Mauritian diaspora in France

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Mauritians in France
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Grave of Eugene Poujade  [ ro ] (1815, Port Louis – 1885, Paris), Père-Lachaise Cemetery
Total population
18,840 [1]
Regions with significant populations
Paris
Languages
French, Mauritian Creole, Mauritian Bhojpuri, Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu), Marathi, Tamil, Telugu and English
Religion
Christianity mainly Roman Catholicism, Hinduism mainly Sanatan Dharm and Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
Indian diaspora in France, Mixed Mauritians, 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.

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Notes

  1. "2019 Census of Paris".

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