They spoke French there even before Switzerland was created.
Switzerland has clear language boundaries running through it. On one side they speak one language; on the other side they speak a different language.
In some countries the international border corresponds to the language boundary. In the case of Switzerland and France it does not.
Countries where French is spoken are called francophone. A country either is or isn't francophone. It doesn't become francophone.
There are a total of four wholly or partly francophone (French speaking) countries in Europe: France, Belgium, Switzerland and Monaco.
No. Egypt was not controlled by France for long enough to be a francophone country.
Francophone countries are countries where French is a primary or official language. Some examples of francophone countries include France, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland, Senegal, and Haiti.
Well, France, for a start, but also Cote D'Ivoire, Switzerland and Togo.
Francophone means French-speaking. For instance, Belgium is a francophone country as French is an official language there.
No, they are francophone.
Monaco is a francophone country because it is entirely surrounded by France. Therefore, people in Monaco speak French.
Yes, Haiti is a francophone country. It is a former French colony and this is why French and Haitian creole French are spoken here.
Haiti is a Francophone country in Latin America. French is one of its official languages alongside Haitian Creole.
it means a French-speaking country.
There are six Francophone countries in Europe. France and Monaco are the only purely francophone countries. Belgium, Andorra, Luxembourg, and Switzerland all have French-speaking minorities and French is recognized as a national language among others (Flemish / Catalan and Spanish / German and Luxembourgish / German, Italian, and Romansh respectively).