Senegalese people in France

Senegalese people in France
Total population
	300,000
Regions with significant populations
	Paris
Languages
	French, Wolof, Fula
Religion
	Majority Islam, minority Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
	Black people in France, Afro-French, Mauritanians in France, Malians in France, Guineans in France, Bissau-Guineans in France

Senegalese people in France (French: Les sénégalais en France) consist of migrants from Senegal and their descendants living and working in France.

History

Before World War II

Before World War II, Senegalese in France were a huge minority. The first Senegalese people in France were mostly Senegalese Tirailleurs who served France in World Wars and who settled in France after war. There were also navigators in ports and Senegalese students in French universities.^[2] There were also Senegalese domestic workers in France at that time.^[3]

After World War II

From the late 19th to the early 20th centuries, the Senegal River valley experienced a great deal of climate change. Because there were few industries in Senegal, people emigrated to France to find jobs.^[4] The first wave of Senegalese immigration to France took place, like other sub-Saharian waves, around 1964.^[5]

Notable people

Patrick Vieira, footballer
Abdou Diallo, footballer
Ibrahima Diallo, footballer
Bafétimbi Gomis, footballer
Aïssa Maïga, actress
Benjamin Mendy, footballer
MHD, rapper
Omar Sy, actor
Rama Yade, politician
Mamadou Sakho, footballer
Ferland Mendy, footballer
Youssouf Sabaly, footballer
Kalidou Koulibaly, footballer
Édouard Mendy, footballer
Bernard Mendy, footballer
Akon, singer

References

^ [1]^{[dead link]}
^ "L'immigration africaine en France : regards des autres et repli sur soi" (PDF). www.politique-africaine.com. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
^ "L'Immigration Senegalaise en France, de 1914 a 1993 : Etude de l'Implantation et du Role des Confreries Musulmanes Senegalaises". Archived from the original on 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
^ "L'Immigration Senegalaise en France, de 1914 a 1993 : Etude de l'Implantation et du Role des Confreries Musulmanes Senegalaises". Archived from the original on 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
^ "Eclairage - Page 1". Vie publique.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-10-27.

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[2] "L'immigration africaine en France : regards des autres et repli sur soi" (PDF). www.politique-africaine.com. Retrieved 2020-10-27.

[3] "L'Immigration Senegalaise en France, de 1914 a 1993 : Etude de l'Implantation et du Role des Confreries Musulmanes Senegalaises". Archived from the original on 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2013-03-30.

[4] "L'Immigration Senegalaise en France, de 1914 a 1993 : Etude de l'Implantation et du Role des Confreries Musulmanes Senegalaises". Archived from the original on 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2013-03-30.

[5] "Eclairage - Page 1". Vie publique.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-10-27.

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