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The four national languages of Switzerland are German, French, Italian, and Romansh. German, French, and Italian maintain equal status as official languages at the national level within the Federal Administration of the Swiss Confederation, while Romansh is used in dealings with people who speak it.
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Each canton defines its official language(s). Cantons may conclude treaties not only with other cantons but also with foreign states (respectively Articles 48 and 56 of the Federal Constitution).
- 26 cantons (as of 1979)
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May 18, 2021 · Some cantons such as Bern, Valais and Fribourg, are officially bilingual between French and German, and the canton of Grisons is even recognized as being trilingual — with Italian, German and Romansh designated as official languages.
Jul 7, 2023 · Four cantons (Bern, Fribourg, Valais and Graubünden) and a city (Biel/Bienne) are officially multilingual. Swiss German is the most widely used language in the workplace, followed by standard German, French, English and Italian. Over 2/3 of people over the age of 15 regularly use more than one language.
- German. German is the official language of 17 Swiss cantons, and the population of the speakers is about 4,348,289 accounting for around 63% of the country's total population.
- French. Romandy is the French Speaking region of Switzerland. The area covers the cantons of Geneva, Jura, Vaud, and Neuchatel, parts of Bern, and in Valais and Fribourg.
- Italian. 561,857 people in Switzerland speak Italian, which is about 8.4% of the population in the country. Italian-speaking Swiss areas include the canton of Tinico, Gondo valley in Valais, and the southern region of the Graubünden.
- Romansh. Approximately 35,753 people use the ancient tongue called Romansh. This population accounts for 0.60% total population. However, the Romansh language is officially spoken only in the trilingual Graubünden.
6 days ago · In total, there are 26 Swiss cantons, all of which manage education, healthcare, law enforcement, taxes, as well as social welfare themselves. Each canton also has its’ own official language or languages; in fact, only four Swiss cantons are officially bilingual in quadrilingual Switzerland. History of Swiss cantons.
In the cantons of Geneva, Jura, Neuchâtel and Vaud, French is the only official language. Together with German, French is the official language in the cantons of Bern (majority German), Valais (majority French) and Fribourg (majority French).
