Romandy
Romandy
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Cultural region of Switzerland | |
Language distribution in Switzerland by the year 2000. Romandy is shown in green | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Entire Cantons | Geneva Jura Neuchâtel Vaud |
| Parts of Cantons | Bernese Jura (Berne)
Western Fribourg (Fribourg) Lower Valais (Valais) |
| Largest city | Geneva |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,284 km2 (3,198 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 1,951,187 |
| • Density | 235/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Languages | French (Swiss French) |
Romandy (French: Romandie or Suisse romande; Arpitan: Romandia) is the French-speaking historical and cultural region of Switzerland. In 2020, about 2 million people, or 22.8% of the Swiss population, lived in Romandy. The majority of the romand population lives in the western part of the country, especially the Arc Lémanique region along Lake Geneva, connecting Geneva, Vaud, and the Lower Valais.
French is the sole official language in four Swiss cantons: Geneva, Vaud, Neuchâtel, and Jura. Additionally, French and German have co-official status in three cantons: Fribourg/Freiburg, Valais/Wallis, and Berne/Bern.