Francophone Charter School Of Oakland

Francophone Countries in French. How many countries would you guess there are in the world that use French? There's obviously France, so there's one, but how many others? Francophone Charter School of Oakland 9736 Lawlor Street Oakland, CA 94605 Tel: 510.746.0700. Office Schedule: 8:00 am – 3:45 pm Class Schedule: 8:15 am – 3:15 pm (M, T, Th, F) Early release at 1:00 pm on Wednesdays. General Inquiries: contact@francophoneschool.org. French Speaking countries – Francophone French is an official language in 29 countries, with most of these being part of the community of French-speaking countries in the world known as la francophonie. With a population of over 65 million, France is, not surprisingly, the country with the most French speakers. Definition of francophone: of, having, or belonging to a population using French as its first or sometimes second language Other Words from francophone Example Sentences Learn More about francophone Other Words from francophone.

French is an Indo-European Romance language. There are about 76 million native French speakers and 274 million fluent French speakers worldwide. It is one of six languages of the United Nations and the second most widely-spoken language in the European Union.

Which countries speak French? French is the official language in 29 countries. French is the only official language for 13 of these countries and the co-official language in 16 countries. The most populous country where French is the official language is the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa, followed by France and Canada. French is the co-offical language of Belgium, along with German and Dutch.

French is the official language of several dependent entities. French Polynesia, which has a population of 267,000, is the most populous of these entities, where French is the official language. All of the entities that have French as the official language are, in alphabetical order:

• Aosta Valley
• French Guiana, French Polynesia
• Jersey
• Saint-Barthelemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
• Wallis and Futuna

Francophone Definition

In the United States, French is recognized as a cultural language in both Maine and Louisiana. It is a de facto official language and is used for education, commerce, and government services.