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Comorians in France
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Comorians in France consist of migrants from Comoros and their descendants living and working in France.
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (July 2013) |
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.[2]
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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,[3] and in 2018 this number had risen to at least 130,000 (45% of the island's population).[4] This rate of immigration, caused by the close geographical proximity of the two nations and an unstable economy, poses sociopolitical issues for the territory.[5]
The Comorian diaspora in mainland France is equally significant, most notably in Marseille, which has been described by the ex-president of the Comoros Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi as "...the fifth island of the Comoros". Other areas with high Comorian populations are Paris.[6]
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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)
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