Valois people

The Valois are the people who are identified with the country of Vale. This connection may be legal, historical, and/or cultural.

Descending from peoples of Germanic origin, later mixing with Romance, Celtic, Slavic, Finno-Ugaric and Montagnais origin, and having experienced a high rate of inward migration since the middle of the 15th century, modern Valois society can be considered a melting pot. Vale was still a patchwork of local customs and regional differences in the late 15th century, and besides the common speaking of the Valois language, the definition of some unified Valois culture is a complex issue. The Valois have equated their nationality with citizenship, regardless of ethnicity or country of residence.

In addition to mainland Vale, Valois people and people of Valois descent can be found internationally, in territories of Vale such as the Faroe Islands, Guiana or Svalbard, and in foreign countries with significant Valois-speaking population groups or not, such as Russia (Valo-Russians), Aegea (Valo Aegeans), Numidia (Valo-Numidians) or Indochina (Valo-Indochinese), and some of them have a Valois cultural identity.