Southern France
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Southern France
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Southern France, also known as the south of France or colloquially in French as Script error: No such module "Lang".,[1][2] is a geographical area consisting of the regions of France that border the Atlantic Ocean south of the Marais Poitevin,[3] Spain, the Mediterranean Sea and Italy. It includes southern Nouvelle-Aquitaine in the west, Occitania in the centre, the southern parts of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in the northeast, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in the southeast, as well as the island of Corsica in the southeast. Southern France is generally considered part of southern Europe because of its association with the Mediterranean Sea.
The colloquial French name for the region, le Midi, is derived from an Old French compound composed of mi ("middle") and di ("day"), meaning literally "midday".[4] Thus, the term is comparable in both origin and meaning to Script error: No such module "Lang"., which indicates southern Italy, and Romanian Script error: No such module "Lang". which is a synonym for south.
Geography
The area corresponds in large part to Occitania in southern Europe, the historical and cultural region in which Occitan (Template:Langx), as distinct from the Script error: No such module "Lang". of northern France, was the predominant language. Despite being part of Occitania, the regions of Auvergne and Limousin are not normally considered part of southern France. The largest cities of southern France are Marseille, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Nice and Montpellier. The Pyrenees and French Alps are also located in the area, in respectively its southwestern and eastern parts. Corsica, which is south of Continental France and just north of Sardinia, Italy, may also be included.
Tourism
Notable touristic landmarks include the Roman-era Pont du Gard and the Arena of Nîmes; the Verdon Gorge, in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence; the Canal du Midi, linking Toulouse by to the Mediterranean Sea; and the natural regions of Larzac, Luberon and Camargue. The French Riviera is in southern France's southeastern quadrant. Several towns in southern France are renowned for their architecture and surroundings, such as Roussillon, Ménerbes, Cordes-sur-Ciel, Gordes, Rocamadour, Rennes-le-Château, Les Baux-de-Provence, Lourmarin, Gassin, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, Seillans, Crillon-le-Brave and Saint-Rémy-de-Provence.
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Nice has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2021.
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Coastal road near Sainte-Maxime
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Lavender fields, a well-known feature of southern France, are mainly in Provence.
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Pont du Gard, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
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View of Vaucluse vineyards producing Provence wine
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Traditional landscape of the historical province of Béarn, in Pyrénées-Atlantiques
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Village of Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, near Avignon
Cuisine
Southern France has a cuisine that is different from those of northern France and other Mediterranean countries. The major difference from the rest of France is in the use of olive oil, instead of butter. Local agriculture supplies the olives for consumption as well as cooking, the ducks and geese to make foie gras, haricot beans that are used in cassoulet, the sheep whose milk produces Roquefort cheese, tomatoes and melons. To accompany the richer food, the area also supplies much stronger wines, from Bordeaux, Cahors, Madiran, and Languedoc, all of which are washed down with brandy from Armagnac.[5]
Films
The following films are set in southern France:
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See also
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References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lyons, Declan (18 February 2009). Cycling guide to the Canal du Midi, Languedoc, France, Europe. Midpoint Trade Books. ISBN 978-1-85284-559-9.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Passy, Paul (1904). International French–English and English–French dictionary. Hinds, Noble & Eldredge.
- ^ Louis Papy, Le midi atlantique, Atlas et géographie de la France moderne, Flammarion, Paris, 1984.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."MIDI : Définition de MIDI". Centre National de Ressources Textuelles et Lexicales (in français). Retrieved 2025-03-19.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Taylor, Colin Duncan (2021). Menu from the Midi: A Gastronomic Journey through the South of France. Matador. ISBN 978-1800464964.
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