Occitania, born from the merger of the former Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées regions, has 13 departments.
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It deploys its natural and heritage treasures along its mountains, the Pyrenees which form the border between France and Spain, its coastline which runs for more than 200 km from the Camargue to the Gulf of Lion, and in its lands which are home to dynamic, authentic and welcoming towns and villages. Among the jewels of Occitania, don t miss the Gorges du Tarn, the Petite Camargue, the Dordogne Valley, the Cévennes, Toulouse, the metropolis where life is good, just like its little sister Montpellier and its seaside neighbour, Sète, the City of Carcassonne, the Viaduct of Millau, the Pont du Gard... Everywhere, the inhabitants, proud of their regional roots, are bon vivants, spontaneous and welcoming, used to the Autan and Tramontane winds, which you will not escape. It is also impossible not to discover the gastronomic and viticultural treasures of the region: fois gras, truffles, oysters, cheeses, anchovies, olives... not to mention the AOC Languedoc, AOC Corbières and AOC Côtes du Roussillon wines, the wines of the Côtes de Gascogne, Cahors, Gaillac, and the most famous of its spirits: Armagnac.