Like most of France's regional languages (such as Breton, Franco-Provençal, Occitan, Alsatian, Catalan and Basque), Lorrain and Lorraine Franconian were largely replaced by French with the advent of mandatory public schooling in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Sarnaselt enamiku Prantsusmaa regionaalkeeltega (nagu bretooni, frankoprovensaali, elsassi ja baski) on lorrain ja lotringi-frangi suuresti asendunud prantsuse keelega seoses kohustusliku avaliku koolihariduse tekkega 19. ja 20. sajandil.