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Principal regional languages of France

Article published on the 2008-06-17 Latest update 2008-06-19 08:09 TU

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Breton (North-West)
Language group: Celtic
Number of speakers: 250,000 (out of 1.5 million)

Alsacien (North-East)
Language group: Germanic
Number of speakers: 900,000 (out of 1.7 million)

Francique (North-East)
Language group: Germanic
Number of speakers: 400,000 (out of 2.3 million)

Flemish (North-East)
Language group: Germanic
Number of speakers: 20,000-40,000 (out of 1.4 million)

Langues d’oïl (North)
Language group: Romance
Number of speakers: 204,000  (out of 35 million)

Basque (South-West)
Language group: Basque
Number of speakers: 40,000-100,000 (out of 260,000)

Franco-provençal (South-East)
Language group: Romance
Number of speakers: 150,000  (out of 6 million)                   

Catalan (South-East)
Language group: Romance
Number of speakers: 126,000 (out of 370,000)

Occitan (South)
Language group: Romance
Number of speakers: 3 million  (out of 13 million)

Corse (Corsica)
Language group: Romance
Number of speakers: 150,000  (out of 250,000)