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Approximately 20% of the Swiss population speak French as their first language.

French is spoken in the western part of Switzerland, including the cities of Geneva and Lausanne.

There are 4 official languages in Switzerland. In order of the percentage of the population which speak them they are: German (63.7%), French (20.4%), Italian (6.5%) and Romansh (0.5%). Different languages are spoken in different parts of the country.

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