A thousand miles or so; the Norman's were essentially Vikings that invaded and settled in norther France (Normandy) the French were, well from France (Burgundians etc).
It was important a thousand years ago..........
We are not that civilised, of all places Paris would understand that.
Still overall a minority I suspect, but there are still Neanderthals about.......
http://www.bedfordshire-news.co.uk/Bedford-father-jailed-life-sustained-racially/story-25741249-detail/story.html