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Limousin is a former province of France around the city of Limoges
Limoges

Limoges is a city and Communes of France in France, the Prefectures in France of the Haute-Vienne Departments of France, and the administrative capital of the Limousin Regions of France....
 in central France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. The province of Limousin lies in the foothills of the Massif Central
Massif Central

The Massif Central is an elevated region in south-central France, consisting of mountains and plateaus.Subject to volcano that has subsided in the last 10,000 years, these central mountains are separated from the Alps by a deep north-south cleft created by the Rh?ne River and known in French language as the sillon rhodanien ....
, with cold weather in the winter. Its name is derived from the name of a Celt
Celt

Celts , is a modern term used to describe any of the European peoples who spoke, or speak, a Celtic languages. The term is also used in a wider sense to describe the Modern Celts of those peoples, notably those who participate in a Celtic culture....
ic tribe, the Lemovices
Lemovices

The Lemovices were a Gaulish tribe of Central Europe who established themselves in Limousin and Poitou between 700 and 400 BC. Their capital was Durotincum and in the era of Roman occupation, it was Augustoritum ....
.

The limousine
Limousine

A limousine is a luxury car sedan or saloon car, especially one with a lengthened wheelbase or driven by a chauffeur. The chassis of a limousine may have been extended by the manufacturer or by an independent coach builder....
 car is named after the region because the inhabitants wore a hood with a profile perceived to be similar to that of the car.

Limousin language
Limousin language

The Limousin or Lemosin is a Occitan language language spoken or understood by about 401,000 people in the part of southern France known as Limousin ....
 is a dialect of Occitan language.

Perhaps due to its rural character, Limousin has maintained a strong tradition of traditional music
Music of Limousin

The most well-known musician from the Occitan region of Limousin is probably the piper Eric Montbel, a former member of such legendary bands as Lo Jai, Le Grand Rouge, and Ulysse; he plays the chabreta, or Limousin bagpipe....
, with ancient instruments such as the bagpipe (called chabrette) and hurdy-gurdy remaining popular.

l the 1970s, Occitan was the predominant home language spoken in rural parts of the region.

There are several different dialects of Occitan in Limousin:

The Limousin dialect is spoken in Dordogne
Dordogne

Dordogne is a departments of France in central France named after the Dordogne River....
 (in the région of Aquitaine
Aquitaine

Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 26 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain....
) as well as in Limousin.






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Limousin is a former province of France around the city of Limoges
Limoges

Limoges is a city and Communes of France in France, the Prefectures in France of the Haute-Vienne Departments of France, and the administrative capital of the Limousin Regions of France....
 in central France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. The province of Limousin lies in the foothills of the Massif Central
Massif Central

The Massif Central is an elevated region in south-central France, consisting of mountains and plateaus.Subject to volcano that has subsided in the last 10,000 years, these central mountains are separated from the Alps by a deep north-south cleft created by the Rh?ne River and known in French language as the sillon rhodanien ....
, with cold weather in the winter. Its name is derived from the name of a Celt
Celt

Celts , is a modern term used to describe any of the European peoples who spoke, or speak, a Celtic languages. The term is also used in a wider sense to describe the Modern Celts of those peoples, notably those who participate in a Celtic culture....
ic tribe, the Lemovices
Lemovices

The Lemovices were a Gaulish tribe of Central Europe who established themselves in Limousin and Poitou between 700 and 400 BC. Their capital was Durotincum and in the era of Roman occupation, it was Augustoritum ....
.

The limousine
Limousine

A limousine is a luxury car sedan or saloon car, especially one with a lengthened wheelbase or driven by a chauffeur. The chassis of a limousine may have been extended by the manufacturer or by an independent coach builder....
 car is named after the region because the inhabitants wore a hood with a profile perceived to be similar to that of the car.

Culture

The Limousin language
Limousin language

The Limousin or Lemosin is a Occitan language language spoken or understood by about 401,000 people in the part of southern France known as Limousin ....
 is a dialect of Occitan language.

Perhaps due to its rural character, Limousin has maintained a strong tradition of traditional music
Music of Limousin

The most well-known musician from the Occitan region of Limousin is probably the piper Eric Montbel, a former member of such legendary bands as Lo Jai, Le Grand Rouge, and Ulysse; he plays the chabreta, or Limousin bagpipe....
, with ancient instruments such as the bagpipe (called chabrette) and hurdy-gurdy remaining popular.

Language

Until the 1970s, Occitan was the predominant home language spoken in rural parts of the region.

There are several different dialects of Occitan in Limousin:
  • Lemosi/Limousin
  • Languedocien
    Languedocien

    Languedocien or Lengadocian is an Occitan language dialect spoken by some people in the part of southern France known as Languedoc, Rouergue, Quercy, Agenais and Southern P?rigord....
     (Quercynois)
  • Auvergnat
  • Marchois


The Limousin dialect is spoken in Dordogne
Dordogne

Dordogne is a departments of France in central France named after the Dordogne River....
 (in the région of Aquitaine
Aquitaine

Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 26 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain....
) as well as in Limousin. It has been associated with a culture: that of the troubadours, chevaliers of refined love. Many medieval writers came from what are now the departments of Corrèze and Dordogne. This culture declined after the Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts
Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts

The Ordinance of Villers-Cotter?ts is an extensive piece of reform legislation signed into law by Francis I of France of France on August 10, 1539 in the city of Villers-Cotter?ts....
 (1539) which made French the sole official language in the territory of the king of France, whether its people spoke a dialect of French (langues d'oïl
Langues d'oïl

Langues d'o?l is the linguistic and historical designation of the Gallo-Romance languages originating from the northern territories of Roman Gaul, which today make up northern France, part of Belgium, and the Channel Islands....
) or Occitan (Lenga d'oc).

See also

  • Wine barrels
  • Aimar V of Limoges
    Aimar V of Limoges

    Aimar V Boso was the Viscount of Limoges, a petty nobleman in the Loire valley in the Duchy of Aquitaine.Aimar was orphaned at a young age and raised by his relatives among the southern French aristocracy....
  • Limousin cattle