Uruguayans in France

Uruguayans in France are people born in Uruguay who emigrated to France.

Uruguayans in France

Total population
Total population of Uruguayan born and ancestry 20,000 (2017)[1][2] Residents of France born in Uruguay 20,000 Portuguese-born[3]
Regions with significant populations
Ajaccio,[4] Aquitaine, Brittany, Bordeaux,[4][5] Cebazat (Clermont-Ferrand),[4] Centre-Val de Loire, Corsica,[6] Dax,[4] Île-de-France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Lille,[4] Limousin, Lower Normandy, Lyon,[4][7] Marseille,[4][8] Midi-Pyrénées, Montpellier,[4] Nice,[4] Northeastern France, Orléans,[4] Paris,[4][9][10] Pau,[4] Pays de la Loire, Poitou-Charentes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,[1] Roubaix, Rouen,[4] Strasbourg,[4][7] Toulouse,[4][7] Tours.[4]
Languages
French, Spanish[1]
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Italian, Argentines

Overview

French culture has long had a strong influence in Uruguay, with its secondary education and University tailored to the French model. This is a reason why many Uruguayans have found France attractive as a country to pursue higher studies; many of them decided to stay.^{[citation needed]}

During the civic-military dictatorship of Uruguay (1973-1985), some expatriates spent their exile years in France.^{[citation needed]} There are as well a number of French-born people of Uruguayan descent.

Expatriate Uruguayans have their own institutions in France,^[11] such as the Consultative Council in Paris.^[12]

Notable people

Further information: Category:French people of Uruguayan descent

Past

• Juan José Calandria (1902-1980), sculptor
• Justino Serralta (1919-2011), architect
• Héctor Sgarbi (1905-1982), painter

Present

• Carlos Curbelo, footballer
• Gaston Curbelo, footballer
• Elli Medeiros, singer
• Luciano Supervielle, musician
• Daniel Viglietti, musician

See also

• Emigration from Uruguay
• France–Uruguay relations
• French Uruguayan