of France is in the use of olive oil, instead of butter. Local agriculture supplies the olives for consumption as well as cooking, the ducks and geese to make foie gras, haricot beans that are used in cassoulet, the sheep whose milk produces Roquefort cheese, tomatoes and melons. To accompany the richer food, the area also supplies much stronger wines, from Bordeaux, Cahors, Madiran, and Languedoc, all of which are washed down with brandy from Armagnac. Films The following films are set in Southern France: See also Occitania Gascony Béarn Northern Basque Country Mediterranean Sea Northern Catalonia Novempopulania Corsica Southern Italy Southern Europe Vichy France References Geography of France Geography of Southwestern Europe