Bullfighting in France

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Since the 19th century Spanish-style corridas have been increasingly popular in Southern France, particularly during holidays such as Whitsun or Easter. A more indigineous genre of bullfighting is widely common in the Provence and Languedoc areas, and is known alternately as “course libre” or “course camarguaise”. This is a bloodless spectacle (for the bulls) in which the objective is to snatch a rosette from the head of a young bull.

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