Revolt of the Languedoc winegrowers
Meeting of winemakers addressed by Ernest Ferroul, Mayor of Narbonne, and Marcelin Albert | |
| Native name | Révolte des vignerons du Languedoc |
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| Date | 11 March – 22 September 1907 |
| Location | Argelliers, Béziers, Minervois, Montpellier, and Narbonne in Southern France |
| Also known as | Révolte des gueux du Midi |
| Type | Peasant revolt, labor movement |
| Cause | Falling wine prices, pests of grapevines, production and sell of adulterated wines |
| Motive | Eliminate unfair competition |
| Organised by | Marcelin Albert |
| Outcome | Demands met by revised laws |
| Deaths | 7 deaths (19–20 June 1907) |
The Revolt of the Languedoc winegrowers was a peasant labor movement founded in 1907, primarily active in the Languedoc and Pyrénées-Orientales regions of France, that was repressed by the government of Georges Clemenceau. It was caused by a crisis in winemaking at the start of the 20th century. The movement was also called the "paupers revolt" of the Midi. It was marked by the fraternization of the 17th-line infantry regiment with the demonstrators in Béziers.