Romands are a Gallo-Romance ethnic group native to Romandy, in western Switzerland. Traditionally they spoke Franco-Provençal, as well as Frainc-Comtou in Canton of Jura. These languages have since fallen into disuse in favor of the standard French language. The Romands descend largely from the Gallo-Romans and the Burgundians.[1] They are referred to by Swiss Germans as Welsche.

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Romands
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Farmers of Champery, Valais (1904)
Regions with significant populations
Romandy
Languages
Swiss French, Franco-Provençal, Frainc-Comtou
Religion
Calvinism, Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Other Swiss, French, Jèrriais, Normans, Walloons, Québécois, Acadians
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