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rule in the late medieval period, and does not follow any obvious topographical features. The Valais has a separate linguistic history; here, the entire valley, as far as it was settled, would have been Gallo-Roman speaking until its upper parts were settled by
456:, in a document written in Fribourg in 1424 and becomes current in the 17th and 18th centuries in Vaud and Fribourg; it was adopted in Geneva in the 19th century, but its usage never spread outside of what is now French-speaking Switzerland.
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are minor and mostly lexical, although remnants of dialectal lexicon or phonology may remain more pronounced in rural speakers. In particular, some parts of the Swiss Jura participate in the
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1434:. In recent decades, due to significant immigration from France and Southern European countries, Catholics can now be found throughout the region.
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Two-thirds of the residents of the Canton of
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into a western French-speaking majority and an eastern German-speaking minority and then follows the eastern boundary of
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was one of the earliest and most important
Calvinist centres. However, Roman Catholicism continued to predominate in
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out of former
Bernese subject territories, while Geneva, Valais and Jura were even briefly joined to France, as the
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1918:"Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit"
1892:"Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit"
1866:"Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit"
1840:"Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit"
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90% French speakers. Since 2010, the
Bernese Jura has been an administrative arrondissement of the canton of Bern.
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1759:"Fribourg, le canton Ă la couture des langues"
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1047:Geography of Switzerland
45:Not to be confused with
2749:Pharmaceutical industry
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2003:Conseil du Jura Bernois
1977:Bundesamt fĂĽr Statistik
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2862:Demographics
2847:Conscription
2784:Trade unions
2719:Central bank
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2557:Constitution
2282:Subdivisions
2217:list of wars
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2902:Immigration
2709:Agriculture
2583:Government
2467:Earthquakes
2192:Restoration
2177:Reformation
2140:Enlargement
2106:Switzerland
1979:(in German)
1765:(in French)
1699:21 December
1546:World War I
1487:Röstigraben
1211:Burgundians
1209:(where the
1132:Biel/Bienne
1092:Röstigraben
1055:Lake Geneva
917:Population
648:Westschweiz
481:by Napoleon
332:Lake Geneva
314:Switzerland
156:Switzerland
133:Switzerland
3188:Categories
3158:46°12′00″N
3032:Literature
2887:Healthcare
2872:Euthanasia
2852:Corruption
2764:Swiss made
2743:(currency)
2646:Parliament
2641:Neutrality
2262:Swiss Alps
2202:World wars
2165:RĂĽtli Oath
1670:References
1571:Welschland
1113:WWI period
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906:Canton of
848:1815/1857
755:Population
744:Canton of
612:Welschland
571:Welschland
426:Old French
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342:, and the
241:Population
81:Welschland
3161:6°09′00″E
3000:Languages
2867:Education
2789:Transport
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2574:Elections
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2492:Hydrology
2429:Districts
2243:Geography
2150:Roman era
2069:715183529
1763:www.fr.ch
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1404:Calvinist
1395:Neuchâtel
1361:Arpitania
1281:bienvenue
1269:greeting
1223:Zähringer
1217:; in the
1215:Alemannia
1192:Mattertal
1190:from the
1168:High Alps
1136:Neuchâtel
1041:Geography
852:Neuchâtel
844:Neuchâtel
698:Neuchâtel
678:Neuchâtel
459:The term
366:Neuchâtel
308:) is the
249:1,951,187
176:Neuchâtel
3114:Category
3059:Religion
2995:Helvetia
2990:Folklore
2907:Pensions
2837:Abortion
2769:Taxation
2631:Military
2540:Politics
2487:Glaciers
2455:By topic
2135:Timeline
2110:articles
1824:Archived
1580:Romandia
1566:Romandie
1468:See also
1430:Fribourg
1389:Lausanne
1385:Fribourg
1262:, Valais
1242:Language
1207:Burgundy
1148:Fribourg
1083:in 2000.
1022:Romandy
982:122,718
978:Martigny
953:235,069
931:(per km)
883:Delémont
856:175,894
825:506,343
794:814,762
790:Lausanne
768:(per km)
752:Capital
726:Fribourg
714:Fribourg
656:Politics
306:Romandia
292:Romandie
202:Fribourg
97:Romandia
66:Romandie
18:Romandie
3194:Romandy
3098:Outline
3069:Symbols
3020:Romansh
3015:Italian
2980:Cuisine
2952:Culture
2937:Welfare
2917:Poverty
2912:Prisons
2825:Society
2779:Tourism
2714:Banking
2692:Economy
2497:Islands
2482:Forests
2462:Climate
2290:Cantons
2127:History
2063:,
2013:26 June
1983:22 June
1956:22 June
1794:26 June
1769:26 June
1743:26 June
1588:Romanda
1584:Romansh
1576:Italian
1544:Before
1351:Arpitan
1330:dialect
1273:bondzo!
1227:Bernese
1182:beyond
1097:(lit. "
1025:Geneva
1011:53,721
1007:Moutier
928:Density
903:Region
887:73,709
765:Density
670:Seeland
587:Welsche
556:Grisons
498:Simplon
452:rommant
404:romande
302:Arpitan
284:Romandy
152:Country
120:Romansh
113:Romanda
104:Italian
61:Romandy
3132:Portal
3119:Portal
3010:French
3005:German
2970:Cinema
2960:Anthem
2882:Health
2741:Franc
2736:Energy
2673:Voting
2562:Courts
2522:Rivers
2170:Growth
2108:
2067:
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1562:German
1556:) was
1550:French
1426:, and
1422:Valais
1408:Geneva
1381:Geneva
1357:alpine
1308:romand
1304:, the
1295:Patois
1236:Walser
1184:Sierre
1069:, and
1031:8 284
985:1,344
956:1,264
909:Joined
831:1,756
821:Geneva
813:Geneva
797:3,212
747:Joined
712:, and
706:Valais
700:, and
690:Geneva
682:Bienne
603:Walhaz
550:Ticino
432:romand
420:romain
396:romand
380:, and
368:, and
358:Geneva
350:French
336:Geneva
319:romand
288:French
271:French
222:Geneva
211:Valais
168:Geneva
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73:French
69:
3105:Index
3064:Sport
3042:Music
3037:Media
2942:Women
2857:Crime
2517:Parks
2502:Lakes
2477:Fauna
1693:(XLS)
1630:Sense
1532:Notes
1144:Morat
1100:rösti
1003:1814
974:1815
945:1481
924:(km)
879:1979
817:1815
786:1803
761:(km)
674:Morat
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597:(see
594:Welsh
488:LĂ©man
412:roman
196:Berne
2985:Flag
2804:road
2799:rail
2609:LGBT
2065:OCLC
2057:ISBN
2015:2020
1985:2019
1958:2019
1930:2021
1904:2021
1878:2021
1852:2021
1796:2020
1771:2020
1745:2020
1701:2010
1628:and
1457:The
1437:The
1414:Jura
1391:and
1203:Aare
1156:Vaud
1140:Bern
1138:and
1034:235
1014:541
999:Bern
959:186
922:Area
890:839
875:Jura
862:222
859:802
828:282
800:247
782:Vaud
759:Area
740:Arms
710:Bern
702:Jura
694:Vaud
680:and
616:and
503:and
477:Vaud
388:Name
370:Jura
362:Vaud
340:Vaud
228:Area
180:Vaud
172:Jura
2794:air
2621:Law
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2400:UR
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2390:TG
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2380:SO
2375:SH
2370:SG
2365:OW
2360:NW
2355:NE
2350:LU
2345:JU
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