The territory that is now Continental France (as opposed to “Overseas France”) has been a migratory crossroads for two millenium, so there are very diverse types of Frenchman today. Waves of invaders and migrants have crossed into and through Fran... read more
From then on, there were other influences from outside of France and even now, considering the immigration waves of the 19th and 20th century, I'd say that the French people are Latin, Germanic, Hispanic, Berber, Sub-Saharian and Slavic. read more
Then, French is the most Germanic of the Romance languages because the Franks, who conquered Gaul from the Romans about the time of the fall of Rome, were a Germanic people. Although they became Christian about 100 years before the Anglo-Saxons did, they gave up their Germanic language over the next few centuries. read more