Midi-Pyrénées - Map

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Midi-Pyrénées

Map of Midi-Pyrénées

Population 2.5m | Area 45 300 km² | Regional capital Toulouse

Midi-Pyrénées is famous for

• La Ville Rose renowned for its universities and as one of France’s leading centres for high-tech industry, Toulouse is best known for its red brick buildings.

• Roquefort – the blue-veined cheese produced from untreated ewe’s milk - matures in natural caves cut into the mountainside.

• D'Artagnan – a statue of Dumas’ hero from the The Three Musketeers stands outside the cathedral in Auch.
  

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