Romandy

Romandy (French: Romandie, la Suisse romande) is the francophone region of Switzerland. It covers the area of the cantons of Geneva, Vaud, Neuchâtel, and Jura as well as the French-speaking parts of the cantons of Bern (German-speaking majority), Valais (French-speaking majority), and Fribourg (French-speaking majority). 1.9 million people (or 24.4% of the Swiss population) live in Romandy.^[1]

The term Romandy does not formally exist in the political system, but is used to distinguish and unify the French-speaking population of Switzerland. The television channel Télévision Suisse Romande (TSR) serves the Romande community across Switzerland, is syndicated to TV5, and CanalSat Romande on October 2. The largest city in Romandy is Geneva.

See also

• Swiss (people)
• Demographics of Switzerland
• Röstigraben, referring to the asserted difference in mentality between Swiss Germans and the French-speaking Romands
• List of multilingual countries and regions

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