Portuguese people in France
Portuguese in France are citizens of ethnic Portuguese descent. They may be French citizens or non-citizen immigrants.
Portuguese immigration in France took place mainly during the 1960s and 1970s, to escape dictatorship and conscription, and to enable immigrants to find better living conditions. Portuguese migrants were sometimes referred as gens des baraques. Most began working in construction.
History
In 1917, an avenue was named avenue des Portugais in Paris. The name pays tribute to the expeditionary forces sent by Lisbon. In the mid-1950s, Portuguese moved to France in significant numbers to escape António de Oliveira Salazar's dictatorship.Prior to 1975, Cape Verdean immigrants were registered as Portuguese immigrants from the overseas province of Portuguese Cape Verde.
Demographics
| Year | Portuguese-born population | Migrants | Consulary records | Other data |
| 1959 | 20,000 | - | - | - |
| 1970 | 700,000 | - | - | - |
| 1990 | 798,837 | - | - | - |
| 1995 | 600.000 | - | - | - |
| 1999 | 454,488 | 555,000 | ||
| 2005 | 567.000 | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 490,000 | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 576.084 | 491,000 | ||
| 2008 | 580,240 | 1.079.524 | 490,502 | |
| 2009 | 585.000 | 1.111.438 | - | |
| 2010 | 588.276 | 1,145,531 | - | |
| 2011 | 500,891 | 592,281 | 1,161,900 | - |
| 2012 | 599,333 | 1.190.798 | - | |
| 2013 | 644,206 | 1.243.419 | - | |
| 2014 | - | |||
| 2015 | - | |||
| 2016 | - | |||
| 2017 | 1.720.000 | - |
| Regions | Île-de-France | Rhône-Alpes, Auvergne | Paca, Languedoc-Roussillon | other regions |
| % of total | 36% | 16% | 3% | 45% |
Notable people
Sports
- Alemão, Portuguese footballer.
- Filipe Azevedo, Portuguese footballer.
- Cédric Barbosa, French footballer.
- Amaury Bischoff, Portuguese footballer born in France to a French father and a Portuguese mother.
- Sonia Bompastor, French footballer.
- Nando de Colo, French basketball player.
- Manuel da Costa, Moroccan footballer born in France to a Portuguese father and a Moroccan mother.
- Cristóvão, Portuguese footballer.
- Stéphane Da Costa, French ice hockey player with Portuguese heritage on his father's side.
- Damien Da Silva, French footballer.
- Rafaël Dias, French footballer.
- Laurent Dos Santos, French footballer.
- Fabrice Fernandes, French footballer.
- Michel Espinosa, French footballer.
- João Pedro Fernandes, Portuguese footballer.
- Julien Fernandes, Portuguese footballer.
- Kevin Gameiro, French footballer.
- Raphaël Guerreiro, Portuguese footballer.
- Antoine Griezmann, French footballer born to a French father and a Portuguese mother.
- Cédric Gonçalves, French footballer.
- Claude Gonçalves, Portuguese footballer.
- Arthur Hanse, Portuguese alpine skier.
- Anthony Lopes, Portuguese footballer.
- Ludovic, Portuguese footballer.
- Corentin Martins, French footballer.
- Jonathan Martins Pereira, French footballer.
- Lionel Medeiros, Portuguese footballer.
- Mourad Meghni, Algerian footballer born in France to an Algerian father and a Portuguese mother.
- Jonathan Mendes, French footballer.
- Carlos Mendes Varela, French rugby league player.
- Mika, Portuguese footballer.
- Daniel Moreira, French footballer.
- Mike Moura, Portuguese footballer.
- Stanislas Oliveira, Portuguese footballer.
- Morgan Parra, French rugby union player with Portuguese ancestry on his paternal side.
- Mathias Pereira Lage, French footballer.
- Petit, Portuguese footballer.
- Robert Pires, French footballer born in France to a Portuguese father and a Spanish mother.
- Marco Ramos, Portuguese footballer.
- Maria Rebelo, French runner.
- Anthony da Silva, Portuguese footballer.
- Adrien Silva, Portuguese footballer.
- David Simão, Portuguese footballer.
- Yannis Tafer, Algerian footballer born in France to an Algerian father and a Portuguese mother.
- Yohan Tavares, Portuguese footballer.
- Filipe Teixeira, Portuguese footballer.
- Maxime Teixeira, French tennis player.
Music
- Catherine Ribeiro, singer.
- Marie Myriam, singer born as Myriam Lopes.
- Lucenzo, singer born as Luís Filipe Oliveira.
- Kool Shen, rapper born as Bruno Lopes.
- Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Daft Punk singer.
- Emmanuel da Silva, singer.
- Caroline Costa, singer.
- Linda de Suza, singer.
Television and Cinema
- Karine Ferri, presenter born to a French father and a Portuguese mother.
- Barbara Cabrita, actress.
- Bruno de Almeida, filmmaker.
- Antonio de Almeida, conductor.
- Paul Moreira, journalist and filmmaker.
- Sara Martins, actress.
Art
- Kim Prisu, painter born as Joaquim António Gonçalves Borregana.
- Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, painter.
- Camille Pissarro, painter.
- Lucien Pissarro, painter.
- Claude Bonin-Pissarro, painter.