Municipalities classified in mountain areas in Occitania

The classification of municipalities in mountain areas is based on the provisions of Council Regulation No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development, in particular Article 18 thereof for mountain areas, and Council Directive 76/401/EEC of 6 April 1976 (determination of criteria for classification in France as mountain areas). The mountain area is defined by Article 18 of Regulation 1257/99 as being characterised by handicaps linked to altitude, slope, and/or climate, which have the effect of significantly restricting the possibilities of land use and increasing the cost of all works in general. This list of mountain areas is used in particular for the calculation of the DGCL’s overall operating allocation for municipalities. Coverage: Occitanie. An update was carried out in January 2020 following changes to the territorial boundaries of municipalities (creation of new municipalities) that have taken place since 1 January 2016.