Hérault
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Hérault is a department of the region of Occitania, Southern France. Named after the Hérault River, its prefecture is Montpellier. It had a population of 1,175,623 in 2019.
Image: Crique de l'Anau, Sète, Hérault 01
Image: Rich buildingstyles at Montpellier centre panoramio
Image: Béziers Vue du Pont vieux et de la cathédrale depuis l'Orb
Image: Presqu'île du Rouens, Clermont l'Hérault 02
Languedoc
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The Province of Languedoc is a former province of France.
Most of its territory is now contained in the modern-day region of Occitanie in Southern France. Its capital city was Toulouse. It had an area of approximately 42,700 square kilometers.
Toulouse (1650), capital of Languedoc.
Saint-Sernin Basilica in Toulouse, displaying the typical pink brick architecture of Upper Languedoc.
Typical view of the mountainous Cévennes area in the thinly-populated interior of Languedoc: plateaus (the Causses) with deep river canyons
The first completed Airbus A380 at the "A380 Reveal" event on 18 January 2005 in Toulouse, home base of the European aerospace industry.