This map was made in 1847, before French had truly become the language of the whole of France. The oïl languages are outlined in pink, the oc languages in blue.

Despite centuries of efforts to make standardised French the language of all of France, Occitan, ... into the medieval town of Sarlat-la-Canéda in the Dordogne region of south-west France.

FREN 4110 Prof. Charlie Samuelson Fall 2024 Wednesdays: 3:35pm - 6:05pm. Medievalists often claim that the twelfth century “invented love.” At this moment, which also witnessed the birth of vernacular ...

A medieval weekend. Alpes-Maritimes, 5th of June. Each year St. Martin Vésubie, a village about 10kms further up the Vésubie valley from us stages une fête médiévale, a Medieval Fair.This is ...

Join us for the 2025 Loew Lecture with Lynn Ramey, Professor of French at Vanderbilt and Jake Abell, Assistant Professor of French at Baylor. The title of their lecture is Brendan's Voyage: New ...

Despite centuries of efforts to make standardised French the language of all of France, Occitan, which is intrinsically tied to the local culture, could not be suppressed.