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Occitan

Original name: Occitan
Family: Indo-european Romance

* Zone: La Gàrdia (Guardia Piemontese) / State: Italy
La Gàrdia (Guardia Piemontese) / Italy

General information
Cities: Guardia Piemontese
Legal situation: Legally recognized within the state’s territory
Notes: Province of Consenza (Calabria)
Speakers: 1.000
Year of data: 2006
Data source:
Other:
 
Administrative use
Public Administration: Not
Justice Administration: Not
Local Administration: Not
Toponymy: Not
Font: PAN, C; PFEIL, B. S (2003). National Minorities in Europe. Austria: Braumüller


* Zone: Occitania / State: France
Occitania / France

General information
Cities: Bordeu, Clarmont Ferrand, Montpelhier, Marselha, Pau
Legal situation: Non-specific legal protection
Notes: 31 official Department of France, 7 historial regi
Speakers: 1.000.000 - 3.600.000
Year of data: 2002
Data source: "Diccionari de les llengües d’Europa", Enciclopedia catalana
Other:
 
Administrative use
Public Administration: Not
Justice Administration: Not
Local Administration: Not
Toponymy: Bilingual (depend)
Font: CIEMEN (2003). Aproximation to the Europe of Languages (Map). Barcelona: CIEMEN


* Zone: Aran Valley / State: Spain
Aran Valley / Spain

General information
Cities: Vielha
Legal situation: Official language together with Catalan and Spanish
Notes: -----
Speakers: 4.700
Year of data: 2001
Data source: Cens lingüístic - Generalitat de Catalunya
Other:
 
Administrative use
Public Administration: Yes
Justice Administration: Not
Local Administration: Yes
Toponymy: Monolingual (aranese
Font: CIEMEN (2003). Aproximation to the Europe of Languages (Map). Barcelona: CIEMEN


* Zone: Piedmontese Valleys in the Alps / State: Italy
Piedmontese Valleys in the Alps / Italy

General information
Cities: Vermegnana, Val di Susa
Legal situation: Legally recognized within the state’s territory
Notes: Provinces of Torino and Cuneo
Speakers: 40.000
Year of data: 2001
Data source: Fiorenzo Toso (Centro Internazionale sul Plurilinguismo)
Other:
 
Administrative use
Public Administration: Not
Justice Administration: Not
Local Administration: Not
Toponymy: Bilingual (depend)
Font: CIEMEN (2003). Aproximation to the Europe of Languages (Map). Barcelona: CIEMEN


LINKS
About Occitant and Occitany
Aranès: occità de la Vall d'Aran (Generalitat de Catalunya)
Arxiu occità de la UAB
Departament de letras modèrnas, teatre e occitan - Universitat de Tolosa
épartement d'occitan Université Paul Valéry Montpellier
GIDILOC
Institut d'Estudis Occitans
Institut d'Estudis Occitans de París
Linguistique et dialectologie occitane et romane
Links occitans
Occitan Language Page
OccitaNet
Occitania (Italia)
Occitània virtuala
Page on the Occitan Language
Section Occitan