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The Languedoc-Roussillon region is dominated by 740,300 acres (2,996 km 2) of vineyards, three times the combined area of the vineyards in Bordeaux and the region has been an important winemaking centre for several centuries. Grapevines are said to have existed in the South of France since the Pliocene period - before the existence of Homo sapiens.
In time they had increased their power well beyond military matters, and had become the real administrators and executive power of the province, a trend seen in the other gouvernements of France, but particularly acute in Languedoc, where the duke of Montmorency, governor of Languedoc, even openly rebelled against the king, then was defeated ...
France portal This page was last edited on 1 October 2024, at 00:14 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ... List of châteaux in Languedoc-Roussillon.
The Estates of Languedoc was the provincial assembly for the province of Languedoc during the ancien regime, during which time it was a pays d'états. History
Rennes-le-Château (French pronunciation: [ʁɛn lə ʃato] ⓘ; Occitan: Rènnas del Castèl) is a commune approximately 5 km (3 miles) south of Couiza, in the Aude department in the Occitanie region in Southern France.
The Reformed Church had made great gains in the south of France, and as a result Languedoc, like many provinces in the south was the scene of especially vicious fighting during the Wars of Religion. Le Roy Ladurie wrote that the appeal of witchcraft with its glorification of the sensuous pleasures of the human body held out the promise of a ...
Articles related to Languedoc, a former province of France. Its territory is now contained in the modern-day region of Occitanie in Southern France. Its capital city was Toulouse. It had an area of approximately 42,700 square kilometers (16,490 square miles).
Béziers (French: ⓘ; [3] [4] Occitan: Besièrs) is a city in southern France.It is a subprefecture of the Hérault department in the Occitanie region.Every August Béziers hosts the famous Feria de Béziers, which is centred on bullfighting.