The French Basques ' more peaceable than their Spanish brethren ' are nevertheless an independent people, proud of their cultural differences from the rest of France and of their obscure language (Euskara).
The French Basques occupy southern France. 
mnli hypothesis: The French Basques occupy southern France.  premise: The French Basques ' more peaceable than their Spanish brethren ' are nevertheless an independent people, proud of their cultural differences from the rest of France and of their obscure language (Euskara).