Region · France

Where to stay in Occitania

This guide covers 8 destinations in Occitania, a first-level administrative division of France, with 175 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Toulouse, Montpellier and Nîmes. Across its destinations, May and June are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Béziers Vias airport (BZR).

Destinations in this guide
8
Places to stay
175
Comfortable in the most places
May and June
Main airport
BZRBéziers Vias airport
Currency
EUReuro
Time zone
Europe/Paris

Destinations

Destinations in Occitania

Every destination in this guide in Occitania, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
Toulouse514,81952May to OctoberTLS · 7 km
Montpellier310,24041May and JuneMPL · 8 km
Nîmes151,83922April to JuneFNI · 10 km
Perpignan121,61620May to SeptemberPGF · 5 km
Béziers81,54512April to June and SeptemberBZR · 11 km
Narbonne57,58712April to June and SeptemberBZR · 32 km
Albi51,29012May to SeptemberDCM · 43 km
Montauban62,9454May and July to OctoberTLS · 43 km

Where to stay

Hotels in Occitania

175 hotels in Occitania recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.

HotelWhereTypeOpenedWebsite
Hôtel MarceillacMontaubanhotel1911
Mas de MalherbesNîmeshotelgrandmalherbes.com
Grand Hotel du MidiMontpellierhotel1890grandhoteldumidimontpellier.com
Moulin d'AlbiasMontaubanhotel
Residència Hostellerie du Lyon d'OrAlbihotel
'Logement Onze' Chambres&GîtesNarbonnehotel
Adonis Saint Pierre la Mer by OlydeaNarbonneapartment hotel
Albirondack Camping Lodge & SpaAlbihotel
AntichambreNîmeshotel
Appart-Hôtel Clément AderToulousehotel
Appart'City Confort Montpellier Gare Saint RochMontpellierhotel
Appart'City Confort Nîmes ArènesNîmeshotel
Asinerie KuleniPerpignanhotel
Au Jardin d'AmphoraNarbonnehotel
B&B Le Patio34Montpellierhotel
Best Western Hotel Canet-PlagePerpignanhotel
Best Western Hotel InnesToulousehotel
Best Western Plus Hotel WindsorPerpignanhotel
Best Western Plus Le Canard Sur le ToitToulousehotel
Best Western Toulouse Centre Les CapitoulsToulousehotel
Boutique Hotel EntraiguesNîmeshotel
Casa DinaNîmeshotel
Castel Bois MarieMontaubanhotel
Chambres d'Hôtes le PigniéAlbihotel
Château AutignacBéziershotel
Château d'OrtaffaPerpignanhotel
Chateau de TauziesAlbihotel
Château L'Hospitalet Wine Resort Beach & SpaNarbonnehotel
Château les CarrassesBéziershotel
Château St Pierre de SerjacBéziershotel

When to go

Best time to visit Occitania

From the climate of 8 destinations in Occitania with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: May and June.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January0 of 811 °C70 mm
February0 of 812 °C46 mm
March0 of 815 °C64 mm
April3 of 818 °C64 mm
May8 of 822 °C56 mm
June7 of 826 °C48 mm
July4 of 829 °C33 mm
August4 of 829 °C39 mm
September6 of 825 °C75 mm
October2 of 820 °C96 mm
November0 of 815 °C71 mm
December0 of 811 °C68 mm

Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).

Getting there

Airports serving Occitania

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Occitania name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.

medium airport · Béziers

BZR · Béziers Vias airport

Nearest for 2 destinationsNamed by 4 destinations11 km from the closest
large airport · Toulouse/Blagnac

TLS · Toulouse-Blagnac Airport

Nearest for 2 destinationsNamed by 3 destinations7.0 km from the closest
medium airport · Perpignan/Rivesaltes

PGF · Perpignan-Rivesaltes (Llabanère) Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 3 destinations5.2 km from the closest
large airport · Montpellier/Méditerranée

MPL · Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 3 destinations7.9 km from the closest
medium airport · Castres

DCM · Castres Mazamet Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 3 destinations43 km from the closest
medium airport · Nîmes/Garons

FNI · Nîmes-Arles-Camargue Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 2 destinations10 km from the closest
medium airport · Carcassonne

CCF · Carcassonne Salvaza Airport

Named by 3 destinations57 km from the closest
medium airport · Rodez/Marcillac

RDZ · Rodez–Aveyron Airport

Named by 2 destinations60 km from the closest
medium airport · Avignon

AVN · Avignon Caumont airport

Named by 1 destination44 km from the closest

Good to know

Public holidays in Occitania, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: OpenHolidays API (ODbL).

Nationwide in France

1 Jan · New Year's Day6 Apr · Easter Monday1 May · Labour Day8 May · Victory Day14 May · Ascension Day25 May · Pentecost Monday14 Jul · National Day15 Aug · Assumption Day1 Nov · All Saints Day11 Nov · Armistice Day25 Dec · Christmas Day

Nearby

Regions near Occitania

Other regions of France with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.

France travel guide · All regions of France

Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.