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What languages are spoken in the Pyrenees?

The Pyrenees Mountains span across the border of France and Spain, so the languages spoken there reflect that diversity:

In France:

* French: The official language and most widely spoken.

* Occitan: A Romance language spoken in the southern part of France, including the Pyrenees region. It's considered a regional language with varying levels of fluency and use.

* Catalan: In the eastern part of the Pyrenees, close to the Spanish border, some areas have a Catalan-speaking population, although Spanish is also widely spoken.

In Spain:

* Spanish (Castilian): The official language and most widely spoken.

* Catalan: The official language of Catalonia, including the Spanish part of the Pyrenees.

* Aranese: A dialect of Occitan spoken in the Aran Valley of the Spanish Pyrenees, officially recognized as a co-official language alongside Spanish and Catalan.

* Basque: A language isolate spoken in the western Pyrenees, primarily in the Basque Country region of Spain and France.

Therefore, the language landscape of the Pyrenees is complex and multilingual, with varying levels of use and recognition for each language depending on location and cultural context.

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