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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). They have been also called Gascons, Provençals, and Auvergnats.
Occitania is the historical region in Southern Europe where the Occitan language was historically spoken and where it is some times used as a second language. This cultural area roughly encompasses much of the southern third of France as well as part of Spain, Monaco, and parts of Italy.
Occitanie, region of southern France created in 2016 by the union of Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrenees. It is bounded by the regions of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, and Provence–Alpes–Cote d’Azur and by Spain, Andorra, and the Mediterranean Sea. The capital is Toulouse.
Occitanie (Occitan: Occitània, Catalan: Occitània) is an administrative region of France. It was created on 1 January 2016 from the former French regions Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées. The name in French, Occitanie, was approved as the new name of the region on 28 September 2016.
Old Occitan (Modern Occitan: occitan ancian, Catalan: occità antic), also called Old Provençal, was the earliest form of the Occitano-Romance languages, as attested in writings dating from the eighth through the fourteenth centuries. Old Occitan generally includes Early and Old Occitan.
The region of Occitania as it is today covers a territory similar to that ruled by the Counts of Toulouse in the 12th and 13th centuries. The banner of arms of the Counts of Toulouse, known colloquially as the Occitan cross, is used by the modern region and is also a popular cultural symbol. In 2020, Occitania had a population of 5,973,969.
Occitanie or Occitania (Occitan: Occitània) is a warm and sunny region of southern France.
