the east.
The region can be divided into three landscape zones:
The Pic Vignemale (42°46′26″N 0°8′51″E), at 3,299 m (10,823 ft), is the highest point of the Midi-Pyrénées region; it is on the border with Spain.[3] The Vignemale is in the Pyrénées National Park.
The main rivers of the region are the Garonne river, that flows through the Haute-Garonne, Hautes-Pyrénées and Tarn-et-Garonne departments;[4] and the Adour river, that flows through the Hautes-Pyrénées and Gers departments.[5]
The Midi-Pyrénées region was formed by eight departments:
Département | Préfecture | ISO 3166-2 |
Population (2012)[6] |
Area (km²) |
Density (Inh./km²) |
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Ariège | Foix | FR-09 | 152,366 | 4,890 | 31.2 |
Aveyron | Rodez | FR-12 | 276,229 | 8,735 | 31.6 |
Haute-Garonne | Toulouse | FR-31 | 1,279,349 | 6,309 | 202.8 |
Gers | Auch | FR-32 | 189,530 | 6,257 | 30.3 |
Lot | Cahors | FR-46 | 174,346 | 5,217 | 33.4 |
Hautes-Pyrénées | Tarbes | FR-65 | 228,854 | 4,464 | 51.3 |
Tarn | Albi | FR-81 | 378,947 | 5,758 | 65.8 |
Tarn-et-Garonne | Montauban | FR-82 | 246,971 | 3,718 | 66.4 |
In 2012, The Midi-Pyrénées region had a population of 2,926,592.[7] Its population density was 64.5 inhabitants/km2.
The 10 most important cities in the region were:
City | Population (2012)[6] |
Départment |
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Toulouse | 453,317 | Haute-Garonne |
Montauban | 56,887 | Tarn-et-Garonne |
Albi | 49,231 | Tarn |
Tarbes | 41,664 | Hautes-Pyrénées |
Castres | 41,529 | Tarn |
Colomiers | 36,699 | Haute-Garonne |
Tournefeuille | 26,342 | Haute-Garonne |
Muret | 24,492 | Haute-Garonne |
Rodez | 23,744 | Aveyron |
Blagnac | 22,983 | Haute-Garonne |
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