Southern France

Southern France is the region comprising roughly the lower third of France, stretching from the Atlantic coast to the Mediterranean and the Alps.

The area encompasses distinct subregions—Provence, the Côte d'Azur, Languedoc, the Pyrenees—each with its own character.

Southern France evokes Mediterranean climate, Roman ruins, lavender fields, and a slower pace of life: They retired to southern France.

The region historically spoke Occitan rather than the French of Paris.