Spanish immigration to France


Spaniards in France comprise people from Spain residing in France and their descendants. They may be French citizens or non-citizen immigrants or expatriates.
Spanish immigration to France began from ancient times up to the present time and the French Republic is the second largest Spanish community outside Spain. The Spanish arrived mainly attracted by the job and new lifestyles, as well due to conflicts and armed movements in Spain which prompted the Spanish to emigrate to France. Of these, according to the census of 2010 in Spain, 183,277 reside in the French Republic.

Demographics

The 2012 Census recorded 198,182 Spanish-born people.
YearSpanish-born populationOther dataForeignersMigrantsInflow
1999144,039160,000---
2005307,012----
2006300,019----
2007295,860262,000

131,000		--
2008290,285257,000---
2009179.678---
2010183,277---
2011189,909129,087245,013-
2012198,1825,687
2013206,589---
2014215,183---
2015223,636---
2016232,693---
2017243,582---
2018253,036---
2019273,290---

Notable people