also referred to as Provençal, is a Romance language spoken in Southern France, Monaco, Italy's Occitan Valleys, as well as Spain's Val d'Aran in Catalonia;...

Occitan (Modern Occitan: occitan ancian, Catalan: occità antic), also called Old Provençal, was the earliest form of the Occitano-Romance languages,...

They have been also called Gascons, Provençals, and Auvergnats. The Occitan language is still used to varying levels by between 100,000 and 800,000 speakers...

Occitania administrative region of France. Occitan language, spoken in parts of France, Italy, Monaco and Spain. Occitans, people of France, Italy, Monaco and...

Valâdes Occitanes) are the part of Occitania (the territory of the Occitan language) within the borders of Italy. It is a mountainous region in the southern...

and cultural although currently the Occitan language is a minority status within the language area. The Occitan political movement for self-government...

in Southern Europe where the Occitan language was historically spoken and where it is sometimes used as a second language. This cultural area roughly encompasses...

various other Gallo-Romance languages (Langues d'oïl 1.25%, Occitan 1.33%). Some of these languages are also spoken in neighbouring countries, such as Belgium...

first literature in a Romance language and inspired the rise of vernacular literature throughout medieval Europe. Occitan literature's Golden Age was in...

Provençal used to refer to the entire Occitan language, but more recently it has referred only to the variety of Occitan spoken in Provence. However, it can...