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Government of Languedoc Gouvernment de Languedoc | |||||||||||||||||||||
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1229–1791 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() Location of Languedoc in France (1789 borders) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Capital | Toulouse | ||||||||||||||||||||
Demonym | Lengadòc | ||||||||||||||||||||
Government | |||||||||||||||||||||
• Type | Province | ||||||||||||||||||||
King of France | |||||||||||||||||||||
• 1682–1715 | Louis XIV | ||||||||||||||||||||
• 1774–1791 | Louis XVI | ||||||||||||||||||||
Governor of Languedoc | |||||||||||||||||||||
• 1682–1736 | Louis Auguste de Bourbon | ||||||||||||||||||||
• 1775–1788 | Louis Antoine de Gontaut-Biron | ||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||
• Established | Government formed 1229 | ||||||||||||||||||||
• Province dissolved | 1791 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Today part of | France |
The Province of Languedoc (/ˌlɒ̃ɡ(ə)ˈdɒk/, French: [lɑ̃ɡ(ə)dɔk], locally [lãᵑɡəˈdɔk]; Occitan: Lengadòc [ˌleŋɡɔˈðɔ(k)]) 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 (16,500 square miles).