Not to be confused with Lorrain dialect or Alsatian dialect.
"Francique" redirects here. For the Grenadian athlete, see Alleyne Francique.
Lorraine Franconian
Lottrìnger Plàtt
Native to
France
Region
Moselle
Native speakers
(c. 360,000 cited 1962)[1]
Language family
Indo-European
Germanic
West Germanic
High German
Central German
West Central German
Rhenish Franconian
Pfälzisch–Lothringisch
Lorraine Franconian
Official status
Recognised minority language in
France
Regulated by
No official regulation
Language codes
ISO 639-3
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Glottolog
loth1238 Lothringisch
IETF
gmw-u-sd-fr57
Dialects of Moselle. Those in purple areas are lumped under the term "Lorraine Franconian" when spoken in France.
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Lorraine
Flag of Lorraine since the 13th century
History
Mediomatrici & Leuci
Gallia Belgica
Lotharingia
Duchy of Lorraine
Duchy of Bar
Three Bishoprics
Lorraine and Barrois
German Empire Lorraine department
Third Reich Lorraine department
Lorraine region
Grand Est
Culture
Coat of arms
Flag
Symbol
People
Languages
Lorrain
Lorraine Franconian
Low Alemannic
Demographics
Musée lorrain
Religion
Roman Catholicism:
Diocese of Metz (Immediately subject to the Holy See)
Diocese of Nancy
Diocese of Saint-Dié
Diocese of Verdun
Protestantism: Union of Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine (Moselle)
Lutheranism:
Protestant Church of the Augsburg Confession of Alsace and Lorraine (Moselle)
Calvinism:
Reformed Church of Alsace and Lorraine (Moselle)
United Protestant Church of France (rest of Lorraine)
Jewish consistories:
Metz (Moselle)
Nancy (rest of Lorraine)
Law
Local law in Alsace-Moselle
Concordat in Alsace-Moselle (1801)
Administrative divisions
Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)
Capital: Nancy
Arrondissement of Briey
Arrondissement of Lunéville
Arrondissement of Nancy
Arrondissement of Toul
Meuse (55)
Capital: Bar-le-Duc
Arrondissement of Bar-le-Duc
Arrondissement of Commercy
Arrondissement of Verdun
Moselle (Lothringen, 57)
Capital: Metz
Arrondissement of Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
Arrondissement of Metz
Arrondissement of Sarrebourg-Château-Salins
Arrondissement of Sarreguemines
Arrondissement of Thionville
Vosges (88)
Capital: Épinal
Arrondissement of Épinal
Arrondissement of Neufchâteau
Arrondissement of Saint-Dié
Lorraine in the EU
European Parliament elections
Constituency
Related topics
Politics of France
Politics of Germany
Politics of the European Union
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The language border around 1630.Franconian languages area: Central Franconian dialects in green.
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