Arpitania (Arpitan and Italian: Arpitania, French: Arpitanie) refers to the lands where the Arpitanian language is spoken or used to be the prevalent idiom (in this sense, Lyonnais may also be included). Arpitan or Francoprovençal is a Romance language consisting of dialects that can be found in Italy (Valle dAosta, Piemonte, Calabria, Apulia), in Switzerland (cantons Fribourg, Valais, Vaud, Neuchâtel, Geneva, non-German speaking parts of Bern, but not Jura, where the dialects spoken are French) and in France... Flag of the Lyonnais Lyonnais is a former province of central-eastern France, located in the modern day Rhône département. ...

Arpitania and Arpitanian Language are retronyms. They were neologisms from the 20th century. It was initially used for the Alpine regions where Arpitan was spoken. The name was popularised by Mouvement Harpitanya, a left-wing political grouping in Aosta Valley in 1970s. In 1990s, the term lost its particular political context. However, the use of the word "Arpitany" indicates a common cultural heritage and a regional identity beyond linguistic limitations. This is also the base of the pursuit of an official recognition, spearheaded by organisations such as Aliance culturèla arpitana in Lausanne, which demand, for instance, a non-official document to be named "Arpitan passport", in order to underline the transnational identity of the region. In 2005, recognition of Arpitania as a Euroregion was raised as an issue. A retronym is a type of neologism coined for an old object or concept whose original name has become used for something else or is no longer unique. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... The West face of the Petit Dru above the Chamonix valley near the Mer de Glace. ... In politics, left-wing, political left, leftism, or simply the left, are terms which refer (with no particular precision) to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism, social democracy, or liberalism (especially in the American sense of the word), or with opposition... The Aosta Valley (in Arpitan: Val dOuta, French: Vallée dAoste, Italian: Valle dAosta) is a mountainous and very silly and smelly region in north-western Italy. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1971 to 1980, inclusive. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ... Lausanne (German: Losanen) is a city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman), and facing Évian-les-Bains (France) and with the Jura hills to its north. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with transnationalism. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In European politics, a Euroregion is a form of transfrontier co-operation structure between two (or more) European countries. ...

Inhabitants of the region, whether they are actual speakers of the language or not, are named as Arpitans by circles who regularly point at the identity of the region as a distinct community or a "nation". This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Geography

A proposed map of Arpitania (in French)

Arpitania is composed of: Image File history File links Arpitania-arpitan-harpitanya-franco-provençal. ... Image File history File links Arpitania-arpitan-harpitanya-franco-provençal. ...

• Italy (Aosta Valley, Arpitan-speaking valleys in the Piemont).
• France (Savoy, Dauphiné, southern Franche-Comté, Monts du Forez).
• Switzerland (Romandy (excluding northern and western parts of Jura)).

The northwesternmost salient (roughly a strip between Mâcon and Roanne) is seen linguistically transitional between Arpitan and French. The Aosta Valley (in Arpitan: Val dOuta, French: Vallée dAoste, Italian: Valle dAosta) is a mountainous and very silly and smelly region in north-western Italy. ... Piedmont is a region of northwestern Italy. ... This article is about the historical region of Savoy. ... Flag of the Dauphiné Dauphiné is a former province in southeastern France, roughly corresponding to the present départements of the Isère, Drôme, and Hautes-Alpes. ... Capital Besançon Land area¹ 16,202 km² Regional President Raymond Forni (PS) (since 2004) Population  - Jan. ... Map of the languages of Switzerland; Romandy is shown in purple. ... The Canton of Jura is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland in the northwestern part of Switzerland. ... Mâcon is a commune of France, préfecture (capital) of the Saône-et-Loire département, in the Bourgogne région. ... Roanne is a town and commune in southern France in the Loire département, about 90km north-west of Lyon. ... Arpitan or Francoprovençal is a Romance language consisting of dialects that can be found in Italy (Valle dAosta, Piemonte, Calabria, Apulia), in Switzerland (cantons Fribourg, Valais, Vaud, Neuchâtel, Geneva, non-German speaking parts of Bern, but not Jura, where the dialects spoken are French) and in France...

Books

• Jozé Harrieta, La lingua arpitana, 1976.
• Passeport, Comunôtâ culturèla arpitana - Eronacion Arpitania, 2006.

External links

Arpitan language edition of Wikipedia

• Arpitanian Portal
• Babel Lexilogos (French)
• Arpitanie (French Wikipedia)
• Harpitanya Movement Flag