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Swiss migration to France

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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

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 primarily in Southern France, Brittany, and Corsica.

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Présentation de la Suisse".
  2. ^ a b 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.