Catalan (català) is a Western Romance language and is the official language of Andorra, [2] and the official language of three autonomous communities in eastern Spain: Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and the Valencian Community, where it is called Valencian (valencià).

Catalonia is administratively divided into four provinces or eight vegueries (regions), which are in turn divided into 43 comarques. The capital and largest city, Barcelona, is the second-most populous municipality in Spain and the fifth-most populous urban area in the European Union. [12]

Catalans (Catalan, French and Occitan: catalans; Spanish: catalanes; Italian: catalani; Sardinian: cadelanos or catalanos) [a] are a Romance ethnic group [11][12][13] native to Catalonia, who speak Catalan. [14] .

Mar 19, 2025 · Catalan language, Romance language spoken in eastern and northeastern Spain—chiefly in Catalonia and Valencia—and in the Balearic Islands. It is also spoken in the Roussillon region of France, in Andorra (where it is the official language), and in the city of Alghero, Sardinia, Italy.

Catalan is a Romance language spoken by about 9.5 million people in Spain, Andorra, France and Italy. It is the official language of Andorra, and an official language, along with Spanish, in Catalonia (Catalunya), Valencia (Comunitat Valenciana) and the …

The Catalan language is a Romance language spoken in Catalonia, Valencian Community, the eastern part of Aragon, the Balearic Islands, a small zone of Murcia (all of them in Spain), Andorra, North Catalonia (in France) and the Italian city of L'Alguer.

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Sep 24, 2015 · Attempts to suppress the Catalan language and culture have deep historical roots but were intensified during the era of Francisco Franco. The dictator banned the Catalan language from public...

Catalan is an official regional language of Spain and Andorra, and the co-official language in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, Valencia region of Spain, and in the Sardinian city of Alghero.

Catalan is an Indo-European language that descends from Latin and is part of the family of Western Romance languages such as French, Spanish, or Galician-Portuguese. It was born between the...