ments ▁of ▁historical ▁Brit t any ▁showed ▁that ▁ 4 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁respond ents ▁considered ▁themselves ▁belonging ▁first ▁to ▁France , ▁ 3 7 % ▁to ▁Brit t any , ▁and ▁ 1 0 % ▁to ▁Europe . ▁It ▁also ▁showed ▁that ▁Bre ton ▁identity ▁is ▁stronger ▁among ▁people ▁younger ▁than ▁ 3 5 . ▁ 5 3 % ▁of ▁them ▁considering ▁themselves ▁to ▁belong ▁first ▁to ▁Brit t any . ▁ 5 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁older ▁respond ents ▁considered ▁themselves ▁belonging ▁first ▁to ▁France . ▁Primary ▁Bre ton ▁identity ▁is ▁at ▁its ▁lowest ▁among ▁the ▁respond ents ▁over ▁ 6 5 : ▁ 5 8 % ▁consider ▁themselves ▁to ▁belong ▁first ▁to ▁France , ▁with ▁European ▁identify ▁secondary . ▁ 2 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁respond ents ▁over ▁ 6 5 ▁considering ▁themselves ▁to ▁be ▁European ▁first . ▁Bre ton ▁self - ident ification ▁is ▁stronger ▁among ▁people ▁who ▁vote ▁left - wing . ▁It ▁is ▁stronger ▁among ▁employees ▁than ▁employ ers . ▁ ▁Regional ▁languages ▁ ▁French , ▁the ▁only ▁official ▁language ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Republic , ▁is ▁spoken ▁today ▁by ▁the ▁vast ▁majority ▁in ▁Brit t any , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁mother ▁tongue ▁of ▁most ▁people . ▁Non eth eless , ▁French ▁was ▁not ▁widely ▁known ▁before ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁and ▁two ▁regional ▁languages ▁exist ▁in ▁Brit t any : ▁Bre ton ▁and ▁Gal lo . ▁They ▁are ▁separated ▁by ▁a ▁language ▁border ▁that ▁has ▁constantly ▁moved ▁back ▁since ▁the ▁Middle ▁A