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The Gascon language is an Occitan dialect mostly spoken in Gascony (in the French départements of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Hautes-Pyrénées, Landes, Gers, Gironde, a part of Lot-et-Garonne, a part of Haute-Garonne, and a part of Ariège), and in the small Spanish valley Val d'Aran, in the Northwest of Catalonia. Some linguists consider it a separate language but usually these are not speakers of Gascon. Gascon comprises four subdialects:

Of these, only Aranese is spoken in Spain. Aranese has been greatly influenced by CatalanCatalan Catal Valenci is a Romance language spoken by approximately 12 million people in a territory called the Catalan countries which spans portions of Spain, France, Andorra and Italy, although the majority of Catalan speakers are in Spain. Classificat and AragoneseAragonese Aragones is a Romance language now spoken by some 10,000 people over the valleys of the River Aragon, Sobrarbe and Ribagorza in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. It is also colloquially known as fabla''. Aragonese originated around the 8th. This influence differentiates it from the dialects of Gascon spoken in France. Aranese is co-official with Spanish and Catalan in the Val d'Aran.

Gascon and the Basque languageBasque is the language spoken by the Basque people, who live in northern Spain and the adjoining area of southwestern France. The Standard Basque name for the language is euskara other dialectal forms are euskera eskuara and skara''. Although it is geogra have had mutual influences.

See also: Languages of FranceThere are a number of languages of France although the French language is the only official language of the country. However, several historical regional languages are still spoken, to some extent. Some of them are sometimes called patois but this term (r

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Romance languagesThe Romance languages also called Romanic languages are a subfamily of the Italic languages, specifically the descendants of the Vulgar Latin dialects spoken by the common people evolving in different areas after the break-up of the Roman Empire. Latin it Languages of FranceThere are a number of languages of France although the French language is the only official language of the country. However, several historical regional languages are still spoken, to some extent. Some of them are sometimes called patois but this term (r Languages of Spain

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