Corsicans

For other uses, see Corsican (disambiguation).

Corsicans
Corsi (Corsican)
Corsi (Italian)
Corses (French)
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]
France1,000,000 ~ 1,200,000
Puerto Rico300,000 ~ 400,000
 Sardinia200,000 ~ 300,000
Italy6200
United States1840[3]
Languages
Native
Corsican
Primarily
Religion
Christianity (Predominantly Roman Catholicism, Byzantine Greek-Catholic[4] and Orthodox[5][6] minority)
Related ethnic groups
a Corsicans in Puerto Rico, b Corsicans in Venezuela

The Corsicans (Corsican, Italian: Corsi; French: Corses) are a Romance-speaking ethnic group,[10] native to the Mediterranean island of Corsica, a territorial collectivity of France.[11]

  1. ^ INSEE. "Estimation de population au 1er janvier, par région, sexe et grande classe d'âge – Année 2013" (in French). Retrieved 20 February 2014.
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  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. ^ 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]).
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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
  11. ^ "Corsicans – World Directory of Minorities". www.faqs.org. Retrieved 25 April 2024.