Regions with significant populations | |
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Romandy | |
Languages | |
Swiss French, Franco-Provençal, Frainc-Comtou | |
Religion | |
Calvinism, Catholicism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Other Swiss, French, Jèrriais, Normans, Walloons, Québécois, Acadians |
Romands are a Gallo-Romance ethnic group native to Romandy, in western Switzerland. Their previous languages have fallen into disuse in favor of the standard French language. They are referred to by Swiss Germans as Welsche.