At the turn of the 21st century, Alicante Bouschet was the 12th most planted red wine grape in France with sizable plantings in the Languedoc, Provence and Cognac regions.

The grape is most widely found in south France, particularly in the Languedoc regions of Aude, Gard and Hérault where it is often made as Vin ordinaire and in some Vin de pays wines.

Clairette blanche is a white wine grape variety most widely grown in the wine regions of Provence, Rhône and Languedoc in France.

Only in white La Clape, a geographical designation that may be used in conjunction with the Appellation d ' Origine Contrôlée ( AOC ) Coteaux du Languedoc, is Bourboulec the dominant grape variety.

In the Languedoc jambon cru, sometimes known as jambon de montagne is produced.

Indeed the first use of these terms is in Languedoc, one of the least Germanized areas of Europe and bordering Muslim Spain.

Where the olive is carefully cultivated, as in Languedoc and Provence, the trees are regularly pruned.

A. tinctoria is also known as orchanet, Spanish bugloss or Languedoc bugloss.

The next largest concentration is found in the Languedoc where it was first planted around the town of Limoux and up to 30 % can be blended with Mauzac in the sparkling Blanquette de Limoux.

The literature produced by the " troubadour " age in the Languedoc area is unique and strongly distinct from that of Royal circles in the north.

" The herb is called sain-foin in France, in Italy herba medica, in Provence and the Languedoc luzerne.

Languedoc ( ; ; Occitan: Lengadòc ) is a former province of France, now continued in the modern-day régions of Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées in the south of France, and whose capital city was Toulouse, now in Midi-Pyrénées.

Some people also consider that the region around Albi was a traditional province, called Albigeois ( now of Tarn ), although it is most often considered as being part of Languedoc proper.

The generality of Toulouse is also referred to as Upper Languedoc ( Haut-Languedoc ), while the generality of Montpellier, down to the level of the sea, is referred to as Lower Languedoc ( Bas-Languedoc ).

Resulting from this intricate entanglement of administrations and jurisdictions so typical of France before the French Revolution, it is hard to say which city was the capital city of Languedoc.

However, most people consider that Toulouse is the real capital city of the province of Languedoc, due to its old status as center of the county of Toulouse, and due to the mighty power of its parlement.

On maps ( both ancient and modern ) showing the provinces of France in 1789 ( in fact the gouvernements as was explained above ), Toulouse is always marked as the capital city of Languedoc.

The remaining 13. 5 % is Roussillon ( Pyrénées-Orientales ), a province which was never part of Languedoc historically.

The population of the former province of Languedoc is currently the fastest-growing in France, and also among the fastest-growing in Europe, as an increasing flow of people from northern France and the north of Europe relocating to the sunbelt of Europe, in which Languedoc is located.

However, the interior of Languedoc is still losing inhabitants, which increases the difference of density that was mentioned.

Population of the coast of Languedoc as well as the region of Toulouse is rather young, educated, and affluent, whereas in the interior the population tends to be much older, with significantly lower incomes, and with a lower percentage of high school and especially college graduates.

Languedoc is a significant producer of wine, and a major contributor to the surplus known as the " wine lake ".

Rugby union is the " national " sport in Languedoc, unlike most other parts of France where football is more popular.

At the head of a generality was an intendant, but in the case of Languedoc there was only one intendant responsible for both generalities, and he was often referred to as the intendant of Languedoc, even though technically speaking he was in fact the intendant of the generality of Toulouse and intendant of the generality of Montpellier.

Toulouse and Montpellier both often claim to be the capital of Languedoc.

Gévaudan is often considered to be a sub-province inside the province of Languedoc, in which case Languedoc would account for 86. 6 % of Languedoc-Roussillon.

* There are those who stress the Aquitainian nature of Midi-Pyrénées, often referring to Midi-Pyrénées as being mostly made up of Gascony, minimizing the importance of Languedoc in the region.

Outside the Northern Rhône region, Marsanne is also found in Savoie and in the Languedoc where it is often blended with Viognier.

Velay, Gévaudan, and Vivarais are often considered to be sub-provinces of the old Languedoc province.

The high acidity of Chenin blanc lends itself well to sparkling wine production where it is an important component of Crémant de Loire, sparkling Vouvray, and in the Languedoc wine region of Limoux where it is blended with Mauzac and Chardonnay.

Winemakers in the Languedoc and Rhône wine regions will sometimes employ the technique on coarse and tannic grapes like Carignan, especially if they are to be blended with other varieties.

