Mauritians in France consist of migrants from Mauritius and their descendants living and working in France. Most of them are Indo-Mauritians or Mauritian Creoles.
History
After the independence, Mauritius fell into poverty and misery. At that time, the traditional host countries for Mauritian migrants like the United Kingdom or Australia had closed their doors, so many Mauritians began choosing France as their destination. They arrived in the 1970s, when migration from the rest of Africa to France was also increasing. The first Mauritian migrant to France was a Tamil doctor who settled in Strasbourg, in 1970.[2]
See also
Notes
- ↑ Carsignol 2007
- ↑ Carsignol 2007
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