Midi-Pyrenees

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Midi-Pyrenees (French, Midi-Pyrénées) is a large inland region of south-west France. The region includes the area known as the Dordogne.

Quick Facts
Capital:	Toulouse</tr>
Area:	45,348 km²</tr>
Population:	2,551,687(1999)
Location
Départements
Ariège (09) Aveyron (12) Gers (32) Haute-Garonne (31) Hautes-Pyrénées (65) Lot (46) Tarn (81) Tarn-et-Garonne (82)

Understand

Cities

• Toulouse - the capital of the region

• Figeac
• Montauban
• Tarbes

Other destinations

• Lourdes - centre for the mystical veneration of Mary, mother of Christ, probably the most-visited destination within the region with over 6 million visitors a year

Get in

By plane

The main international airport for the region is at Toulouse.

By train

For the fastest access by train, take the TGV from Paris to Toulouse

By car

678 km to Toulouse from Paris, via the A20 and the A62 motorways

External links

• Tourism Midi-Pyrenees - official tourism website for the region

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