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20 Minuten ( German-language edition) OCLC number. 427962538. Website. 20min.ch/fr. Media of Switzerland. List of newspapers. 20 minutes is a French-language newspaper published in Switzerland, launched on 8 March 2006 by Tamedia for the Romandie. As of 2008, it had a circulation of 221,560.
Romandy ( French: Romandie or Suisse romande; Arpitan: Romandia) [ note 1] is the French-speaking historical and cultural region part of Switzerland. In 2020, about 2 million people, or 22.8% of the Swiss population, lived in Romandy. [ 1] The majority of the romand population lives in the western part of the country, especially the Arc ...
Swiss French ( French: français de Suisse or suisse romand) is the variety of French spoken in the French-speaking area of Switzerland known as Romandy. French is one of the four official languages of Switzerland, the others being German, Italian, and Romansch. In 2020 around 2 million people, or 22.8% of the population, in Switzerland spoke ...
Jean-Francois Mayer (born 25 April 1957) is a Swiss religious historian, author, and translator.He is also Director of the Institute Religioscope, which he founded. His writing focuses on religion and new religious movements, including the Unification Church, the Church of Scientology and the Pilgrims of Arès.
Victoria Hall. Principal conductor. Jonathan Nott. Website. Official website. The Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR [ 1]) is a Swiss symphony orchestra, based in Geneva at the Victoria Hall. In addition to symphony concerts, the OSR performs as the opera orchestra in productions at the Grand Théâtre de Genève .
Coordinates: 46.5268283°N 6.6527254°E. École Nouvelle de la Suisse Romande ( English: New School of the French-speaking Switzerland) or ENSR International School is a private, co-educational boarding school, founded in 1906 and located in Lausanne, Switzerland. It has approximately 600 students and boarding facilities for students aged 12 ...
The four national languages of Switzerland are German, French, Italian, and Romansh. [ 3] German, French, and Italian maintain equal status as official languages at the national level within the Federal Administration of the Swiss Confederation, while Romansh is used in dealings with people who speak it. [ 4]
It is the home of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Every summer the Fêtes de Genève (Geneva Festival) are organised in Geneva. According to Radio Télévision Suisse in 2013 hundreds of thousands of people came to Geneva to see the annual hour-long grand firework display of the Fêtes de Genève. [68]