250px, Per Noste's logotype for publishing activitiesPer Noste is a French association founded in 1960 under the name ''Per Nouste'' with the aim of supporting and promoting the
Occitan Occitan may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Occitania territory in parts of France, Italy, Monaco and Spain.
* Something of, from, or related to the Occitania administrative region of France.
* Occitan language, spoken in parts o ...
language and civilization in
Gascony. Its founding chairman is Roger Lapassade. Among the 26 founder members are Robert Darrigrand, Pierre Tucoo-Chala, and Xavier Ravier. Michel Grosclaude joined them in 1965. Since its very beginnings, the association has promoted the language teaching through the publication of handbooks.
The magazine ''Per Nouste'' was created in 1967 (its name changed to ''Per Noste'' in 1968). Its title later became ''País Gascons'' (1978).
[Robert DARRIGRAND, "Prumerias de Per Noste", ''País Gascons'' 235 01-02/2007, p. 9.]
Per Noste acted also as a local section of the
IEO until 2009. Per Noste has promoted or participated in the creation of many projects linked to Occitan language revival (
Calandreta A Calandreta () is a bilingual school in Southern France where the Occitan language is a medium of instruction, alongside French. These schools are based on the same principle as the '' Diwan'' schools of Brittany, as well as the '' Gaelscoileanna' ...
, Nadau, Ràdio País, Ostau Bearnés in Pau…)
Its activity is mainly focused on publishing books in the
Occitan Occitan may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Occitania territory in parts of France, Italy, Monaco and Spain.
* Something of, from, or related to the Occitania administrative region of France.
* Occitan language, spoken in parts o ...
language of
Gascony, also called
Gascon language, or about
Gascony.
Notes and references
External links
Website of the association
Occitan language
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