Swiss migration to France

Swiss migration to France has resulted in France being home to one of the largest Swiss-born populations outside Switzerland. Migration from the Switzerland to France has increased rapidly from the 1980s onward and by 2013 there were an estimated 194,500[2] Swiss citizens living in France.[3] Besides Paris, the Swiss living in France have formed communities in southern France, Brittany, and Corsica.

Swiss-born people in France
Total population
est. 200,730 (2017)[1][2]
Regions with significant populations
Île-de-France, Aquitaine, Languedoc-Roussillon, Midi-Pyrénées, Brittany, Poitou-Charentes, Corsica, Centre-Val de Loire
Languages
German, French, Italian, Romansh
Religion
Swiss Reformed Church, Orthodox and Catholicism,
Related ethnic groups
Swiss

Notable people

See also

References
  1. https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/dossiers-pays/suisse/presentation-de-la-suisse/
  2. statistique, Office fédéral de la. "Population". Bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. "Présentation du Royaume-Uni". Diplomatie.gouv.fr. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
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