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Occitania (окс. Occitánia or окс. Óucitanio) is a historical region in the south of France. The indigenous population of the region are Occitans. The borders of the region roughly coincide with the area where the Occitan language was spread at the beginning of the 20th century. Occitania is divided into five subregions: Languedoc, Auvergne, Gascony, Limousin, Provence. Bearn, Guyenne and Occitan valleys are sometimes singled out as separate subregions.

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Occitania played a dual role for medieval science: a city and a creative center. In the 10th century, Arabic science was at the forefront and maintained its leadership for a long time. After contact with Catalonia and Aragon, as well as with Italy, Occitania would be irrigated by it. The first link in a long chain will be Gerber d'Aurigac, the future Pope and a great scientist. The 1992 conference focused on mathematics, but the cultural exchange was broader: Troubadour poetry, architecture, etc. owed much to Andalusia. In the 14th century, the Occitan language became a scientific language at the behest of Gaston II de Foix-Béarn. He translated the encyclopedia, the surgery of Al-Bukasis and a number of other works. Around 1430, the Occitan manuscript of Pamier gave us the first thing in the world: a negative number as a solution to a problem! In 1492, the first book printed in Occitan was a descendant of Pamier's text. In the 17th century, one of the greatest, Pierre de Fermat, a brilliant forerunner in many fields, announced the beginning of a new era: the time of great achievements of the 18th and 19th centuries. [...] a rich harvest, the fruits of which we are still reaping.

— Вісім століть математики в Окситанії, від арабів і від Жербера д'Орійяка до П'єра де Ферма , Матеріали конференцій у Тулузі та Бомон де Ломань, ред. Éditions PyréMonde, 2008, стор. четверта обкладинка