Franco-Provençal

Franco-Provençal (also Francoprovençal, Patois, Gaga, Savoyard or Arpitan)^[2] is a dialect group within Gallo-Romance originally spoken in east-central France, western Switzerland and northwestern Italy.

Franco-Provençal
patouès, gaga, arpetan
Native to	Italy, France, Switzerland
Region	Aosta Valley, Piedmont, Foggia, Franche-Comté, Savoie, Bresse, Bugey, Dombes, Beaujolais, Dauphiné, Lyonnais, Forez, Romandie
Native speakers	227,000 (2013)[1] 150,000 in France, 70,000 in Italy, 7,000 in Switzerland[2]
Language family	Indo-European Italic Romance Western Romance Gallo-Romance Franco-Provençal
Dialects	Vaudois Jurassien Lyonnais Savoyard Valdôtain Dauphinois Faetar and Cellese
Writing system	Latin
Official status
Recognised minority language in	France  Italy  Aosta Valley (protected by statute)[3]   Switzerland
Language codes
ISO 639-3	frp
Glottolog	fran1269
ELP	Francoprovençal
Linguasphere	51-AAA-j[4]
Map of the Franco-Provençal language area: Dark blue: protected. Medium blue: general regions. Light blue: historical transition zone.
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Franco-Provençal is also spoken in rural areas of French-speaking Switzerland.

In France, it is one of the three Gallo-Romance language families of the country (together with the langues d'oïl and the langues d'oc), and it is officially recognized as a regional language of France, but its use in the country is not widespread. Still, organizations are trying to keep it alive through cultural events, education, research, and publishing.