The Catalans (Catalan, French and Occitan: catalans; Spanish:
catalanes, Italian: catalani, Sardinian: cadelanos) are a Romance
ethnic group native to Catalonia of Mediterranean and Pyrenean
descent, having its roots in the Pyrenees mountains. The current
official category of "Catalans" is that of the citizens of Catalonia,
an autonomous community in Spain and the inhabitants of the Roussillon
historical region in southern France, today the Pyrénées Orientales
department, also called Northern Catalonia and Pays Catalan in
French.Some authors also extend the word "Catalans" to include all the
people from areas where the Catalan language is spoken, namely those
from Andorra, Valencia, the Balearic islands, eastern Aragon,
Roussillon, and the city of Alghero in Sardinia.The Catalan government
regularly surveys its population regarding its "sentiment of
belonging". As of July 2019, the results point out that 46.7% of the
Catalans and other people living in Catalonia would like independence
from Spain, 1.3% less than the year before.
catalanes, Italian: catalani, Sardinian: cadelanos) are a Romance
ethnic group native to Catalonia of Mediterranean and Pyrenean
descent, having its roots in the Pyrenees mountains. The current
official category of "Catalans" is that of the citizens of Catalonia,
an autonomous community in Spain and the inhabitants of the Roussillon
historical region in southern France, today the Pyrénées Orientales
department, also called Northern Catalonia and Pays Catalan in
French.Some authors also extend the word "Catalans" to include all the
people from areas where the Catalan language is spoken, namely those
from Andorra, Valencia, the Balearic islands, eastern Aragon,
Roussillon, and the city of Alghero in Sardinia.The Catalan government
regularly surveys its population regarding its "sentiment of
belonging". As of July 2019, the results point out that 46.7% of the
Catalans and other people living in Catalonia would like independence
from Spain, 1.3% less than the year before.
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