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South West of France
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45 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N 0 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ E

the South West of France is a region of France.

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The region corresponds to the following administrative regions:

45 ° 0 ′ 36 ″ N 1 ° 29 ′ 24 ″ E
Map of the regions of South West France
New Aquitaine
The largest region of France extends over Poitou, Charentes, Bordelais, Gascony, Limousin and the Basque Country. Its capital is Bordeaux.
Occitania
This region extends over Languedoc, Roussillon, the County of Foix and a small part of Gascony. Its capital is Toulouse.

Cities

New Aquitaine

  • 1 Agen
  • 2 Angouleme (Charente) – Famous for its international comic book festival.
  • 3 Arcachon
  • 4 Bayonne  – Logo of a star article
  • 5 Biarritz
  • 6 Bordeaux Logo indicating a link to the websiteLogo indicating a wikipedia linkLogo indicating a link to the wikidata element
  • 7 Limoges
  • 8 Mont-de-Marsan
  • 9 Pau
  • 10 Perigueux
  • 11 Royan  – Logo of a star article
  • 12 Sarlat-la-Canéda Logo indicating a wikipedia linkLogo indicating a link to the wikidata element

Occitania

  • 13 Albi  – Its episcopal city is listed as a World Heritage Site by Unesco. It includes the Sainte-Cécile cathedral, the Berbie palace which houses the Toulouse-Lautrec museum, as well as part of the old center. Beautiful view of the Tarn from the formal gardens of the Palais de la Berbie.
  • 14 Carcassonne Logo indicating a wikipedia link
  • 15 Foix  – At the heart of Pyrenees, stronghold of Catharism, at the gates ofAndorra and of Carcassonne. The castle of the Counts of Foix dominating the city and watching over the collections of the Departmental Museum of Ariège.
  • 16 Lourdes  – Pilgrimage site.
  • 17 Montauban
  • 18 Montpellier Logo indicating a link to the websiteLogo indicating a wikipedia linkLogo indicating a link to the wikidata element
  • 19 Perpignan Logo indicating a link to the websiteLogo indicating a wikipedia linkLogo indicating a link to the wikidata element – Pleasant city center rich in historical monuments
  • 20 Toulouse Logo indicating a link to the websiteLogo indicating a wikipedia linkLogo indicating a link to the wikidata element – Nicknamed the “pink city”, a student city in the city center of small lively streets. Its opera house, the Saint-Sernin basilica, the Saint-Étienne cathedral, the Renaissance mansions, the church and the cloister of the Jacobins.

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New Aquitaine

  • 1 Poitevin Marsh (Green Venice) Logo indicating a wikipedia linkLogo indicating a link to the wikidata element (departments of Vendée and Two Sevres) – Large labeled site in France

Occitania

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