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Region, encompassing the southern French departments of Lozère, Gard, Hérault, Aude, and Pyrénées-Orientales. The capital is Montpellier. The region is bounded by the départements of Ariège to the west, Haute-Garonne, Tarn, Aveyron, and Cantal to the northwest, Haute-Loire to the north, Ardèche to the northeast, and Vaucluse and Bouches-du-Rhône to the east. Gard, Hérault, Aude, and Pyrénées-Orientales face the Mediterranean to the southeast; Spain borders Pyrénées-Orientales to the south. The Massif Central extends into Lozère and marks the northwestern borders of Gard, Hérault, and Aude. The plain of Languedoc faces the Mediterranean and is separated from the plain of Roussillon to the southwest by the mountains of Corbières. The Pyrenees rise to the south. A Mediterranean climate prevails along the coast and a mountain climate in Lozère and the Pyrenees. The proportion of urban population approaches the national average. Viticulture is concentrated in the plains of Aude, Hérault, and Gard, which produce about one-half of France's grapes. Animal husbandry predominates in the Causses region. The Compagnie Nationale d'Aménagement de la Région du Bas-Rhône et du Languedoc ("National Company for the Development of the Region of the Lower Rhône and Languedoc") has brought approximately 500,000 acres (200,000 hectares) under irrigation in an effort to diversify agricultural output. Manufacturing is underdeveloped outside the lower Rhône. Tourism is being developed along the Mediterranean.