Romandy

"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.

Romandy
Romandie (French)
Welschland (German), Romandia (Italian), Romanda (Romansh)
Cultural region of Switzerland
Language distribution in Switzerland by the year 2000. Romandy is shown in green
Language distribution in Switzerland by the year 2000. Romandy is shown in green
CountrySwitzerland
Entire CantonsGeneva
Jura
Neuchâtel
Vaud
Parts of CantonsBernese Jura (Berne)
Western Fribourg (Fribourg)
Lower Valais (Valais)
Largest cityGeneva
Area
 • Total
8,284 km2 (3,198 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total
1,951,187
 • Density235/km2 (610/sq mi)
Demographics
 • LanguagesFrench (Swiss French)

Romandy (French: Romandie or Suisse romande; Arpitan: Romandia)[note 1] 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.[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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  1. ^ 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