City sign outside Cahors, France, showing the name Cahors in the local dialect, Occitan rather than conventional French

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Occitan language (also called Provençal or Languedoc) is a Romance language spoken by about 1,500,000 people in southern France. All Occitan speakers use French as their official and cultural language, but Occitan dialects are used for everyday purposes and show no signs of extinction.

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Size: 4000px × 2660px
Location: Cahors, France
Photo credit: © Martin Anderson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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