Romandy

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Romandy is the French-speaking western region of Switzerland, encompassing cantons such as Geneva, Vaud, Neuchâtel, and Jura.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
linguistic region
alsoKnownAs Romandie
Romandie
surface form: Suisse romande
borderFeature Jura Mountains
surface form: Jura mountain range

Lake Geneva
containsRegion Jura Mountains
Western Switzerland
surface form: Lake Geneva region

part of the Alps
country Switzerland
dominantReligion Christianity
hasHigherEducationInstitution University of Fribourg
University of Geneva
University of Lausanne
University of Neuchâtel
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
hasMediaMarket French-language Swiss media
hasMinorityLanguage Franco-Provençal (Arpitan)
German
Italian
hasParliamentaryRepresentation Swiss Federal Assembly
historicalInfluence Habsburg Netherlands
surface form: Burgundian states

French culture
includesCanton Fribourg
surface form: Bern (French-speaking part)

Fribourg
Geneva
Jura
Neuchâtel
Valais
Western Switzerland
surface form: Vaud
languageVariety Swiss French
locatedIn western Switzerland
majorCity Biel/Bienne
Fribourg
Geneva
Lausanne, Switzerland
surface form: Lausanne

Neuchâtel
Sion
officialLanguage French
partOf Switzerland
surface form: Swiss Confederation
partOfLinguisticArea Francophonie
publicBroadcaster Radio Télévision Suisse
sharesBorderWith France
Germany
surface form: Germany (via Lake Geneva and Rhine region context)

Italy
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
usesCurrency Swiss franc
writingSystem Latin alphabet

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National League primaryLanguageRegions Romandy
subject surface form: National League (ice hockey, Switzerland)
this entity surface form: French-speaking Switzerland
LHC primaryLanguageRegion Romandy
subject surface form: Lausanne HC
this entity surface form: French-speaking Switzerland
Cugny locatedIn Romandy
this entity surface form: French-speaking Switzerland
Cugny locatedInRegion Romandy
Les Diablerets languageRegion Romandy
this entity surface form: French-speaking Switzerland
Genève-Servette HC region Romandy
Fribourg-Gottéron region Romandy
Corsier region Romandy
Céligny partOf Romandy
Pully, Switzerland locatedIn Romandy
subject surface form: Pully
Stade de Genève region Romandy
Servette FC (home stadium located in Lancy) traditionalRegion Romandy
subject surface form: Servette FC
Théâtre de Carouge locatedIn Romandy
this entity surface form: French-speaking Switzerland
Leysin locatedIn Romandy
this entity surface form: French-speaking Switzerland
Arve locatedIn Romandy
Bellerive locatedInRegion Romandy
Vésenaz locatedInRegion Romandy
Aire River locatedIn Romandy
La Côte locatedInRegion Romandy
La Côte locatedInRegion Romandy
this entity surface form: French-speaking Switzerland
Collonge locatedInRegion Romandy
La Côte wine region languageRegion Romandy
this entity surface form: French-speaking Switzerland
A5 motorway languageRegion Romandy
this entity surface form: French-speaking Switzerland
Great St Bernard Hospice languageRegion Romandy
this entity surface form: French-speaking Switzerland
Summus Poeninus hasLanguageRegion Romandy
this entity surface form: French-speaking Switzerland
Expo 2002 languageRegion Romandy
this entity surface form: French-speaking Switzerland
Gulliver project languageContext Romandy
this entity surface form: French-speaking Switzerland
District of Monthey partOf Romandy
this entity surface form: French-speaking Valais
BBC Monthey languageRegion Romandy
this entity surface form: French-speaking Switzerland
Monthey Carnival locatedInRegion Romandy
this entity surface form: French-speaking Switzerland
Val-d'Illiez locatedInRegion Romandy
this entity surface form: French-speaking Switzerland
Swiss French spokenIn Romandy
Choëx locatedInCountrySubdivision Romandy
this entity surface form: French-speaking Valais
A9 languageRegion Romandy
this entity surface form: French-speaking Switzerland
Valais Alps region languageRegion Romandy
this entity surface form: French-speaking Switzerland