Malians in France
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| (120,000[1]) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis, Toulouse, Lyon, Strasbourg | |
| Languages | |
| French, Bambara | |
| Religion | |
| Majority Sunni Islam, minority Roman Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Black people in France, Afro-French |
Malians in France consist of migrants from Mali and their descendants living and working in France. They are one of the diasporas from Black Africa in France.
History
The first Malian immigrants came in the 1960s in France. At first, there were male workers from rural regions who came to find a long-term job in France. Then, in the 1970s, there were family reunifications, in which the wife and children of previous male immigrants came to France too.[2]
Origins
Most Malians in France are rural migrants who came from the Senegal River valley,[2] and from the region of Kayes[1] at the extreme south of Mali, a very poor and arid region, at the frontier with Senegal and Mauritania.
Notable people
- Moussa Sissoko, footballer
- N'Golo Kanté, footballer
References
- 1 2 "Qui sont les Maliens de France ?". Lemonde.fr. 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
- 1 2 "Migration and links to the "country of origin": the example of Malians in France" (in French). Grotius.fr. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
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