Chechens in France

Ethnic group in France

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Chechens in FranceTotal population

67,000[1]

Chechens in France belong to the Chechen diaspora.

Comemoration of Chechen genocide anniversary committed by Staline in 1944, in Strasbourg in France by dipaspora members of France.

## History[edit]

Chechen immigrants came to France as political refugees in the early 2000s, fleeing from the war in their home.[1] Today, there are approximately 67,000 Chechens in France, making it the largest community among the Chechen diaspora in Europe.[2]

The Chechen diaspora in France live mainly in Nice and Strasbourg, both cities with the highest proportion of Chechen people in the country. There are also significant Chechen communities in Orléans, Rennes and Toulouse.

## Notable people[edit]

* Zelimkhan Khadjiev, wrestler
* Milana Terloeva, author and reporter

## See also[edit]

* 2020 Dijon riots
* Murder of Samuel Paty

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Continuing Human Rights Abuses Force Chechens to Flee to Europe".
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European diasporas in France

Central Europe|

* Czech
* German
* Polish
* Swiss

Eastern Europe|

* Armenian
* Azerbaijani
* Belarusian
* Georgian
* Russian
* Ukrainian
* Chechen

Northern Europe|

* Swede

Southeast Europe|

* Albanian
* Bulgarian
* Greek
* Macedonian
* Romanian
* Serbian
* Turk

Southern Europe|

* Italian
* Portuguese
* Spanish

Western Europe|

* British
* Irish

* Demographics of France
* Immigration to France

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