La Franja

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La Franja de Ponent /lɑˈfrɑɲ.ʒε.ðe.poˈnent/ or '''La Francha de Lebán''' ( Catalan for '''Western Strip''' and Aragonese for '''Eastern Strip''' respectively), or simply '''La Franja''', refers to four Comarques in the east of the Autonomous Community of Aragon , which are linguistically Catalan , in contrast to the Castillian (and historically, Aragonese) speaking areas of western Aragon.

Catalan does not currently have an in other regions in Aragon. However, this still waits to approved.

COMARQUES

Ribagorza ( Catalan : ''Baixa Ribagorça'')

La Litera / La Llitera

Bajo Cinca / Baix Cinca

Matarraña / Matarranya

EXTERNAL LINKS

The Western Strip Cultural Institution . Promotes Catalan culture.

FACAO ''Federación de Asociaciones Culturales del Aragón Oriental'' . Analagously to Blaverists in Valencia , they affirm that no Catalan is spoken in La Franja, but "Eastern Aragonese".

Cinca river as frontier in History About the frontier changes between Aragon and Catalonia in ''la Franja''.

Information in Catalan Encyclopaedia

Map of Language distribution in Aragon, by Francho Nagore

Information About

La Franja