France Wine Regions

October 15, 2008 6:48 am | Uncategorized

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What are the differences between North, south, east, and west France?

Please list any differences that you have noticed between the north, south, east/west regions of france in regards to:
produits (red or white wine), accents, agriculture versus modern technology, way of life etc.

I’ve done some reasearch and the only thing that I could find was that the south had accents that sounded more like ‘singing’ and that they hold stronger to their traditional values. But what about local products? I know the east is best known for wine.

Thank you a million!
Merci! :)

“the south had accents that sounded more like ‘singing’ and that they hold stronger to their traditional values”
True about the accent but no, they don’t hold stronger to their traditional values, usually the rural areas (north or south with no distinctions) are more traditional than the urban ones, but that is not proper to France I think. The regions with the highest rate of religious practice are in the north-west: Brittany, Vendée, Manche (lower-Normandy), Mayenne and the south of the central massif. Google “massif central France” to see where it is.
The milk is produced mainly in the NW. The wine is produced (the famous ones) in Burgundy, Aquitaine, Alsace, Lorraine, Provence. Regions in the NW like Britany and Normany produce cider (apple alcohol) more than wine.
The French territory is covered at 30pc with forests, the biggest one is the Landes in SW France.
Then it is hard to answer to your question, bc we can’t do generalities about “west/north/east/south”, every region has its traditionnal product and has a mix of agriculture and industry. For exemple the region where I live in the NW, Normandy, is divided into upper and lower Normandy, the upper (north) part is more industrial, liberal, the lower more agricultural, conservative, religious, traditionnal.

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