Occitania
cultural region in Southwestern Europe
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Summary
Occitania is a historical region[1]. Occitania ranks in the top 5% of historical region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,745 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: France[3], Spain[4], Italy[5], Monaco[6]
- Continent: Europe[7]
- Capital: Toulouse[8]
- Commons category: Occitania[9]
- Located in time zone: Central European Time[10], Central European Summer Time[11]
- Has part(s): Auvergne[12], Dauphiné[13], Gascony[14], Guyenne[15], Lemosin[16], Languedoc[17], Provence[18], Occitan Valleys[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Occitania[20]
- Commons gallery: Occitània[21]
- Population: 16,922,045[22]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Occitania[23]
- Category for people born here: Q32649012[24]
- Demonym: occità[25], occitana[26], occitanu[27], occitano[28], occitánicu[29], occitánica[30], occitánico[31], okcitano[32], قُسطاني[33], قُسطانيَّة[34], قُسطانيُّون[35], قُسطانيَّات[36]
- Native label: Occitània[37]
- Category of associated people: Category:People of Occitania[38]
- Different from: Occitania[39]
- Area: 198,113 km²[40]
- History of topic: history of Occitania[41]
- Language used: Occitan[42]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Occitania[43]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Occitania include Palmodes occitanicus[44], a taxon[45].
Why It Matters
Occitania has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Occitania is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for Occitania include Palmodes occitanicus[44], a taxon[45].