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  2. Languages of Switzerland - Wikipedia

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    The cantons of Freiburg, Bern, and Valais are officially bilingual; Grisons is officially trilingual. English is widely spoken as a second language across Switzerland, and many Anglophone migrants live in Switzerland. It is often used as a lingua franca as Switzerland has four official languages.

  3. Cantons of Switzerland - Wikipedia

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    Six of the 26 cantons are traditionally, but no longer officially, called "half-cantons" (German: Halbkanton, French: demi-canton, Italian: semicantone, Romansh: mez-chantun). In two instances (Basel and Appenzell) this was a consequence of a historic division, whilst in the case of Unterwalden a historic mutual association, resulting in three ...

  4. Grisons - Wikipedia

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    The state is the only trilingual canton of Switzerland. [8] It is also the only one where Romansh, Switzerland's fourth national language, has official status. Romansh language and culture is an important part of local identity. [9] In 2020 the canton had a population of 200,096. [2] It is the least densely populated canton of Switzerland.

  5. Canton of Fribourg - Wikipedia

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    The canton of Fribourg, [a] also canton of Freiburg, [b] is located in western Switzerland. The canton is bilingual, with French spoken by more than two thirds of the citizens and German by a little more than a quarter. [4] Both are official languages in the canton. The canton takes its name from its capital city of Fribourg.

  6. Canton of Lucerne - Wikipedia

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    The canton of Lucerne (German: Kanton Luzern [ˈkantɔn luˈtsɛrn]; Romansh: Chantun Lucerna; French: Canton de Lucerne; Italian: Canton Lucerna) is a canton of Switzerland. It is located in the country's central, German-speaking part. The population of the canton (as of 31 December 2020) is 416,347. [2]

  7. Romandy - Wikipedia

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    French is the sole official language in four Swiss cantons: Geneva, Vaud, Neuchâtel, and Jura; and the co-official language – along with German – in the cantons of Valais, Bern, [3] and Fribourg, [4] French speakers forming the majority of the population in the regions of Lower Valais, Bernese Jura and Fribourg francophone ("French ...

  8. Canton of St. Gallen - Wikipedia

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    Located in northeastern Switzerland, the canton has an area of 2,026 km 2 (782 sq mi) (5% of Switzerland) and a resident population close to half a million as of 2015 (6% of Switzerland). It was formed in 1803 as a conflation of the city of St. Gallen , the territories of the Abbey of St. Gall and various former subject territories of the Old ...

  9. Canton of Bern - Wikipedia

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    The canton of Bern, or Berne (German: Kanton Bern; French: canton de Berne; Romansh: Chantun Berna; Italian: Canton Berna), is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. Its capital city, Bern, is also the de facto capital of Switzerland. The bear is the heraldic symbol of the canton, displayed on a red-yellow background.