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The Catalonians of France

The Catalonians of France, numbering approximately 126,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Romance-speaking people of northeastern Iberia whose culture is centered on the Catalan language, a strong regional identity, and a historical tradition of self-government and Mediterranean commerce. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Catalan is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2025). Image generated by Gemini 3 Flash: Catalonian

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: France
People Cluster: Spanish
Primary Language(s): Catalan (cat)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 126,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG000142
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Pray for the Catalonians of France

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

69%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Catalan
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Catalan Speakers

Media Resources in Catalan:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Catalan:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Traducció Interconfessional✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Catalan bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Catalonians are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Catalonians:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Catalonians of France

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
readRomans 3:23

Pray that those who live in fear, guilt and discontentment because of sin will see their need for change, hear, and receive the good news of freedom from sin through Christ.

How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?
readRomans 10:14

Pray that the gospel will advance among those who don’t know the good news of salvation in Jesus so that they might believe and trust in Jesus.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures.
readPsalm 23:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember that the Lord is their shepherd, providing for their every need.

And through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.
readColossians 1:20

As believers cross cultures to tell others about Jesus, praise God for allowing them to be a part of His reconciling all things to Himself, asking Him to help them remember their role in His beautiful plan of salvation for others.

Catalan Across Countries (ROP3 - 101896) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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6 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
CataloniansPG000514CataloniansSpain8,450,000Engaged yet UnreachedCatalanUnaffiliated
CataloniansPG017332CataloniansArgentina233,000Unengaged and UnreachedCatalanRoman Catholicism
CataloniansPG000142CataloniansFrance126,000No Longer UnreachedCatalanRoman Catholicism
AndorransPG000001AndorransAndorra46,500Unengaged and UnreachedCatalanRoman Catholicism
CataloniansPG016464CataloniansVenezuela5,300Unengaged and UnreachedCatalanRoman Catholicism
CataloniansPG043189CataloniansUnited States2,300No Longer UnreachedCatalanRoman Catholicism

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