It was named by the government without any thought to historical provinces inside the area. Midi means midday and in France, the sun is in the South during Midday,which is where the name comes from.ÊÊ
The Canal Du Midi is the second of two canals that connect the Atlantic west coast of France to the Mediterranean south coast of France and it is 241km long. It starts in Toulouse and ends at Sete on the Mediterranean coastline.
Midi-Pyrenees
Midi-Pyrenees is located in the southern France and is located next to the provinces Aqutaine and Languedoc-Rousillon. It is right under the provinces Limousin and Auvergne. The mountains Pyrenees and Massif Centeral are covering half of Midi-Pyrenees!
You say bonne après-midi.
France doesn't has the concept of province, it is not a federal country. Anyway, French territory is split in several types of subdivisions. The biggest type of subdivision is called "les régions", the largest "région" is Midi-Pyrénées in which is Toulouse city, this is a "région" in the south of France, it touches the Spain border. A smaller subdivision type exists under the "régions", it's called "les département", the largest "département" is la Gironde, in which is Bordeaux city in the south-west of France on the atlantic coast in the Aquitaine "région". Also, in France, some overseas "départements" and "régions" exist ; the largest overseas "département" is la Guyanne (French Guiana in english) which is also an "région", it is in south America, on the atlantic coast, it touches the north border of Brazil, French Guiana contains the Guiana Space Centre (the European space centre). French Guiana is almost twice larger than Midi-Pyrénées "région".
Midi is the name of the south of France. South is the meaning of this word. Pyrenées is the name of the chain of mountains. And Midi-Pyrenées is the name of the region.
"le midi" is an alternative name for the south of France. 'les olives du midi' means 'olives from Southern France'
le Midi
It's another name for the South of France
Southern France is called by the local people as le Midi
In France, noon is typically referred to as "midi."
The Canal Du Midi is the second of two canals that connect the Atlantic west coast of France to the Mediterranean south coast of France and it is 241km long. It starts in Toulouse and ends at Sete on the Mediterranean coastline.
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Midi-Pyrenees
Midi-Pyrenees is located in the southern France and is located next to the provinces Aqutaine and Languedoc-Rousillon. It is right under the provinces Limousin and Auvergne. The mountains Pyrenees and Massif Centeral are covering half of Midi-Pyrenees!
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In the Midi-Pyrénées region in southwestern France.