Linguistic map of la Marche. The Occitan dialects: Limousin, Auvergnat (orange-yellow). Marchois (light blue), Oïl dialects (dark blue).
Marchois or Marchese (marchés in Occitan) is a transitional Occitan dialect between the Occitan language and the Oïl languages[1] spoken in the historical region of La Marche, in northern Limousin and its region. Occitan and Oïl dialects meet there,.[2][3]
It covers the north-western borders of the Massif Central and forms the western part of the dialects of the Croissant which goes from Charente limousine to Montluçon.