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the South West of France is a region of France.
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The region corresponds to the following administrative regions:
![](https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,6,45.01,1.49,350x350.png?lang=fr&domain=fr.wikivoyage.org&title=Sud-Ouest de la France&groups=region) 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. |
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Cities
New Aquitaine
- 44.2040.6211 Agen
(last update June 2018) - 45.6490.1612 Angouleme
(Charente) – Famous for its international comic book festival. (last update Feb. 2018) - 44.653-1.173 Arcachon
(last update Feb. 2018) - 43.4936-1.4754 Bayonne
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(last update Feb. 2018) - 43.482-1.5565 Biarritz
(last update Feb. 2018) - 44.838-0.586 Bordeaux
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(last update Feb. 2018) - 45.851.257 Limoges
(last update Feb. 2018) - 43.89-0.58 Mont-de-Marsan
(last update June 2018) - 43.302-0.3699 Pau
(last update Feb. 2018) - 45.1840.71610 Perigueux
(last update Feb. 2018) - 45.62-1.0311 Royan
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(last update Feb. 2018) - 44.89011.218112 Sarlat-la-Canéda
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(last update Feb. 2018)
Occitania
- 43.9332.14113 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. (last update Feb. 2018) - 43.2132.35114 Carcassonne
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(last update June 2018) - 42.9661.60815 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. (last update Feb. 2018) - 43.095-0.04916 Lourdes
– Pilgrimage site. (last update Feb. 2018) - 44.0181.35517 Montauban
(last update June 2018) - 43.6109193.87723118 Montpellier
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(last update Feb. 2018) - 42.69752.89472219 Perpignan
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– Pleasant city center rich in historical monuments (last update Feb. 2018) - 43.6031.43920 Toulouse
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– 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. (last update Feb. 2018)
Other destinations
New Aquitaine
- 46.311-0.5981 Poitevin Marsh (Green Venice)
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(last update March 2018)
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