What is Occitanie famous for?
Occitanie is renowned for its fantastic wine production – with endless vineyards across the region, there are wines to suit every palette. The French have a wonderful skill of producing wines that complement the local cuisine perfectly!
What is the geography of Occitanie?
Mountains forests, scrublands, plains and coastline all form part of the backdrop to Occitanie / Pyrénées-Méditerranée. The region is framed by two mountain ranges: the Massif Central to the North, and the Pyrenees running along the Spanish border to the South.
What does Occitane mean in French?
the woman from Occitania
L’OCCITANE means “the woman from Occitania”. Occitania is the name of the ancient geographic area in southern France, spanning from northeastern Spain to northwestern Italy.
What happened to the Occitan language?
Poitou-Charentes – Use of Occitan has declined here in the few parts it used to be spoken, replaced by French. Only Charente Limousine, the eastern part of the region, has resisted. The natural and historical languages of most of the region are the langues d’oïl Poitevin and Saintongeais.
How common is Occitan?
Currently about 200,000–800,000 people out of 16 million living in the area are either native or proficient speakers of Occitan, although the languages more usually spoken in the area are French, Catalan, Spanish and Italian….France.
| Political parties | Ideology |
|---|---|
| Freedom ! | Occitan nationalism |
What is the capital of Occitanie?
Toulouse
The capital is Toulouse. Basilica of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse, France. In June 2014 French Pres. François Hollande announced a plan to reduce the number of régions in metropolitan France from 21 to 13.
What food is Pays de la Loire known for?
The best-known specialties of the region are beurre blanc, rillettes du Mans, rillons, diableries, Loué poultry, muscatel sausages, rillauds d’Anjou, mogettes de Vendée, tourangelle soup. Desserts here are also delicious: macaroons, jams, dries apples and pears, shortbreads.