Languedoc
Sign in to saveThe Province of Languedoc (, , ; ) is a former province of France. Most of its territory is now contained in the modern-day region of Occitanie in Southern France. Its capital city was Toulouse. It had an area of approximately .
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Languedoc was a historical province in southern France, centered on the city of Toulouse, whose territory is mostly part of the modern region of Occitanie today. It matters as an important part of French regional history, representing how France's medieval provinces were reorganized into the current administrative structure.
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- Former subdivision.native_name
- Gouvernment de Languedoc
- Former subdivision.common_name
- Languedoc
- Former subdivision.demonym
- Lengadòc
- Former subdivision.capital
- Toulouse
- Former subdivision.today
- France
- Former subdivision.conventional_long_name
- Government of Languedoc
- Former subdivision.government_type
- Province
- Former subdivision.year_start
- 1229
- Former subdivision.year_end
- 1791
- Former subdivision.event_start
- Government formed
- Former subdivision.event_end
- Province dissolved
- Former subdivision.p1
- County of Toulouse
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16 sectionsContents
- History
- Geographical extent
- Area and location of Languedoc
- Capital
- Old administrative divisions
- Modern administrative divisions
- Population and cities
- Economy
- Agriculture
- Industry
- Services and tourism
- Sports
- Property
- See also
- Notes
- External links
The Province of Languedoc (, , ; ) is a former province of France. Most of its territory is now contained in the modern-day region of Occitanie in Southern France. Its capital city was Toulouse. It had an area of approximately .
==History== The Roman province of Gallia Narbonensis fell to the Visigothic Kingdom from the 5th to the 8th centuries. Occupied briefly by the Emirate of Córdoba between 719 and 759, it was conquered and incorporated into the Kingdom of the Franks by Pepin the Short in 759 following the Siege of Narbonne.