European Tunisians

European Tunisians

Cathedral of Saint Vincent de Paul, Tunis
Total population
Tunis [1]
Languages
Tunisian Derja, French, Italian, Maltese, English
Religion
Christianity (predominantly), [2] Judaism, Islam
Related ethnic groups
Pied-Noir

European Tunisians are Tunisians whose ancestry lies within the ethnic groups of Europe, notably the French and Italian.

Prior to independence, there were 255,000 Europeans in Tunisia in 1956 (mostly Catholics). ^{[2] [3]} In 1926, there were 90,000 Italians in Tunisia, compared to 70,000 Frenchmen, despite the fact that Tunisia was a French protectorate, as well as 8,396 Maltese. ^[4]

Our Lady of Trapani procession is a traditional festival that the Tunisian Christian community celebrates on the 15th of August of each year at Saint-Augustin and Saint-Fidèle's church in the city of La Goulette in Tunis. ^[5]

History

Further information: French protectorate of Tunisia

Share of Europeans during French rule in Tunisia

The formalization of French colonization in Tunisia occurred with the Treaty of Bardo in 1881, which established a French protectorate over the nation. ^[6]

Notable people

• Moufida Bourguiba (1890-1976), first First Lady of Tunisia (1957-1961)

See also

• Italian Tunisians
• European Moroccans
• Pied-Noir
• Italian settlers in Libya
• History of the Jews in Tunisia

References and footnotes

1. "Migrants: when Europeans once flocked to North African shores".
2. Greenberg, Udi; A. Foster, Elizabeth (2023). Decolonization and the Remaking of Christianity. Pennsylvania: University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 105. ISBN   9781512824971.
3. Tunisia, Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations. Thomson Gale. 2007. Encyclopedia.com.
4. Moustapha Kraiem. Le fascisme et les italiens de Tunisie, 1918-1939 pag. 57
5. "L'assomption et la procession de la Madone à La Goulette". lepetitjournal.com (in French). Retrieved 2020-08-10.
6. "13. French Tunisia (1881-1956)".