Corsicans

Also known as Corsican people

The Corsicans (Corsican, Italian: Corsi; French: Corses) are a Romance-speaking ethnic group, native to the Mediterranean island of Corsica, a territorial collectivity of France.

Key facts

Ethnic group.group: Corsicans
Ethnic group.image: 20-Corte-classe 1917-30 mai 1916.JPG
Ethnic group.caption: Corsicans military personnel of French armed forces, 1917.
Ethnic group.population: 2,500,000–3,500,000
Ethnic group.region1: Corsica
Ethnic group.pop1: ~ 322,120 (inhabitants of Corsica, regardless of ethnicity) 181,354 (people born in Corsica)
Ethnic group.region2: France
Ethnic group.pop2: 1,000,000 ~ 1,200,000
Ethnic group.region3: Puerto Rico
Ethnic group.pop3: 300,000 ~ 400,000
Ethnic group.region4: Sardinia
Ethnic group.pop4: 200,000 ~ 300,000
Ethnic group.region5: Italy
Ethnic group.pop5: 6200
Ethnic group.region6: United States
Ethnic group.pop6: 1840
Ethnic group.rels: Christianity (Predominantly Roman Catholicism, Byzantine Greek-Catholic and Orthodox minority)
Ethnic group.langs: NativeCorsicanPrimarily

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Encyclopedic overview

29 sections

Contents

Origin and history
Demographics
Corsican diaspora
Census data
Culture and tradition
Militarized society
Vendetta
Religion
Beliefs and superstitions
First names
Languages
Number of Corsican speakers
Cuisine
Discrimination
Genetics
Notable Corsicans
National leaders
Military personnel
Political activism
Bandits
Singers
Corsicans in culture
Non-fiction literature
Fiction literature
Cartoons
See also
References
Bibliography
External links

The Corsicans (Corsican, Italian: Corsi; French: Corses) are a Romance-speaking ethnic group, native to the Mediterranean island of Corsica, a territorial collectivity of France.

==Origin and history ==

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