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Catalan, Aranese and place names
Catalan and Castilian are both official in Catalonia; Occitan (Aranese) is also official in the Val d’Aran; official place names are the Catalan forms (Aranese in Aran).
- Why it matters
- Signs, schools and public services operate mainly in Catalan.
- When
- On arrival.
- Official page
- Estatut d'autonomia de Catalunya (2006), Article 6
- Last checked
- 7 Oct 2026
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