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Encyclopedia > South of France

Southern France, colloquially known as "Le Midi" is a loosely defined geographical area consisting of the regions that border Spain, the Mediterranean Sea and Italy. They include: Satellite image The Mediterranean Sea is a part of the Atlantic Ocean almost completely enclosed by land, on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. ...

  • Aquitaine
  • Midi-Pyrénées
  • Languedoc-Roussillon
  • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
  • Corsica
  • Rhône-Alpes
  • And Canal du Midi, a world heritage site, runs through it.

Linguistically these regions could be defined by the opposition of the "langue d'oïl" (northern France), versus "langue d'oc" (called Occitan), which was spoken in the southern regions. The problem is that it is now a historical concept since Occitan is not spoken or used as a first language anymore. Capital Bordeaux Land area¹ 41,309 km² Regional President Alain Rousset (PS) (since 1998) Population  - Jan. ... Capital Toulouse Land area¹ 45,348 km² Regional President Martin Malvy (PS) (since 1998) Population  - Jan. ... Capital Montpellier Land area¹ 27,376 km² Regional President Georges Frêche (PS) (since 2004) Population  - Jan. ... Location Administration Capital Marseille Regional President Michel Vauzelle (PS) (since 1998) Départements Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Alpes-Maritimes Bouches-du-Rhône Hautes-Alpes Var Vaucluse Arrondissements 18 Cantons 237 Communes 963 Statistics Land area1 31,400 km² Population (Ranked 3rd)  - January 1, 2005 est. ... Capital Ajaccio Land area¹ 8,680 km² President of the Executive Council Ange Santini (UMP) (since 2004) Population   - Jan. ... Location Administration Capital Lyon Regional President Jean-Jack Queyranne (PS) (since 2004) Départements Ain Ardèche Drôme Isère Loire Rhône Savoie Haute-Savoie Arrondissements 25 Cantons 335 Communes 2,879 Statistics Land area1 43,698 km² Population (Ranked 2nd)  - January 1, 2005 est. ... The Canal du Midi, near Toulouse The Canal du Midi is a canal of great historic importance and remarkable beauty in the south (le midi) of France. ... The langue doïl language family in linguistics comprises Romance languages originating in territories now occupied by northern France, part of Belgium and the Channel Islands. ... Occitan, or lenga dòc, or languedoc, is a Romance language (or group of languages), spoken mainly in the Languedoc or Occitania region in southern France. ...


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The draw left South Korea top of Group G with four points, two ahead of France, who are in jeopardy of crashing out of the World Cup at the group stages for the second successive time.
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