The province of Cosenza is a province in the Calabria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Cosenza. It contains 150 comuni, listed at list of comuni of the province of Cosenza. The province of Cosenza contains a community of Occitan language speakers in Guardia Piemontese: it was formed by Vaudoi or Waldensian movement members, who moved to Cosenza to avoid religious persecution, in the 13th and 14th centuries.