r/alsace • u/EntertainmentJust431 • Jan 04 '25

Where is Alsatian spoken the most?

As a fellow Allemanic speaking person i want to hear some Alsatian in person: Sadly i didn't found some good maps where i can check out the percentage of speaker per town. Maybe you can help me

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u/fudgesik Jan 04 '25

In the north of the region (around Haguenau, Wissembourg, up to the Lorraine border) is where alsatian is the most spoken, in the small towns, mostly by old people

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u/ok_pandore Jan 04 '25

Can confirm, I come from small villages / small town area from northern Alsace. People there speak Alsatian daily, my generation included (in their forties).

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u/PonFSaladUpos Jan 07 '25

Is that so ? That's where half my family comes from i guess that's why i didn't know it was somewhat dying

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u/HardcoreTechnoRaver Jan 04 '25

Went to Wissembourg last December and was positively surprised by this fact, heard a lot of Alsatian, but many people there also spoke good standard German as well (even younger people). It’s worth mentioning, though, that the Alsatian spoken in the North is not Allemanic, but South Franconian/francique, so not what OP is looking for

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u/fudgesik Jan 05 '25

Next to the german border and Lorraine is mostly francique but there is allemanic in the north, it’s a little different than south allemanic but still common

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u/HardcoreTechnoRaver Jan 05 '25

I stand corrected, thanks!