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Map of Occitania in Occitan language, with the main cities. Occitania (/ ˌ ɒ k s ɪ ˈ t eɪ n i ə /; Occitan: Occitània [utsiˈtanjɔ, uksiˈtanjɔ], locally [u(k)siˈtanjɔ], [ukʃiˈtanja] or [u(k)siˈtanja]; French: Occitanie ⓘ) is the historical region in Southern Europe where the Occitan language was historically spoken [1] and where it is sometimes used as a second language.
Occitania [3] (French: Occitanie ⓘ; Occitan: Occitània [utsiˈtanjɔ]; Catalan: Occitània [uksiˈtaniə]) is the southernmost administrative region of metropolitan France excluding Corsica, created on 1 January 2016 from the former regions of Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées.
This is a non-exhaustive list of people who were born in the Occitania historical territory, or notable people from other regions of France or Europe with Occitan roots, or notable people from other regions of France or Europe who have other significant links with the historical region.
The Occitans (Occitan: occitans) are a Romance-speaking ethnic group originating in the historical region of Occitania (southern France, northeastern Spain, and northwestern Italy and Monaco).
Occitanie. The Occitanie, known by many as Languedoc-Rousillon or simply the Languedoc, is a region in southwest France with plenty to recommend it.
The first part of the name of the province of Languedoc-Roussillon comes from the French langue d'oc ("language of oc "), and is also a historical region.In southern France, the word for yes was the Occitan language word oc.
Occitania (Occitan: Occitània) or Occitanie (from French) is a cultural region in southern France. Occitania or Occitanie may also refer to Occitania (administrative region), the present-day French region; Occitània, a magazine formerly published by the Felibrige
The Occitan Valleys [11] are the part of Occitania (the territory of the Occitan language) within the borders of Italy.It is a mountainous region in the southern Alps.Most of its valleys are oriented eastward and descend toward the plains of Piedmont.