French-Moroccans or Franco-Moroccans or simply (
French:Franco-Marocains) are
French people of
Moroccan descent living in
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
. People of Moroccan origin account for a large sector of the total immigrant population in France. Following the French protectorate in
Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...
from 1912 to 1956, many Moroccans chose to immigrate to France from the 1960s to the present due to France's favorable economic conditions.
Demographics
The 2011 Census recorded 433,026 Moroccan-born people.
[Répartition des étrangers par nationalité en 2011 INSEE.](_blank)
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Notable people
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See also
* Morocco–France relations
References
{{#related:Moroccans in Spain