The intendants replaced the governors as administrators of Languedoc, but appointed and dismissed at will by the king, they were no threat to the central state in Versailles.
Intendant'id asendasid kubernere Languedoci halduritena, kuid nimetati ja vabastati ametist kuninga soovi kohaselt, neist ei olnud mingit ohtu keskvõimule Versailles's.