Arabs in France

Arabs in France
عرب فرنسا
Total population
6,000,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Lille, Bordeaux, Strasbourg, Montpellier, Toulouse
Languages
French, Arabic
Religion
Majority Sunni Islam
Minority: Shia Islam, Roman Catholicism, Orthodox Christianity, Others

Arabs in France are people of Arab descent living in France.

Demographics

French people of Arab origin (predominantly from Maghreb but also some from Mashreq areas of the Arab world) in France forms the second largest ethnic group after French people of French origin.

There are no official figures concerning the demographics of French people of Arab descent because ethnic statistics are forbidden in France.[2]

Most immigration was in the 1960s and the early 1970s, a period of economic growth, but many of them managed to bring their families after 1973. They have settled mainly in the industrial regions in France, especially the Paris region, but also in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Languedoc-Roussillon, Alsace, Rhône-Alpes and Corsica.

Notable people

Maghrebis

Many notable French people have Maghrebi ancestry since the Arabs in France are predominantly Maghrebis.

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Cinema
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Mashrekis

Many notable French people are of Mashreki ancestry mainly of Lebanese descent.

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Cinema
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See also

References

  1. ↑ By (2008-01-29). "French-Arabs battle stereotypes - Entertainment News, French Cinema, Media". Variety. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
  2. ↑ France's ethnic minorities: To count or not to count. The Economist (2009-03-26). Retrieved on 2013-07-12.
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