The dual region in France comprises the four départements of Aude, Gard, Hérault and Lozère (Languedoc), as well as Pyrénées-Orientales (Roussillon), which lie along 200 kilometres of the Mediterranean coast. It is also the common name for the two wine-growing regions of Languedoc and Roussillon.
On 1 January 2016, the region was merged with the neighbouring region of Midi-Pyrénées to form the political region of Occitanie (French: Occitanie - Pyrénées-Méditerranée). The area extends in the form of a semi-circular amphitheatre from Nimes in the east to the edge of the Pyrenees on the Spanish border. Several wine routes also run through the vast area, including Via Domitia (the first Roman road in Gaul), the Canal du Midi (connecting Toulouse with the Mediterranean at Sète) and the Way of St James, which runs through the dual region.
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