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Region · FR-OCC

Occitanie

A dual climate — hot-summer Mediterranean (Csa) along the Languedoc-Roussillon coast and milder oceanic (Cfb) conditions inland toward Gascony and the Pyrenean and Massif Central uplands.

Major crop systems

  • Wine — the Languedoc-Roussillon coast is one of the largest vineyard areas in the world by planted area
  • Durum wheat for semolina and pasta, notably in the Lauragais
  • Fruit — apples, peaches, apricots and melons — in the Garonne and Tarn valleys
  • Sunflower and other cereals and oilseeds in the west

Major livestock systems

  • Sheep, including the ewe-milk flocks supplying Roquefort in the Aveyron and meat sheep on the Causses and in the Pyrenees
  • Beef and dairy cattle in the wetter uplands

Agricultural land: A southern French region pairing one of the world's largest contiguous vineyard areas on the Mediterranean plain with mixed cropping in the Garonne basin and pastoral uplands. Irrigation: Irrigation is important for Mediterranean fruit, vegetables and vineyards and for summer crops in the Garonne valley, where dry summers limit rainfed cropping.

Agroecological zones: Csa (Hot-summer Mediterranean), Cfb (Oceanic (marine west coast))

Documented crops & livestock

Official institutions

  • Agreste — Ministère de l'Agriculture (SSP) — Official French agricultural statistics service; regional crop, livestock and land-use data.
  • INRAE (Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement) — National agricultural, food and environmental research institute.
  • Chambre régionale d'agriculture Occitanie — Regional chamber of agriculture; farm advisory services and technical references.

Data coverage & limitations

Descriptive profile; subnational statistics for Occitanie are published by Agreste (Ministère de l'Agriculture) and are not reproduced numerically here.

  • Boundaries and administrative classifications follow the official ISO 3166-2 code FR-OCC.
  • Any production statistics are dated, source-specific and periodically revised; read them with their year and dataset version.
  • The region spans Mediterranean, oceanic and mountain zones, so regional totals blend distinct farming systems.

Sources

This article draws on the following authoritative sources. See our sources & methodology for how they are selected.

  1. [1]European Commission — Agriculture and rural development (opens in a new tab)

    European Commission, Directorate-General for Agriculture

    Authoritative

    Cited for: EU regional agriculture and market context

    Type:
    Government agency
    Jurisdiction:
    European Union
    Accessed:
    2026-07-12
  2. [2]FAO — Food and Agriculture Organization (opens in a new tab)

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

    Authoritative

    Cited for: Crop and livestock production context

    Type:
    Intergovernmental organization
    Jurisdiction:
    Global
    Accessed:
    2026-07-12