History of Toulouse
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The history of Toulouse, in Occitania, southern France, traces back to ancient times. After Roman rule, the city was ruled by the Visigoths and
Merovingian and Carolingian Franks. Capital of the County of Toulouse during the Middle Ages, today it is the capital of the Midi-Pyrénées region.
Battle between Clovis and the Visigoths
Charles Martel's campaigns in Aquitaine, Septimania and Provence (735-742)
Toulouse in the early Middle Ages
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.