Walloons

Walloons
	Flag of Wallonia
	Walloons wearing Gilles masks in Binche
Total population
	c. 3.5–4 million
Regions with significant populations
Belgium	3,240,000
United States	Indeterminable; (352,630 Belgians)
Canada	176,615 (Belgians)
France	133,066
Languages
	Walloon French; Regional Langues d'oïl (Walloon; Picard; Lorrain; Champenois);
Religion
	Historically Roman Catholic majority; Protestant minority (see also Walloon church); Increasingly irreligious
Related ethnic groups
	Other Romance, romanized Celtic and Germanic peoples; (French; Romands; Dutch; Flemish; Germans; Luxembourgers);
	^a U.S. population census does not differentiate between Belgians and Walloons, therefore the number of the latter is unknown. Walloons might also identify as French, of which there were as many as 8.2 million.; ^b Canadian census does not differentiate between Belgians and Walloons, therefore the number of the latter is unknown and indeterminable. In 2011, 176,615 respondents stated Belgian ethnic origin; this figure definitely includes a substantial number of ethnic Flemings who may also identify as Belgian even though the census differentiates between the two. They may also be inclined to identify as French, of which there were as many as 7 million.

Walloons (/wɒˈluːnz/; French: Wallons [walɔ̃] ^ⓘ; Walloon: Walons) are a Gallo-Romance^[6]^[7] ethnic group native to Wallonia and the immediate adjacent regions of Flanders, France, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Walloons primarily speak langues d'oïl such as Belgian French, Picard and Walloon. Walloons are primarily Roman Catholic, with a historical minority of Protestantism which dates back to the Reformation era.

In modern Belgium, Walloons are, by law, termed a "distinctive linguistic and ethnic community" within the country, as are the neighbouring Flemish, a Dutch (Germanic) speaking community.

When understood as a regional identification, the ethnonym is also extended to refer to the inhabitants of the Walloon region in general, regardless of ethnicity or ancestry.

^ "The World Factbook". cia.gov. 12 January 2022.
^ Results Archived 12 February 2020 at archive.today American Fact Finder (US Census Bureau)
^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (8 May 2013). "2011 National Household Survey: Data tables – Ethnic Origin (264), Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3), Generation Status (4), Age Groups (10) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 National Household Survey". www12.statcan.gc.ca.
^ "Les Belges à l'étranger". Mo.be. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
^ "Migration Data Hub". Migrationinformation.org. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
^ Minahan, James (2000). One Europe, Many Nations: A Historical Dictionary of European National Groups. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 739. ISBN 0313309841. The Walloons are a Latin people, the most northerly of the Latin peoples...
^ Minahan, James (2000). One Europe, Many Nations: A Historical Dictionary of European National Groups. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 776. ISBN 0313309841. Romance (Latin) nations... Walloons

[1] "The World Factbook". cia.gov. 12 January 2022.

[2] Results Archived 12 February 2020 at archive.today American Fact Finder (US Census Bureau)

[Canada_Census-3] Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (8 May 2013). "2011 National Household Survey: Data tables – Ethnic Origin (264), Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3), Generation Status (4), Age Groups (10) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 National Household Survey". www12.statcan.gc.ca.

[4] "Les Belges à l'étranger". Mo.be. Retrieved 12 December 2017.

[5] "Migration Data Hub". Migrationinformation.org. Retrieved 12 December 2017.

[Minahan-6] Minahan, James (2000). One Europe, Many Nations: A Historical Dictionary of European National Groups. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 739. ISBN 0313309841. The Walloons are a Latin people, the most northerly of the Latin peoples...

[Minahan_776-7] Minahan, James (2000). One Europe, Many Nations: A Historical Dictionary of European National Groups. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 776. ISBN 0313309841. Romance (Latin) nations... Walloons

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Total population
Flag of Wallonia
Walloons wearing Gilles masks in Binche
c. 3.5–4 million
Regions with significant populations
Belgium	3,240,000^[1]
United States	Indeterminable^[a] (352,630 Belgians)^[2]
Canada	176,615^[b] (Belgians)^[3]
France	133,066^[4]^[5]
Languages
Walloon French Regional Langues d'oïl (Walloon Picard Lorrain Champenois)
Religion
Historically Roman Catholic majority Protestant minority (see also Walloon church) Increasingly irreligious
Related ethnic groups
Other Romance, romanized Celtic and Germanic peoples (French Romands Dutch Flemish Germans Luxembourgers)
^a U.S. population census does not differentiate between Belgians and Walloons, therefore the number of the latter is unknown. Walloons might also identify as French, of which there were as many as 8.2 million. ^b Canadian census does not differentiate between Belgians and Walloons, therefore the number of the latter is unknown and indeterminable. In 2011, 176,615 respondents stated Belgian ethnic origin; this figure definitely includes a substantial number of ethnic Flemings who may also identify as Belgian even though the census differentiates between the two. They may also be inclined to identify as French, of which there were as many as 7 million.