Tunisians in France

Tunisians in France
Total population
1,383,000 (2023)[1]
Languages
French (Maghrebi French),
Arabic (Tunisian Arabic)
Religion
Majority Islam[2] (Sunni Islam)
Minority Judaism,[2] Irreligion,[2] Christianity[2]
Related ethnic groups
Moroccans in France
Algerians in France

Tunisians in France are people of Tunisian descent living in France. People of Tunisian origin account for a large sector of the total population in France. Following France's colonial rule in Tunisia from 1881 to 1956, many Tunisians chose to immigrate to France from the 1960s to the present due to France's favorable economic conditions, while others sought to escape Tunisia's relatively unfavorable living conditions[dubious – discuss]. The early 1980s saw a boom of the Tunisian community in France because of adjustments (over 22,000 cases).[3]

  1. ^ Les Tunisiens à l'étranger, combien sont-ils ?. Tunis: OTE. 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Drouhot, Lucas; Simon, Patrick; Tiberj, Vincent (30 March 2023). "La diversité religieuse en France: transmissions intergénérationnelles et pratiques selon les origines" [Religious diversity in France: Intergenerational transmissions and practices according to the origins] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2023. Website (archive)
  3. ^ Sonia Mabrouk, « Un diplôme pour visa », Jeune Afrique, 27 avril 2008, pp. 71–72