29 November 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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Montauban (
Occitan : Montalban) is a
commune in the southern French
department of
Tarn-et-Garonne . It is the capital of the department and lies 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of
Toulouse . Montauban is the most populated town in Tarn-et-Garonne, and the sixth most populated of Occitanie behind Toulouse, Montpellier, Nîmes, Perpignan and Béziers. In 2019, there were 61,372 inhabitants, called
Montalbanais . The town has been classified in the
French Towns and Lands of Art and History network since 2015.
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29 September 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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Béziers (
Occitan : Besièrs) is a city in
southern France . It is a
subprefecture of the
Hérault department in the
Occitanie region . Every August Béziers hosts the famous
Feria de Béziers , which is centred on bullfighting. A million visitors are attracted to the five-day event.
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8 September 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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Perpignan (
Catalan : Perpinyà;
Occitan : Perpinhan) is the
prefecture of the
Pyrénées-Orientales department in
Southern France , in the heart of the plain of
Roussillon , at the foot of the
Pyrenees a few kilometres from the
Mediterranean Sea and the
scrublands of the
Corbières massif . It is the centre of the
Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole metropolitan area.
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25 July 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , Environment , UNESCO World Heritage
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The Ardèche (
Occitan : Ardecha) is a 125-kilometre (78 mi) long
river in south-central
France , a right-bank
tributary of the River
Rhône . Its source is in the
Massif Central , near the village of
Astet . It flows into the Rhône near
Pont-Saint-Esprit , north-west of
Orange . The river gives its name to the French
department of
Ardèche .
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19 March 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , UNESCO World Heritage
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Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert (
Occitan : Sant Guilhèm dau Desèrt) is a
commune in the
Hérault department in the
Occitania region in
Southern France . Situated where the Gellone river’s narrow valley meets the steep-sided gorge of the river
Hérault , Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert is essentially a medieval village located on the Chemin de Saint-Jacques (
Way of St James ) pilgrim route to
Santiago de Compostella .
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14 November 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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Le Grau-du-Roi (
Occitan : Lo Grau dau Rei) is a
commune in the
Gard department in southern
France . It is the only commune in Gard to have a frontage on the
Mediterranean . To the west is the
Herault department and
La Grande-Motte village, and to the east is the
Bouches-du-Rhone department.
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3 November 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , Bon appétit
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Cassoulet is a rich, slow-cooked stew originating in
southern France . The food writer
Elizabeth David described it as “that sumptuous amalgamation of
haricot beans , sausage, pork,
mutton and preserved goose, aromatically spiced with garlic and herbs”. It originated in the town of
Castelnaudary in the
Aude department in the
Occitanie region . Variants of the dish are local to other towns and cities in the Aude.
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26 September 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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Banyuls-sur-Mer (
Catalan : Banyuls de la Marenda) is a
commune in the
Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern
France . It was first
settled by Greeks starting in 400 BCE. Banyuls-sur-Mer is located in the
canton of La Côte Vermeille and in the
arrondissement of Céret .
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22 September 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , Bon appétit
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Roquefort-sur-Soulzon (
Occitan : Ròcafòrt) is a
commune in the
Aveyron department , in the
region of
Occitania , southern France.
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