France has a rich linguistic heritage: French, regional languages, non-territorial languages, French sign language... The Ministry of Culture financially supports projects to develop and enhance this heritage.
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What are the languages of France?
Alongside French, the national language, the languages of France shape our cultural identity and constitute a living and creative intangible wealth. The following are regarded as languages of France:
- regional languages, enshrined in the Constitution since 2008:Regional languages belong to the heritage of France" (article 75-1). These are the languages historically spoken in a part of the territory of the Republic, for longer than French: Alsatian, Basque, Breton, Catalan, Corsican, Creole, West Flemish, French, French, Futunian, indigenous languages of NewCaledonia, indigenous languages of French Guiana, indigenous languages of French Polynesia, languages of oïl (bourguignon-morvandiau, champenois, franc-comtois, gallo, lorrain, normand, picard, poitevin-saintongeais, wallon), kibushi, mahorais, occitan, Croissant, speak Ligurian, Wallisian.
- six non-territorial languages, without geographical link with the territory of the Republic but practiced by French citizens for several generations: Arabic dialectal Maghreb, Western Armenian, Berber, Judeo-Spanish, Rromani, Yiddish.
- French sign language.
The Ministry of Culture encourages cultural creation in the languages of France, considered as vectors of artistic creation, in disciplines such as audiovisual, song, book or live performance. It also supports research projects to document and make better known the languages of France.
Am I concerned by this approach?
- Associations
- Communes
- Departments
- Private companies
- Local public companies
- EPCI with own taxation
- Public institutions/ State services
- Research organisations
- Individuals
- Regions
To be eligible for this assistance, the applicant must:
- be of age
- have a SIRET number
- present a project related to one or more languages of France, carried out on the French territory and supported by a structure of French law or by a French territorial collectivity
An applicant without a tax number (SIRET) is not eligible.
All forms of artistic expression can benefit from assistance: theatre, song and live performance in general, cinema and audiovisual, literature. It is about show the vitality of French languages and their timeliness, demonstrating their ability to produce works of value.
The research projects on one or more French languages are eligible.
Projects not related to at least one French language are not eligible.
The subsidy cannot cover the operating or capital costs of a structure.
It is used to finance a cultural or research project.
Procedure
The amount of the grant is determined according to the nature and quality of the project, and according to the implementation budget.
The amount of the grant varies between 1500 and 20,000 euros on average.
The grant is paid at once, upon receipt of the necessary supporting documents.
Projects with a regional dimension should be addressed in priority to the Ministry’s decentralised services: Regional Directorates for Cultural Affairs (DRAC-France hexagonale), Cultural Affairs Directorates (DAC-Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, Reunion), DCJS of Guyana, missions to cultural affairs (MAC- New Caledonia, French Polynesia).
The interventions of the DGLFLF give priority to projects that are likely to broaden audiences to issues related to the languages of France, and take into account their scientific requirement. As far as possible, they shall endeavour to respect a balance between the different languages in the choice of projects selected.
Grants awarded by the DGLFLF are awarded on an annual basis.
Applications must be submitted before 15 December each year to be taken into account for the following year.
The project report must be sent no later than 6 months after the project has been completed.
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Examples of projects supported previously
Grant amount: €5,000
Organized in Boussac (Creuse) in October 2022, this symposium presented the most recent research on these Welsh languagesnovels still practiced today in the northern fringe of the Massif Central and whose characteristic is to present simultaneously typical features of the Occitan (Auvergne, Limousin) and the languages of oïl (French, Berrichon, Poitevin-Saintongeais).
Grant amount: €6,500
The association Ipê, specialized in the research and development of Amerindian languages of Guyana, has produced two bilingual dictionaries (wayana-French and apalaï-French) and a game of thematic dominos bilingual wayana-French.
Grant amount: €5,000
Creation of a visual performance in sign language and drawings to address the delicate subject of illiteracy in deaf people and to lift this taboo.
Grant amount: €3,500
The main activity of the Mgnig association is the organization of weekly language and cultural workshops in Western Armenian (theatre classes, scientific workshops, handicrafts, reading sessions and discussions) for young audiences.
A question?
If you have any questions about the promotion of French languages, please contact:
General Delegation to the French Language and the Languages of France (DGLFLF)
Mission Languages of France and Overseas
dglflf.min@culture.gouv.fr
01 40 15 36 62
3 rue de Valois, 75001 Paris
or the deconcentrated service of the Ministry of Culture of the place where your project is carried out:
- Noëlle DROGNAT-LANDRE: noelle.drognat-landre@culture.gouv.fr
- Sylviane JOURDHEUIL (Dijon): sylviane.jourdheuil@culture.gouv.fr
- Habiba IMAAINGFEN (Besançon): habiba.imaaingfen@culture.gouv.fr
- Enora OULC'HEN: enora.oulchen@culture.gouv.fr
- Jean-Luc SARROLA: jean-luc.sarrola@culture.gouv.fr
- Delphine QUÉREUX-SBAÏ (Châlons-en-Champagne): delphine.quereux-sbai@culture.gouv.fr
- Colette GRAVIER (Metz): colette.gravier@culture.gouv.fr
- Philippe CHARRIER (Strasbourg): philippe.charrier@culture.gouv.fr
- Jacques SAUTERON (Lille): jacques.sauteron@culture.gouv.fr
- Laëtitia BONTAN (Amiens): laetitia.bontan@culture.gouv.fr
- Justine DUJARDIN (Bordeaux): justine.dujardin@culture.gouv.fr
- Sandrine PANTALEAO (Limoges): sandrine.pantaleao@culture.gouv.fr
Marie-Sarah Villeroy
lecture.occitanie@culture.gouv.fr, 05 67 73 20 87
- Laure JOUBERT: laure.joubert@culture.gouv.fr
- William JOUVE: william.jouve@culture.gouv.fr
- Nathalie ERNY: nathalie.erny@culture.gouv.fr
- Abdoulaye KEÏTA: abdoulaye.keita@guyane.pref.gouv.fr / abdoulaye.keita@culture.gouv.fr
- Katia LELOUTRE: katia.leloutre@culture.gouv.fr
- Yolande-Salomé TOUMSON: yolande-salome.toumson@culture.gouv.fr
- Djaouharia MOHAMED: djaouharia.mohamed@culture.gouv.fr
- Michel RICHARD: michel.richard@nouvelle-caledonie.gouv.fr
- Emmanuelle CHARRIER: emmanuelle.charrier@polynesie-francaise.pref.gouv.fr
- Rosiane DE LIZARAGA: rosiane.de-lizaraga@spm975.gouv.fr