France is linguistically diverse. While French is the official language, several regional and minority languages are spoken across the country.

🇫🇷 Official Language

• French – The sole official language of France, used in government, education, media, and public life.

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🗣️ Regional & Minority Languages

Celtic

• Breton – Spoken in Brittany.

Germanic

• Alsatian – Spoken in Alsace.

• Francique (Franconian dialects) – Spoken in Moselle.

• Flemish – Spoken in French Flanders.

Romance (other than standard French)

• Occitan (Langue d’oc) – Spoken in southern France, especially Occitania.

• Catalan – Spoken in Roussillon.

• Corsican – Spoken on the island of Corsica.

• Gallo – Spoken in eastern Brittany.

• Arpitan (Franco-Provençal) – Spoken in parts of eastern France near Switzerland and Italy.

Basque

• Basque – Spoken in the French Basque Country in southwestern France near Spain.

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🌍 Non-European & Overseas Languages

In France’s overseas regions and territories:

• Creole languages (e.g., Antillean Creole in the Caribbean)

• Kanak languages in New Caledonia.

• Polynesian languages in French Polynesia.

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📌 Immigrant Languages

Due to immigration, languages such as:

• Arabic

• Portuguese

• Berber (Amazigh)

• Turkish

• Chinese (various dialects)
  are widely spoken in urban areas, especially in cities like Paris and Marseille.

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If you’d like, I can also provide:

• A map-style breakdown

• The most spoken languages by number of speakers

• Or the history of language policy in France