Malians in France

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The Malians in France (French: Les Maliens en France) are people of Malian origin who live in France.

Malians in France
Total population
120,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
Paris, Montreuil-sous-Bois
Languages
French, Bambara
Religion
Majority Sunni Islam, minority Roman Catholicism, Atheism, Irreligion
Related ethnic groups
Black people in France, Afro-French, Senegalese people in France, Guineans in France, Ivorians in France, Burkinabe in France, Nigeriens in France, Algerians in France, Mauritanians in France

History

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The first Malian immigrants came to France in the 1960s. At first, there were male workers from rural regions who came to find long-term employment in France. Then, in the 1970s, there were Family reunification's, in which the wives and children of previous male immigrants came to live in France as well.[2]

Origins

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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

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See also

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France-Mali relations

References

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  1. ^ a b "Qui sont les Maliens de France ?". Le Monde. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Migration and links to the "country of origin": the example of Malians in France" (in French). Grotius.fr. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2013.