What does 'Mas' mean?

Question

I was in France recently, and I saw it quite a lot when on the road. I think it may be something like a farm for wine, or a type of house, something like that.

It looked like the driveways to provate properties. But I would like to knw the exact meaning of it :)

Answer 1

It is a type of house typical of the Provence region.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mas_%28Prov...

Answer 2

"Mas" is a Spanish word meaning more.  Don't recognize it in French...

Answer 3

more in spanish  

Answer 4

It is the name of a local house in the south of France, usually old farmhouses now. It is a house of no more than one or two levels. with a roof of tiles and walls of local stones.

http://www.horizon-provence.com/chambres...

It sounds Spanish because it is a word from the old southern language Provençal which is a close cousin to Spanish and Italian.

Answer 5

A "mas" is a (country)house in the south of France (and particularly in Provence, a "mas provençal"), that's all.

Answer 6

A provencal House

Answer 7

I don't believe that is a word.  How is it being used?