Genetically Walloons are...?

[Dr. Robotnik the Subbotnik]

Are they "Frenchified Dutch" or are they descendants of Gauls, and are ethnically French?

[King Claus]

They are mostly french

[Dandelion]

Funny you should mention. Fascist leader Léon Degrelle of the Rex was a firm believer in the Germanic status of the Walloons. I myself however am inclined to think they are mainly Celtic descendants if you ignore the Flemish influence.

[Dr. Robotnik the Subbotnik]

Funny you should mention. Fascist leader Léon Degrelle of the Rex was a firm believer in the Germanic status of the Walloons. I myself however am inclined to think they are mainly Celtic descendants if you ignore the Flemish influence.

Actually, I ask this question after watching a documentary about him

[Dr. Robotnik the Subbotnik]

Funny you should mention. Fascist leader Léon Degrelle of the Rex was a firm believer in the Germanic status of the Walloons. I myself however am inclined to think they are mainly Celtic descendants if you ignore the Flemish influence.

Leon Degrelle doesn't even look Germanic aryan.



he looks more typical Frenchman to me.

[Gaston]

The Rhine valley looks like a partial genetic barrier: Western Germans and Southern Dutch are in an intermediate position between respectively Germans and Northern Dutch.




Wallons are probably located between the French average and the Southern Dutch one.

[Ouistreham]

Leon Degrelle doesn't even look Germanic aryan.



he looks more typical Frenchman to me.

This phenotype is very widespread in Belgium, France and Germany as well, and almost majority in all of those countries.

[sioned]

Walloons aren't French...The Walloons are of Celtic-Germanic origin, whilst esp. during the 19th century thousands of Flemish labour settled in Wallonia and being assimilated into the Walloon population, along with many Germans and Luxembourgers...Its quite common to find Flemish and German surnames all over Wallonia...

[Tchek]

What is called Wallonia is a meeting point of frankish and gallo-romans, not unlike the adjacent regions of other areas around.

[Lawalye]

Funny you should mention. Fascist leader Léon Degrelle of the Rex was a firm believer in the Germanic status of the Walloons. I myself however am inclined to think they are mainly Celtic descendants if you ignore the Flemish influence.

Leon Degrelle doesn't even look Germanic aryan.

he looks more typical Frenchman to me.

Actually, I ask this question after watching a documentary about him

The Germani also called the Tungri were a group of tribes in modern Wallonia and Limburg, the other "germanic" tribes were named as comparaison to them so if the walloons are not germanics, nobody is.