Clairette Blanche is frequently used in the blended white Vin de pays from Languedoc.

Catharism (; from, katharos, pure ) was a name given to a Christian religious movement with dualistic and gnostic elements that appeared in the Languedoc region of France and other parts of Europe in the 11th century and flourished in the 12th and 13th centuries.

As the Languedoc was supposedly teeming with Cathars and Cathar sympathisers, this made the region a target for northern French noblemen looking to acquire new fiefs.

Pisa's trade with the Languedoc and Provence ( Noli, Savona, Fréjus and Montpellier ) were an obstacle to the Genoese interests in cities like Hyères, Fos, Antibes and Marseille.

At the outbreak of the Hundred Years ' War in 1337 he allied with King Philip VI of France and even was governor of Languedoc from 30 November 1338 to November 1340.

There would later be a SNCASE SE. 161 Languedoc build, which was a much more successful plane, and over 100 of these were built, with 40 of them being placed into service through Air-France.

On James ' death, the lands of the Crown of Aragon were divided, with Aragon and Valencia, along with the Catalan counties, going to the eldest son, Peter, while the Balearic Islands ( constituted as the Kingdom of Majorca ), alongside the territories in the Languedoc ( Montpellier and Roussillon ), went to the second son, James.

His share was based in the centre of the Frankish Kingdom, with his capital at Soissons, and consisted of the Parisian basin, the Massif Central, the Languedoc, Provence, Burgundy, southern Austrasia, Alsace and Alemannia ; the regions were poorly integrated and surrounded by those bequeathed to Charlemagne, and, although Carloman's territories were easier to defend than those of Charlemagne, they were also poorer in income.

The provinces of Quercy and Rouergue, despite their old ties with Toulouse, were not incorporated into the gouvernement of Languedoc, instead being attached to the gouvernement of Guienne and its far-away capital Bordeaux.

It was also in charge of registering new royal edicts and laws, and could decide to block them if it found them to be in contravention with the liberties and laws of Languedoc.

Typical view of the mountainous Cévennes area in the thinly-populated interior of Languedoc: plateaus ( the Causses ) with deep river canyons

Property in the Languedoc is quite varied and ranges from beautiful newly built villas with swimming pools and tennis courts, to rambling old village houses set into the old ramparts of ancient fortified towns.

When Innocent III's diplomatic attempts to roll back Catharism met with little success and after the murder of the papal legate, Pierre de Castelnau, Innocent III declared a crusade against Languedoc, offering the lands of the Cathar " heretics " to any French nobleman willing to take up arms.

Deriving from earlier varieties of gnosticism, Cathar theology found its most surprising success in the Languedoc and the Cathars were known as Albigensians, either because of an association with the city of Albi, or because the 1176 Church Council which declared the Cathar doctrine heretical was held near Albi.

The flag of the region, which displayed the cross of Languedoc as well as the Flag of Roussillon ( the " Senyera "), was changed for a new flag with no reference to the old provinces, except in terms of the colors ( red and yellow ), which are the colors of both Languedoc and all the territories from the former Crown of Aragon.

Garrick was born at Hereford, into a family with French Huguenot roots that could be traced to the Languedoc region of Southern France.

Trey has several custom Languedoc hollowbody electric guitars, which make use of set maple necks with 24-fret ebony fret boards and dual Seymour Duncan SH-1 ' 59 humbucker pickups.

In 1662, Pierre-Paul Riquet, a rich tax-farmer in the Languedoc region, who knew the region intimately, believed he could solve the problem, but he first had to persuade Jean-Baptiste Colbert, the finance minister of Louis XIV, which he did through his friendship with the Archbishop of Toulouse.

The historical makeup of Midi-Pyrénées is even more complex, as the provinces listed here are further subdivided into pays ( literally " countries "), with each their peculiarities and particular identities, such as Armagnac, Astarac, or Lomagne inside the Gascogne part of Midi-Pyrénées, Lauragais or Volvestre inside the Languedoc part of Midi-Pyrénées, Bonezan inside County of Foix, Lavedan inside Bigorre, and so on.

* On the other hand, there are those who stress the past of Toulouse, referring to the former County of Toulouse which extended to the Mediterranean Coast, and who would like to merge Midi-Pyrénées with Languedoc-Roussillon in order to create a large Languedoc region.

Also, people in Roussillon, with their distinct Catalan culture, might object to being incorporated into a very large Languedoc region where their identity could become diluted.