Catalan usage declines in Poblenou amid rising gentrification

A new report indicates that Catalan usage is falling in local shops as English presence grows in the neighborhood.

Generic image of a shop window in a Mediterranean urban setting.
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Generic image of a shop window in a Mediterranean urban setting.

The use of Catalan in the Poblenou neighborhood of Barcelona has seen a significant decline in recent years, according to a report by Plataforma per la Llengua that links this trend to gentrification.