Midi-Pyrénées
former administrative region in France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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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 |
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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.