Hôtels de Région Occitanie, Administrative headquarters in Toulouse, France

The Hôtel de Région Occitanie is a six-story administrative building in Toulouse arranged around a central atrium. The geometric design allows natural light to penetrate deep into the structure and illuminate the interior work areas.

Designed by Toulouse architect Jean-Pierre Estrampes, the building was one of the first regional headquarters built under the decentralisation law of 2 March 1982. Its first stone was laid by Alex Raymond, then president of the Midi-Pyrénées regional council, on 30 May 1983. A bomb attack on 24 September 1984 delayed the planned October 1984 handover, and it was inaugurated on 4 October 1985 in the presence of Gaston Defferre. Since 2016 it has housed the Occitanie regional council, whose assemblies meet in Montpellier.

The gold letters "HÔTEL DE RÉGION" above "Occitanie" on the brick facade mark the building's role since 2016, when Midi-Pyrénées and Languedoc-Roussillon merged. Toulouse became the regional prefecture, but the regional council's plenary assembly and permanent commission meet in Montpellier, while administrative services are split between the two cities.

The building stands at 22 boulevard du Maréchal-Juin in Toulouse, where the gold letters "HÔTEL DE RÉGION" and "Occitanie" mark the entrance under the wide overhang. The regional council's plenary assembly and permanent commission meet in Montpellier, not here, so check which city hosts a session before travelling. Administrative services are split between the two cities.

The building was designed by Toulouse architect Jean-Pierre Estrampes and built with local materials. Its first stone was laid on 30 May 1983 by Alex Raymond, then president of the Midi-Pyrénées regional council, and it was inaugurated on 4 October 1985 in the presence of Gaston Defferre, Minister of Planning and Regional Development.