Corsicans

Corsicans
Corsi (Corsican); Corsi (Italian); Corses (French)
	Corsicans military personnel of French armed forces, 1917.
Total population
	2,500,000–3,500,000
Regions with significant populations
Corsica	~ 322,120 (inhabitants of Corsica, regardless of ethnicity) ; ; 181,354 (people born in Corsica)
France	1,000,000 ~ 1,200,000
Puerto Rico	300,000 ~ 400,000
Sardinia	200,000 ~ 300,000
Italy	6200
United States	1840
Languages
	Native; Corsican; Primarily; Italian; French;
Religion
	Christianity (Predominantly Roman Catholicism, Byzantine Greek-Catholic and Orthodox minority) Historically: Sunni Islam (minority)
Related ethnic groups
	Sardinians; Corsi people; Italians; Occitans; Spaniards; Catalans; Albanians;
	a Corsicans in Puerto Rico, b Corsicans in Venezuela

The Corsicans (Corsican, Italian: Corsi; French: Corses) are a Romance-speaking ethnic group,^[12] native to the Mediterranean island of Corsica, a territorial collectivity of France.^[13]

^ INSEE. "Estimation de population au 1er janvier, par région, sexe et grande classe d'âge – Année 2013" (in French). Retrieved 20 February 2014.
^ Cite error: The named reference immig was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ U.S. Census Bureau (ed.). "Table 1. First, Second, and Total Responses to the Ancestry Question by Detailed Ancestry Code: 2000". Retrieved 26 July 2023.
^ Catherine S.-Voglimacci (17 September 2021). "Monseigneur Forget installé pour la messe de sainte Croix à Cargèse". corsematin.com (in French). Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ Pierre-Philippe Lecoeur (28 April 2019). "Les orthodoxes de Corse célèbrent Pâques autrement" (in French). Corse-Matin. Retrieved 18 December 2023..
^ "La Corse, catholique mais aussi "mazzériste" !". Evaneos (in French). Retrieved 18 December 2023..
^ "La Corse musulmane ou l'histoire de la Corse occultée". Centerblog (in French). 1 November 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2024..
^ ^a ^b ^c Erika Tamm et al., « Genome-wide analysis of Corsican population reveals a close affinity with Northern and Central Italy », in Scientific Reports, volume 9, Article No. 13581, 2019 ([1]).
^ Ghiani, M.E.; et al. (2006). "Structure génétique de la population Corse". Antropo (in Spanish) (11). Departamento de Genética, Antropología Física y Fisiología Animal: 37–50.
^ Morelli, L.; Grosso, M. G.; Vona, G.; Varesi, L.; Torroni, A.; Francalacci, P. (25 August 2000). "Frequency distribution of mitochondrial DNA haplogroups in Corsica and Sardinia". Human Biology. 72 (4): 585–595. PMID 11048788. Retrieved 25 April 2024 – via PubMed.
^ "Writing of 1877: Do Corsicans and Albanians have the same origin?" (in French). KOHA. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2025..
^ Minahan, James (2000). One Europe, Many Nations: A Historical Dictionary of European National Groups. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 182. ISBN 0313309841. The Corsicans are a Romance people
^ "Corsicans – World Directory of Minorities". www.faqs.org. Retrieved 25 April 2024.

[pop-1] INSEE. "Estimation de population au 1er janvier, par région, sexe et grande classe d'âge – Année 2013" (in French). Retrieved 20 February 2014.

[immig-2] Cite error: The named reference immig was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[ancestry2000-3] U.S. Census Bureau (ed.). "Table 1. First, Second, and Total Responses to the Ancestry Question by Detailed Ancestry Code: 2000". Retrieved 26 July 2023.

[4] Catherine S.-Voglimacci (17 September 2021). "Monseigneur Forget installé pour la messe de sainte Croix à Cargèse". corsematin.com (in French). Retrieved 18 December 2023.

[5] Pierre-Philippe Lecoeur (28 April 2019). "Les orthodoxes de Corse célèbrent Pâques autrement" (in French). Corse-Matin. Retrieved 18 December 2023..

[6] "La Corse, catholique mais aussi "mazzériste" !". Evaneos (in French). Retrieved 18 December 2023..

[7] "La Corse musulmane ou l'histoire de la Corse occultée". Centerblog (in French). 1 November 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2024..

[Tamm-8] Erika Tamm et al., « Genome-wide analysis of Corsican population reveals a close affinity with Northern and Central Italy », in Scientific Reports, volume 9, Article No. 13581, 2019 ([1]).

[9] Ghiani, M.E.; et al. (2006). "Structure génétique de la population Corse". Antropo (in Spanish) (11). Departamento de Genética, Antropología Física y Fisiología Animal: 37–50.

[10] Morelli, L.; Grosso, M. G.; Vona, G.; Varesi, L.; Torroni, A.; Francalacci, P. (25 August 2000). "Frequency distribution of mitochondrial DNA haplogroups in Corsica and Sardinia". Human Biology. 72 (4): 585–595. PMID 11048788. Retrieved 25 April 2024 – via PubMed.

[11] "Writing of 1877: Do Corsicans and Albanians have the same origin?" (in French). KOHA. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2025..

[Minahan-12] Minahan, James (2000). One Europe, Many Nations: A Historical Dictionary of European National Groups. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 182. ISBN 0313309841. The Corsicans are a Romance people

[13] "Corsicans – World Directory of Minorities". www.faqs.org. Retrieved 25 April 2024.

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Corsi (Corsican) Corsi (Italian) Corses (French)
Corsicans military personnel of French armed forces, 1917.
Total population
2,500,000–3,500,000
Regions with significant populations
Corsica	~ 322,120 (inhabitants of Corsica, regardless of ethnicity)^[1] 181,354 (people born in Corsica)^[2]
France	1,000,000 ~ 1,200,000
Puerto Rico	300,000 ~ 400,000
Sardinia	200,000 ~ 300,000
Italy	6200
United States	1840^[3]
Languages
Native Corsican Primarily Italian French
Religion
Christianity (Predominantly Roman Catholicism, Byzantine Greek-Catholic^[4] and Orthodox^[5]^[6] minority) Historically: Sunni Islam (minority)^[7]
Related ethnic groups
Sardinians^[8]^[9] Corsi people Italians^[8] Occitans Spaniards^[8]^[10] Catalans Albanians^[11]
^a Corsicans in Puerto Rico, ^b Corsicans in Venezuela