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Romands

Romands
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

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.