Hinduism in France

French Hindus

An ISKCON temple in Luçay-le-Mâle, France.
Total population
121,312 (2020) 0.2% of the total Population
Religions
Hinduism Vaishnavism (majority) Shaivism and others (minority)
Scriptures
Agamas, Bhagavad Gita and Vedas
Languages
Sacred Sanskrit, Old Tamil National French Regional French Guianese Creole, French Antillean Creole, Réunion Creole Others Hindi, English, Mauritian Creole, Tamil, Punjabi, etc. (among diaspora)

Hinduism is a minority religion in France that is followed by more than 121,312 people in France, which is nearly 0.2% of the nation's population. Most of the Hindus in France are mainly from the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora and the Indian diaspora, though there are many Hindus from Nepal, Afghanistan, Mauritius and other nations. There are also Hindus who are citizens of France

France has the fifth largest Hindu population in Europe after the United Kingdom, Italy, The Netherlands and Germany.^[1]