Midi-Pyrénées

Midi-Pyrénées was an administrative region in southwestern France, centered on Toulouse. In 2016 it merged with Languedoc-Roussillon to form Occitanie.

Occitanie: A region in southern France formed in 2016 by merging Midi-Pyrénées and Languedoc-Roussillon. It is the administrative region that replaced Midi-Pyrénées.
French regions: Administrative divisions of France that coordinate public services and regional development. Midi-Pyrénées was one of France’s regions before the 2016 reform.
Airbus: A European aerospace company headquartered in Toulouse and one of the world’s largest aircraft manufacturers. Its Toulouse presence made aerospace a defining industry of Midi-Pyrénées.
Nouvelle-Aquitaine: A region in southwestern France formed in 2016 by merging Aquitaine, Limousin, and Poitou-Charentes. It borders the former Midi-Pyrénées area to the west and northwest.
Toulouse: A city in southwestern France and the capital of the Haute-Garonne department. It was Midi-Pyrénées’ regional capital and largest city.
French regional reform of 2014: A law that reduced the number of metropolitan French regions from 22 to 13, effective in 2016. It set the merger that ended Midi-Pyrénées as a separate region.
Aerospace industry in Toulouse: Aerospace manufacturing, research, and services concentrated in and around Toulouse, France. It exemplifies the high-technology employment clustered in the former region.
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: A region in southeastern France extending from the Mediterranean coast to the Alps. Its Mediterranean and Alpine profile contrasts with Midi-Pyrénées’ inland, Pyrenean setting.
Haute-Garonne: A department in southwestern France, with Toulouse as its prefecture. It contained Toulouse and formed part of the former region.
French departments: Subnational administrative divisions of France, situated between regions and communes. Midi-Pyrénées was composed of eight departments.

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