in Switzerland and France. Ethnologue classifies it as "nearly extinct".

The designation Franco-Provençal (Franco-Provençal: francoprovençâl; ; ) dates to the 19th century. In the late 20th century, it was proposed that the language be referred to under the neologism Arpitan (Franco-Provençal: arpetan; ), and its areal as Arpitania. The use of both neologisms remains very limited, with most academics