# Guineans in France

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Migrant group in France

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Ethnic group

Guineans in France Total population 55,000[1] Regions with significant populations Paris, Marseille Languages French, Mandinka, Fula Religion Christianity, Sunni Islam Related ethnic groups Black people in France, Afro-French, Senegalese people in France, Bissau-Guineans in France, Malians in France, Ivorians in France

**Guineans in France** consist of migrants from [Guinea](/source/Guinea) and their descendants living and working in France.

## History

During the 1960s, [Black Africans](/source/Black_Africa) began to immigrate to France in large numbers. These immigrants mostly came from the [Senegal](/source/Senegal_River) Valley ([Senegal](/source/Senegal), [Mali](/source/Mali), [Mauritania](/source/Mauritania), [Guinea](/source/Guinea)) and were composed mainly of male workers.[2] By the 1970s, the population of Guineans in France had more than doubled due to immigration laws permitting family reunifications. The growth of this population slowed significantly during the 1990s, but has increased in the 21st century, with immigrants now increasingly settling outside the Île-de-France in cities like Lyon or Marseille.

## Notable people

Further information: [Category:French people of Guinean descent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:French_people_of_Guinean_descent)

- [Black M](/source/Black_M), rapper

- [Paul Pogba](/source/Paul_Pogba), footballer

- [MHD](/source/MHD_(rapper)), rapper

- [Diaryatou Bah](/source/Diaryatou_Bah), activist

- [Tidjan Keita](/source/Tidjan_Keita) (born 1996), French-Guinean basketball player in the [Israeli Basketball Premier League](/source/Israeli_Basketball_Premier_League)

- [Richard Soumah](/source/Richard_Soumah), footballer

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Expatriés guinéens par âge France"](https://fr.statista.com/statistiques/633733/immigres-guineens-france-age/#:~:text=Nombre%20d'immigr%C3%A9s%20guin%C3%A9ens%20r%C3%A9sidant%20en%20France%20par%20%C3%A2ge%202020&text=Au%20total%2C%20la%20France%20accueillait,expatri%C3%A9s%20guin%C3%A9ens%20sur%20son%20territoire.).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["L'immigration africaine en France : regards des autres et repli sur soi"](http://www.politique-africaine.com/numeros/pdf/067041.pdf) (PDF). *Politique-africaine.com*. Retrieved 17 September 2017.

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