Mauritian diaspora in France

Mauritians in France

Grave of Eugene Poujade (1815, Port Louis - 1885, Paris), Pere-Lachaise Cemetery
Total population
16.229
Regions with significant populations
Paris
Languages
English, Mauritian Creole, Hindi, Tamil and French
Religion
Roman Catholicism, Hinduism, Islam
Related ethnic groups
Indian diaspora in France, mixed mauritian, Black people in France

Mauritian diaspora in France are French people with Mauritian descent, or who were born in Mauritius. Although for its economic stability Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom and Ireland are the biggest recipients of Mauritian immigration, Mauritius is part of the Commonwealth of Nations.

Notable individuals

• Nathacha Appanah, French author
• Lindsay Rose, French footballer
• Kévin Bru, French footballer
• Jonathan Bru, French footballer
• Michael Bosqui, French footballer
• Enzo Couacaud, French tennis player
• Vikash Dhorasoo, French footballer
• Angelo Gopée, CEO of Live Nation France
• Ethann Isidore, French actor
• Gustave Kervern, French actor and director
• J. M. G. Le Clézio, French writer
• Joël de Rosnay, French scientist
• Prisca Thévenot, French politician
• Jérémy Villeneuve, French footballer
• Jonathan Justin, French footballer
• Arassen Ragaven, French footballer
• Sébastien Monier, French footballer
• Wesley Saïd, French footballer
• Rosario Latouchent, French footballer
• Jean-Raymond Boulle, Mining Magnate, Conservationist
• Adam Siao Him Fa, French figure skater

See also

• Mauritians
• Mauritian diaspora in the United Kingdom
• Mauritian Australians
• Alix d'Unienville, secret agent

References

• Carsignol, Anouck (July 2007), "Les Indo-Mauriciens en France: Au carrefour des diasporas" (PDF), Hommes & Migrations, 1268 (1268–1269): 120–128, doi:10.3406/homig.2007.4636, retrieved 22 June 2013