LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON
Population
Population
Popular destinations FRANCE
| Alsace | Ardeche | Auvergne |
| Brittany | Burgundy | Cevennes |
| Corsica | Cote d'azur | Dordogne |
| Jura | Languedoc-roussillon | Loire valley |
| Lot | Normandy | Picardy |
| Provence |
Population
Languedoc-Roussillon has about 2.7 million inhabitants (2017) and has had the strongest population growth in France for several decades. This is mainly due to a number of large waves of immigration from Italy, Spain and North Africa, but many older people from northern parts of France and North-Western Europe also come to enjoy the attractive living conditions in Languedoc-Roussillon. This does mean that the average age of the inhabitants is quite high; 25% of the inhabitants are over sixty.
The population density of Languedoc-Roussillon is about 100 inhabitants per km2. The Lozère is the least densely populated department of France: with approx. 75,000 inhabitants it has an average of only 14 inhabitants per km2.
Approximately three quarters of the population live in an urban or semi-urban zone. African immigrants make up 10% of the population of the coastal areas.
Largest cities in 2017:
Montpellier: 255,000 inhabitants
Nîmes: 150,000 inhabitants
Perpignan: 120,000 inhabitants
Béziers: 75,000 inhabitants
Narbonne: 50,000 inhabitants
Carcassonne: 50,000 inhabitants
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