Rank the Regions of your Country from the Lightest to Darkest

[WOOHP]

Oh yes, this will be a fun thread. Rank the regions of your country from the lightest to darkest, natives only. Or Whites in the case of the New World.

The US:
I think grouping the states into 4 different groups is a good start.

First group

Anglo-German with significant Scando.

Few states belong to this group. Midwest, Northwestern USA. They are undoubtedly the lightest in the US.
States: Minnesota, the Dakotas, Idaho, Utah, Montana and Wyoming.

Second Group

Anglo-German with significant Irish and minor French/Scando

This is the group most of the states in the Midwest and Western coast belong to, which makes it the most numerous by far.
States: Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, Indiana, Illnois, Wisconsin, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California, Oregon and Washington.
Considerable amount of Polish, Italian, Dutch and Scottish people are found usually in some restricted areas/states.

Third Group

Anglo with significant German, Irish and Scot

Southern USA. The difference between group two and three is quite small, but from my own experience I think that the south is slightly darker.

States: Florida, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas.
People of French ancestry form the largest group in Louisiana, southern Mississippi and certain parts of east Texas.

Fourth Group

Italian-Irish with significant Anglo, French and German.

Northeastern USA. This group is the darkest without any doubts. Irish and Italians are present all over Northeastern USA. Germans and Anglo aswell but to a lesser degree. Jews especially in New York and New Jersey. People of French ancestry are mostly found in Northern New York and New England.

States: Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.

Map of the US:

[Lusos]

North to South,East to West, Islands included we are all brownies. (The darkest ones.)

[alfieb]

The lightest is Palermo, then Trapani, then Messina, then Catania, then Syracuse, then Enna, then Ragusa, then Caltanissetta, then finally Agrigento is the darkest.

[WOOHP]

Here is one for France. There are barely any French members and I think I know France quite well.

From lightest region to the darkest:

Lower Normandie
Upper Normandie
(Wallonia)
Nord-Pas de Calais
Picardie
Champagne-Ardenne
Ill-de-France
Lorraine
Alsace
Franche-Comté
Burgundy
Centre
Brittany
Pays de la Loire
Poitou-Charentes
Limousin
Auvergne
Rhône-Alpes (+ French Switzerland)
Provence-Alpes-Côte-D'Azur (+Aosta Valley)
Languedoc
Aquitaine
Midi-Pyrénées
Corsica

Map of France


Generally speaking, there is a West-East difference aswell as a South-North in both Occitania and Oíl France.
Arpitan area is inbetween but significantly closer to Occitania, in terms of phenotype.

This is the impression I've gotten atleast. Would ofc like to hear what French members here have to say.

[WOOHP]

Bump

[Trun]

Lightest

Northwest
Southwest
North Central
Northeast
South Central
Southeast

Darkest

[Ianus]

1)Trentino Alto Adige, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Veneto, Valle d'Aosta

2)Piemonte, Lombardia, Liguria

3)Toscana, Umbria, Marche, Emilia

4)Romagna, Lazio, Abruzzo, Molise, Campania, Puglia

5)Basilicata, Sicilia

6)Calabria, Sardegna

[WOOHP]

More countries.

[YeshAtid]

[QUOTE=Dollce;1774903]Here is one for France. There are barely any French members and I think I know France quite well.

From lightest region to the darkest:

Lower Normandie
Upper Normandie
(Wallonia)
Nord-Pas de Calais
Picardie
Champagne-Ardenne
Ill-de-France
Brittany
Lorraine
Alsace
Franche-Comté
Burgundy
Centre
Pays de la Loire
Poitou-Charentes
Limousin
Auvergne
Rhône-Alpes (+ French Switzerland and Aosta valley)
Provence-Alpes-Côte-D'Azur
Languedoc
Aquitaine
Midi-Pyrénées
Corsica

Map of France


Aren't corsicans italian ?

[alfieb]

Aren't corsicans italian ?

Ethnically, more yes than no. A mix of Northern and Central Italians with some French admixture.

Nationality, no, unfortunately. Genoa sold the island to France around the time of Napoleon's birth. It was briefly part of Italy during WWII, but French before and after.