Geneva is the second-most populous city in Switzerland and the most populous of the French-speaking Romandy. Situated in the southwest of the country, where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva, and a centre for international diplomacy. Geneva hosts the highest number of international organizations in the world.
Geneva
Satellite view of Geneva; Cointrin Airport is centre left. The Salève (in France) is the large area of green at the bottom right.
The Geneva area seen from above the Jura mountain chain, with the International airport in the foreground, and the Mont Blanc mountain range in the background
Confluence of the Rhône and the Arve
Franco-Provençal is a language within the Gallo-Romance family, originally spoken in east-central France, western Switzerland and northwestern Italy.
Graziadio Isaia Ascoli
Title page of a Franco-Provençal dictionary from Saint-Étienne, France (1896): "The Key to the Gaga Dialect".
Conference hall at the 37th Fête internationale de l'arpitan, Saint-Etienne (France), 2016.
Bilingual road sign (French-Valdôtain) in Introd, Aosta Valley.