Basques

Ethnic group native to the Basque Country Ethnic group BasquesEuskaldunak (Basque)Vascos (Spanish)Basques (French)Bascos (Occitan)Flag of the Basque CountryTotal populationc. 3 millionRegions with significant populationsSpain(people living in the Basque Provinces of Spain, including some areas where most people do not identify themselves as Basque)2,410,000France(people living in the French Basque Country, not all of whom identify as Basque)239,000United States(self-identifying as having Basque ancestry)57,793Canada(including those of mixed ancestry)7,745 For more countries, see Basque diasporaLanguagesBasque (L1 or heritage)Spanish, French, Gascon (L2 or regional L1)ReligionChristianity (mostly Catholicism), Basques are a Southwestern European ethnic group, characterised by the Basque language, a common culture, shared genetic ancestry to the ancient Vascones and Aquitanians, and are considered among the last remaining direct descendants of Neolithic European populations in Europe. Basques are indigenous to, and primarily inhabit, an area traditionally known as the Basque Country (Basque: Euskal Herria)—a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast