sentences:  The IEO is divided into regional and departmental sections and local circles that cover the whole of the country from the cities (called in vernacular language) of Lemòtges and Clarmont up north to Marselha, Tolosa or Bordèu down south.A number of carefully targeted activities are sponsored by groups and other associations affiliated with the Institute, or by members themselves.The IEO is the Occitan counterpart of the Institut d'Estudis Catalans.