Comorians in France

Comorians in France consist of migrants from Comoros and their descendants living and working in France.

Comorians in France
Total population
100.000
Regions with significant populations
Marseille, Paris, Mayotte
Languages
Shikomor, French, Arabic
Religion
Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
Black people in France, Afro-French

Outside of Mayotte, where Comorians are an important proportion of the local population, a great Comorian community is settled in Metropolitan France, mostly in Marseille.[1]

Significance

Comorian immigrants make up a significant part of Mayotte's population. In 2011, the number of migrants was estimated at around 40 to 50 thousand people out of a total population of 250,000,[2] and in 2018 this number had risen to at least 130,000 (45% of the island's population).[3] This rate of immigration, caused by the close geographical proximity of the two nations and an unstable economy, poses sociopolitical issues for the territory.[4]

The Comorian diaspora in mainland France is equally significant, most notably in Marseille, which has been described by the ex-president of the Comoros Sem Ahmed Abdullah Sambi as "...the fifth island of the Comoros". Other areas with high Comorian populations are Paris.[5]

Bibliography
  • Abdou Katibo, 'Les migrations comoriennes en France', Recherches internationales, no 90, pg. 135-152 (read online)
  • Sophie Blanchy, 'Les Comoriens, une immigration méconnue', Hommes & Migrations, no 1215, 1998, pg. 5-20 (read online)

See also

References
  1. "Marseille, la plus grande ville comorienne". Slate Afrique. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  2. Legeard, Luc (2012). "L'immigration clandestine à Mayotte". Outre-Terre. n° 33-34 (3): 635. doi:10.3917/oute.033.0635. ISSN 1636-3671.
  3. Février, Renaud (7 March 2018). "<<Crise sociale à Mayotte : 4 questions pour tout comprendre>>". L'Obs.
  4. Lambert, Elise (23 October 2019). "Mayotte : pourquoi l'immigration est un sujet explosif sur l'archipel". France Info.
  5. "Un Comorien sur quatre vit en France". LINFO. 24 March 2016.
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