Suíça romanda

Also known as French-speaking Switzerland, French Switzerland

Romandy is the French-speaking historical and cultural region of Switzerland. In 2020, about 2 million people, or 22.8% of the Swiss population, lived in Romandy. The majority of the population lives in the western part of the country, especially the region along Lake Geneva, connecting Geneva, Vaud, and the Lower Valais.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Romandy
Settlement.settlement_type: Cultural region of Switzerland
Settlement.image_map: Sprachen CH 2000 EN.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Language distribution in Switzerland by the year 2000. Romandy is shown in green.
Settlement.demographics_type1: Demographics
Settlement.demographics1_title1: Languages
Settlement.demographics1_info1: French (Swiss French)
Settlement.area_total_km2: 8284
Settlement.population_as_of: 2019
Settlement.population_total: 1,951,187
Settlement.population_density_km2: 235
Settlement.seat_type: Largest city
Settlement.seat: Geneva
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Switzerland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Entire Cantons
Settlement.subdivision_name2: GenevaJuraNeuchâtelVaud
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Parts of Cantons

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: cultural region
Demonym: Romands
Country: Switzerland
Located in: Switzerland
Image: Karte Schweizer Sprachgebiete 2026.png

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Commons category: Romandie
topic's main category: Category:Romandy
language used: French

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Article · Português

A Suíça romanda, Suíça romana, Romandia, também chamada Suíça francesa (em francês: Suisse romande [sɥis ʁomɑ̃nd] ou Romandie [ʁomɑ̃di]; em alemão: Welschschweiz [ˡvelʃʃvaɪts]; em italiano Svizzera romanda [ˡsvitsːeɾa roˡmanda] ou Romandia [roman'dia], em romanche Svizra Romanda [ˡsvitsɾɐ roˡmandɐ]), é a parte francófona de Suíça. Compreende os cantões de Genebra, Vaud, Neuchâtel e Jura, assim como as zonas francófonas dos cantões de Berna, Valais e Friburgo. Cerca de 1,5 milhão de pessoas (20% da população Suíça) vive na Romandia.

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