Fougasse (bread) by extension as a fougasse even though it is more a sandwich than just a type of bread. Fougasse (bread) In French cuisine, fougasse is a type of bread typically associated with Provence but found (with variations) in other regions. Some versions are sculpted or slashed into a pattern resembling an ear of wheat. In ancient Rome, "panis focacius" was a flatbread baked in the ashes of the hearth ("focus" in Latin). This became a diverse range of breads that include "focaccia" in Italian cuisine, "hogaza" in Spain, "fogassa" in Catalonia, "fugàssa" in Ligurian, "pogača" in the Balkans, pogácsa in
Charles of Provence who in 858 arranged that should Charles die without children, Provence would revert to Charles' brother Lothair II. However, when Charles died, his elder brother Emperor Louis II also claimed Provence, so the realm was divided between the two: Lothair received the bishoprics of Lyon, Vienne and Grenoble, to be governed by Gerard; Louis II received Arles, Aix and Embrun. Charles of Provence Charles of Provence (845 – 25 January 863) was the Carolingian King of Provence from 855 until his early death in 863. Charles was the youngest son of Holy Roman Emperor Lothair I and Ermengarde of Tours.