The charts compare the number of French adults whose parents spoke regional languages to them as children and the number who now speak these languages to their own children.
Overall, Occitan and Alsatian were the most common regional language. However, Alsatian became the most widely spoken language to the next generation. Most languages were spoken less often by parents to their children.
As children, about 600 thousand adults heard Occitan regularly and around 1 million heard it occasionally. For Alsatian, the figures were about 400 thousand and 300 thousand. Breton had lower number, while Creole and Corsican were the least common.
When speaking to their own children, around 450 thousand adults used Alsatian, making it the most popular language. Occitan ranked second with about 300 thousand speaker. The figure for Breton, Creole, and Corsican were much lower, at around 100 thousand or less. Overall, regional languages became less common in the younger generation.
