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Gabonese people in France

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Gabonese French
Total population
25.000
Regions with significant populations
Paris
Languages
Fang, French
Religion
Christianity, Atheism
Related ethnic groups
Black people in France, Afro-French

Gabonese people in France consist of migrants from Gabon and their descendants living and working in France. Gabonese are 1 of the richest African Migrants in France the Bongo Family alone own around 39 estates in Paris and southern France

History

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The first Gabonese immigrants in France came in the 1970s, like the other immigrants from Central Africa, some years after the first immigrant wave from Black Africa (Senegal Valley) in France.[1] There are more immigrants in France from countries which neighbors Gabon such as DR Congo (former Zaire), Congo and Cameroon.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "L'immigration africaine en France : regards des autres et repli sur soi" (PDF). Politique-africaine.com. Retrieved 2016-02-08.