French people in Madagascar

French people in Madagascar
Total population
19,000 (1997 estimate)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Antananarivo, Toamasina, Mahajanga, Antsiranana
Languages
French, Malagasy, Betsimisaraka
Religion
Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Franco-Mauritian, Franco-Seychellois, White African

There is a small but recognizable community of French people in Madagascar, of whom the vast majority are born in Madagascar and are descended from former settlers and colonists from France who settled in Madagascar during the 19th and 20th centuries.[2] They constitute a minority ethnic group of Madagascar.

  1. ^ Keen, Cecil (July 1997). "Madagascar". Saint Paul, Minnesota: Science Museum Minnesota. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  2. ^ Ethnologue, 'Languages of Madagascar', http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=MG, Accessed: 28 July 2009