Traditionally speaking the Franco-Provençal or dialects of Upper Burgundy, the population now speak a variety of Standard French. Today, the differences between Swiss French and Parisian French are minor and mostly lexical, although remnants of dialectal lexicon or phonology may remain more pronounced in rural speakers. In particular, some parts of the Swiss Jura participate in the dialect spoken in the region of France. Since the 1970s, there has been a limited amount of linguistic revivalism of Franco-Provençal dialects, which are often now called (a 1980s neologism derived from the dialectal form of the word alpine) and their area Arpitania. Cultural identity The cultural identity of the Romandy is supported by and the universities of Geneva, Fribourg, Lausanne and . Historically, most of the Romandy has been strongly Protestant, especially Calvinist; Geneva was one of the earliest and most important Calvinist centres. However, Roman Catholicism continued to predominate in , , and . In recent decades, due to significant immigration from France and Southern European countries, Catholics can now be found throughout the region. The Tour de Romandie is an annual cycling event on the UCI World Tour, often considered to be an important race in preparation for the Tour de France. Library Network The Library Network of Western Switzerland is in the region of Romandy. It is a collection of Libraries of Western Switzerland that are based in the region of Romandy. See also Languages of Switzerland Swiss French Jurassic separatism Bernese Jura Lake Geneva region Rhodanic Republic Arpitania Notes References Bibliography Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, La Suisse romande, Sociétés coopératives Migros romandes, copyright Mme Olivieri-Ramuz, Lausanne, 1955. Histoire de la littérature en Suisse romande, vol.4, Lausanne, 1996-1999, republished Geneva, 2015 Corinne Blanchaud, Dictionnaire des écrivains francophones classiques, Belgique, Canada, Québec, Luxembourg, Suisse romande, Paris, 2013 Académie de Genève Humbert, Nouveau glossaire genevois, Slatkine, 1983, , . Romandy Subdivisions of Switzerland Regions of Switzerland