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
Occitan (; o ...
-language poet from
Béarn
The Béarn (; ; oc, Bearn or ''Biarn''; eu, Bearno or ''Biarno''; or ''Bearnia'') is one of the traditional provinces of France, located in the Pyrenees mountains and in the plain at their feet, in southwest France. Along with the three Bas ...
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He was born near
Lucq-de-Béarn
Lucq-de-Béarn (, literally ''Lucq of Béarn''； oc, Luc) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.
See also
*Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
The following is a list of the 546 commun ...
in a wealthy family and studied law and medicine in
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
before returning in Béarn where he spent the rest of his life.
He was a supporter of the republic and of progressivist ideas, which was humoristically stated in his poetry.
Bibliography
Navarrot's editions
* Navarrot, Xavier. ''Estrées Béarnéses en ta l'an 1820''. Pau : Vignancourt, 1820.
* Navarrot, Xavier. ''Dialogue entré Moussu Matheü, l'Electou, y Jean de Mingequannas, lou Bouhèmi''. Pau, 1838.
* Navarrot, Xavier. ''Nouvelles étrennes béarnaises pour l'année 1847''. Pau : Véronèse, 1846.
* Navarrot, Xavier. ''A Messieurs les jurés''. Pau : Thonnet, 1850.
* Lespy, Vastin. ''Chansons de Xavier Navarrot''. Pau : Véronèse, 1868.
* Camelat, Miquèu. ''Obres''. Samatan : Éditorial Occitan, 1924.
Montpellier
Montpellier (, , ; oc, Montpelhièr ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of ...
: Centre d'études occitanes de l'Université, 1970.
* Anatole, Cristian - Lafont, Robert. ''Nouvelle histoire de la littérature occitane''. París : P.U.F., 1970.