Malians in France
The Malians in France, are French people of Malian origin.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 120,000[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Paris | |
| Languages | |
| French, Bambara | |
| Religion | |
| Majority Sunni Islam, minority Roman Catholicism, Atheism, Irreligion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Black people in France, Afro-French |
History
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
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
- Moussa Sylla (footballer, born 1999)
- Yacouba Sylla, footballer
- Moussa Diaby, footballer
- Moussa Dembele, footballer
- N'Golo Kanté, footballer
- Aya Nakamura, singer
- Aïssatou Tounkara, footballer
- Kadidiatou Diani, footballer
- Djibril Sidibé, footballer
- Alassane Pléa, footballer
References
- "Qui sont les Maliens de France ?". Lemonde.fr. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- "Migration and links to the "country of origin": the example of Malians in France" (in French). Grotius.fr. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
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