Religions and languages in France

The official language in France is French. This clause is even included in the Constitution of the Country. It should be noted that the Constitution also provides for the need of all officials to communicate exclusively in French. Even all commercial publications, which are published in France, must be written exclusively in French. However, non-commercial texts may well be published in any other language. Please note that the French language is native to almost 90% of the population of France. That is why there is no excessive worry about the single state language. The teaching of regional and state languages ​​in schools is quite a controversial issue. There are many officials who are supporters of the study of regional languages ​​and are known to be zealously fighting this cause.

However, majority of the people still supports the unity of the French people, even according to the linguistic factor. But it should be noted that since the early nineties, there are several schools in France that study dialects, for example, Basque, Catalan or Corsican in addition to the national French language. In addition to the official language in France, some regions also speak their own peculiar dialects. The most common are the Alsatian dialect, and the Lorraine Franconian language. About 3% of the local population speaks German fluently, less than 2% speak Arabic and its dialects, and about 1% of the population speaks Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese.

On this basis, it can be noted that it is the German language that is the second most common in France. It is mostly spoken in the northern regions of the country. Some churches even hold religious services in German. French is very different from trivial English, German, or Spanish. It should be noted that the local population of France refuses to learn other foreign languages, following the example of the British, who also believe that it is sufficient for them to know only their native language. Speaking about religion, it is worth noting that France is a territory that espouses freedom of religion. In the meantime, the dominant religion in the country is Catholic Christianity. It is also worth noting that France is one of the most non-religious countries among all the states of the European Union. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

Last year, according to data, it is recorded that less than 30% of the population of the country believes in the existence of God. More than 35% of the country believes that there is a higher force or energy, whose mind is at times more powerful than the human mind. More than 40% of the population believe that there are no higher forces and consider themselves atheists. Catholicism in France has been recognized as the only religion for thousands of years. With the advent of Charlemagne in France, the Catholic faith became even stronger. It was proclaimed as the only correct direction of Christianity. Already at the end of the 19th century in France there were major changes, and the Country officially proclaimed itself a secular State. In other words, the Government gave freedom of choice of religion. However, over the years, other religious denominations began to develop in France, despite the fact that France is still considered a Catholic state.

It should be noted that the number of church goers is getting smaller every year in the country. Statistics as of last year show that less than 5% of the local population regularly visits the church, while the rest of the religious French even do not consider it necessary to visit such premises, even on great holidays. Islam originated in the country in the middle of the last century. The fact is that it was during this period that a large number of Muslims were forced to immigrate to France in search of a better life. Although, many Muslims from the Northern part of Africa, for a long time strongly violated their rights. Protestantism in France was virtually destroyed in the 18th century. However, to date, about one million French people profess this faith, and such a declaration of faith in the country is considered one of the largest. Despite the fact that the Jews were persecuted during the Middle Ages in France, Judaism today remains rather popular. The Jewish community is known to comprise of emigrants from Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria.