"French Switzerland" and "Romande" redirect here. For the French language in Switzerland, see Languages of Switzerland § French. For the variant of French used in Switzerland, see Swiss French. For other uses, see Romand (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Romansh-speaking Switzerland.
Language distribution in Switzerland by the year 2000. Romandy is shown in green
Country
Switzerland
Entire Cantons
Genevan Republic 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)[note 1] is the French-speaking historical and cultural region part of Switzerland. In 2020, about 2 million people, or 22.8% of the Swiss population, lived in Romandy.[1] 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.
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^Bilan de la population résidante permanente (total) selon les districts et les communes, Statistique suisse, archived from the original (XLS) on 6 August 2011, retrieved 21 December 2010
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