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- Catalonia is both an autonomous community within Spain (big yellow area above), but also a historic principality that extended into what is now France (small dark yellow area).
- The French part lies roughly within the current French département of Pyrénées-Orientales and was ceded to France in the treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659.
- Catalonia has huge topographical range. Going from the heights of the Pyrenees (red above) to the Catalan Coastal Depression (light green), where most of the population live.
- Catalan is not the most common first language spoken in Spanish Catalonia. For daily use, 45.92% mainly use Spanish, 35.54% mainly use Catalan and 11.95% use both languages equally.
Languages of Catalonia. There are four languages with official status in Catalonia (an autonomous community of Spain ): Catalan; Spanish, which is official throughout Spain; Aranese, a dialect of Occitan spoken in the Aran Valley; and Catalan Sign Language. [1] Many other languages are spoken in Catalonia as a result of recent immigration from ...
Catalan ( / ˈkætələn, - æn / KAT-ə-lən, -lan or / ˌkætəˈlæn / KAT-ə-LAN; [4] [5] autonym: català, Eastern Catalan: [kətəˈla] ), known in the Valencian Community and Carche as Valencian ( autonym: valencià ), is a Western Romance language. It is the official language of Andorra, [6] and an official language of three autonomous communities in eastern Spain: Catalonia, the ...
Catalonia ( / ˌkætəˈloʊniə /; Catalan: Catalunya [kətəˈluɲə] ⓘ; Spanish: Cataluña [kataˈluɲa] ⓘ; Occitan: Catalonha [kataˈluɲa]) [9] is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a nationality by its Statute of Autonomy. [d] [11] Most of its territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, to the south of the Pyrenees mountain range ...
4 days ago · Catalonia, autonomous community and historic region of Spain. It is bordered by France and Andorra to the north, the Mediterranean Sea to the east, the autonomous community of Valencia to the south, and the autonomous community of Aragon to the west. The capital is Barcelona. Learn more about Catalonia in this article.
Catalonia. Catalonia is an autonomous community in the east of Spain. Roman ruins stand as a testament to Catalonia's long history, and the Mediterranean beaches and spectacular mountains draw visitors from around the world. Map. Directions.
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Nov 12, 2019 · The linguistic map of Catalonia contains two very distinguishable regions: On the one hand, Barcelona and its metropolitan area constitute the second largest urban hub in Spain and agglutinates ...
