The Malians in France (French: Les Maliens en France) are people of Malian origin who live 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
editThe 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
editMost 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
edit- Moussa Sissoko, footballer
- Mohamed Sissoko, footballer
- Moussa Sylla, footballer
- 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
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Qui sont les Maliens de France ?". Le Monde. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- ^ 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.
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