Ch'Lanchron

Ch'Lanchron is a French association and publishing brand dedicated to the Picard language, based in Abbeville in the Somme department of the Picardy region. Its name means "the dandelion" in Picard. The organisation was created in April 1980 with the stated aim of "keeping the Picard language alive" (article 2 of its statutes). Its best-known output is the quarterly journal Ch'Lanchron, entirely written in Picard and published since April 1980, making it one of the longest-running periodicals in that regional language. Beyond the journal, Ch'Lanchron operates as a small publisher, issuing books and special issues by Picard-language authors. The association also runs lanchron.fr, a website that complements the quarterly journal. The site was first opened on 27 October 1996 under the subtitle "Éch picard din chl'intarnéte" (Picard on the Internet), making it the first website devoted to Picard and one of the very first sites dedicated to any regional language of France. In January 2011 the site moved to the domain lanchron.fr. Today lanchron.fr offers more than 230 pages of information, primarily written in French, and includes audio and video content such as songs to listen to and an animated cartoon to watch. The site welcomes visitors in a wide range of languages and invites contributors to translate its homepage into their own regional or national languages. Ch'Lanchron thus functions simultaneously as a cultural association, a periodical publisher, a book publisher and an early digital pioneer for the Picard language.

The association Ch'Lanchron was created in April 1980 with the goal of "keeping the Picard language alive" (faire vivre la langue picarde), as stated in article 2 of its statutes. Its name means "the dandelion" in Picard. From the same month, it began publishing the quarterly journal Ch'Lanchron, written entirely in Picard. The journal has appeared continuously since April 1980, making it a long-standing periodical in the Picard language. The association's registered office is in Abbeville, in the Somme department of the Picardy region. On 27 October 1996, Ch'Lanchron opened the first website devoted to Picard, subtitled "Éch picard din chl'intarnéte" (Picard on the Internet). These early pages, soon numerous and varied, were also among the very first websites dedicated to a regional language of France. In January 2011 the site moved to the domain lanchron.fr. Over the decades, Ch'Lanchron has also acted as a publisher, issuing books and special issues by Picard-language authors from across the Picardy region and beyond, including writers associated with places such as Dargnies, Buigny-lès-Gamaches, Bienfay, Péronne, Prouzel, Brouchy, Abbeville, Bourseville, Mers-les-Bains, Vignacourt, Doullens, Roye, Ailly-le-Haut-Clocher, Nibas, Cerisy-Gailly, Lille, Fouilloy-lès-Corbie, Woignarue and Crécy-en-Ponthieu. The association continues to operate both its quarterly journal and its website, which now offers more than 230 pages of information, primarily in French, alongside Picard-language content, songs and an animated cartoon.

• 2011

  The website moves to the domain lanchron.fr.

• 1996

  Ch'Lanchron opens the first website devoted to Picard, subtitled "Éch picard din chl'intarnéte".

• 1980

  Association Ch'Lanchron founded; first issue of the quarterly journal Ch'Lanchron published in Picard.

A cultural association and publisher dedicated to keeping the Picard language alive, combining a long-running Picard-language journal with an early and comprehensive Picard-language website.

• Ch'Lanchron quarterly journal

  A quarterly journal entirely written in Picard, published since April 1980.

• Books and special issues by Picard authors

  Ch'Lanchron publishes books and special issues by Picard-language authors.

• lanchron.fr website

  A website complementing the journal, offering over 230 pages of information, songs to listen to and an animated cartoon to watch.

1. 1Langue picarde : accueil de Ch'Lanchronlanchron.fr
2. 2Ch'Lanchron — Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Ch'Lanchron — Wikipédiafr.wikipedia.org