Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées is a
Region of France created by the territorial reform of French Regions in 2014 by the merger of
Languedoc-Roussillon, and
Midi-Pyrénées. The region came into existence on 1 January 2016. Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées is a provisional name, created by hyphenating the merged regions in alphabetical order; its
regional council must approve a new name for the region by 1 July 2016, which then must be approved by France's
Conseil d'État by 1 October 2016.