Congolese people in France
   | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 35.000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Paris, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Bordeaux, Strasbourg | |
| Languages | |
| Kongo, Lingala, French | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism, Protestantism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Black people in France, Afro-French |
Congolese people in France consist of migrants from Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of the Congo and their descendants living and working in France.
History
The first Congolese people in France arrived later than the first Black African immigrants. While people from the Senegal River Valley (Senegal, Mali, Mauritania, Guinea) first arrived in the 1960s, Central Africans (chiefly from Cameroon and Congo), arrived in the 1970s.[1] Most of them come for work or familial reunification, but there is also a large number of Congolese people who come with the statute of political asylum during the 1990s.[2]
Notable people
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, tennis player
- Steve Mandanda, footballer
- Maître Gims, Rapper
- Dadju, singer
- Presnel Kimpembe, footballer
- Seyolo Zantoko, doctor
References
- ↑ http://www.politique-africaine.com/numeros/pdf/067041.pdf
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
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