Several ethnic groups are legally recognized and the following minority languages are recognized as co-official languages, as per region:
French in Aosta (even though in that region actually franco-provencal language is spoken),
Ladin: in some communities of Trentino-Alto Adige/South Tirol
Slovene: in provinces of Trieste and Gorizia of the region Venezia Giulia
German: in the province of Bolzano
In these regions official documents are bilingual (trilingual in Ladin communities), or upon request either in Italian or the co-official language only. Traffic signs are also multilingual, except in Valle d'Aosta where toponyms are mostly only in French. Education is possible in minority languages where such schools are operating.
