Provence (Concert of Europe)

Provence (Provençal: Provençal) is a country of, located in its southeastern corner: it is bordered by to its east,  to its north,  to its west, and the  to is south. Provence was once a medieval county, before being annexed once and for all by the French kings in the 16th century.

A pleasant land of wide valleys, rolling hills and sparse forests, Provence has been one of the most culturally active and prosperous regions of France since the Middle Ages. The Provençal language is a dialect of Occitan (thus making Provence a part of the Occitan cultural area), widely spoken except in large urban centres: the largest of them,, is the second largest city in France by population. The economy of Provence depends largely on industry and commerce in the large coastal cities, and on agriculture elsewhere.