Asturian people

Asturians
	Notable Asturians:; 'Pelayo of Asturias'; 'Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos'; 'Severo Ochoa'; 'Fernando Alonso'; 'David Villa'
Total population
	1,076,896
Regions with significant populations
	In Spain: Asturias; Galicia, Castile and León, Cantabria.
Languages
	Spanish, Asturian, Eonavian.
Religion
	Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
	other Spanish peoples

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The Asturians are one of the regional nationalities of Spain, issuing from the historical country of the Principality of Asturias, and also from the provinces of León, Zamora and Cantabria. They have a Celtic heritage and they are predominantly Roman Catholic. The Asturian language, once widely spoken by Asturians, is now in decline. Whilst not recognised as an official language in Spain, it is protected under the Autonomous Statute legislation, and efforts to preserve the language continue to be made.^[2]

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^ According to the Asturias article, 1,076,896 is merely the current population of all residents of Asturias, not the ethnic population. However, significant populations of Asturian descent live in the rest of Spain, or abroad in countries such as Argentina, Chile, etc.
^ Bauske 1995