1738 this was extended to include registers of births, marriages and deaths. In the 1950s, after centuries of being forbidden in education, the Catalan language was permitted to be studied for one hour per week in secondary school. In the 1970s, the Arrels Association and la Bressola network of private schools started to offer complete bilingual French/Catalan classes from nursery up to secondary education. Leisure North Catalonia is one of just two regions in France where Spanish-suited playing cards are used. The region has its own French Catalan pattern cards which are used to play local games like a variant of Spanish Truc. See also Albera Massif Language policy in France Sport in Catalonia County of Roussillon Northern Basque Country Notes References External links "Catalunya del Nord" from the Enciclopèdia catalana Media Flaix FM radio station Ràdio Arrels radio station Catalunya Info radio station La Clau magazine in Catalan & French Dimonis magazine Editorial del Trabucaire publishing house Llibreria Catalana Catalan bookstore in Perpinyà (Perpignan) Mirmanda Cultural Journal in Catalan & French Associations La Bressola – organises primary education in Catalan La Porta dels Països Catalans Aire Nou de Bao Essays Qui som els catalans del nord? (Who are we Northern Catalans?) Catalan, Occitan and French toponomy in Northern Catalonia Miscellaneous sites Catalunya-Nord.com VilaWeb Catalunya Nord Principality of Catalonia Geography of Pyrénées-Orientales Catalan Countries