American History

Ethnic Composition
France is a very mixed country as far as ethnicity. Groups such as Celts, Germans, and Russians have left their mark. A group in north France is the Flemish who speak Dutch. In the west part of France live the Bretons who decent from the Celts. The French Basques live in southwest France. In the Mediterranean part of France, live the French Catalan. They share a language and culture with people of eastern Spain. In eastern France, live the Alsatians, who’s language is of the high German.

Religious Composition
Roman Catholicism is the main religion in France. In fact, more than 80% of France is of this faith. About 5% is Islam and ab...