Serbs in France (french: Serbes en France; sr, Срби у Француској, Srbi u Francuskoj) or French Serbs (french: Serbes français; sr, Француски Срби, Francuski Srbi), number around 62,740 according to estimations. They are located mostly in the regions of

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. ...

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of ...

Grenoble lat, Gratianopolis , commune status = Prefecture and commune , image = Panorama grenoble.png , image size = , caption = From upper left: Panorama of the city, Grenoble’s cable cars, place Saint- ...

Belfort Belfort (; archaic german: Beffert/Beffort) is a city in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in Northeastern France, situated between Lyon and Strasbourg, approximately from the France–Switzerland border. It is the prefecture of the Terr ...

Montbéliard Montbéliard (; traditional ) is a town in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France, about from the border with Switzerland. It is one of the two subprefectures of the department. History Montbéliard is ...

Mulhouse Mulhouse (; Alsatian: or , ; ; meaning ''mill house'') is a city of the Haut-Rhin department, in the Grand Est region, eastern France, close to the Swiss and German borders. It is the largest city in Haut-Rhin and second largest in Alsace af ...

and Strasbourg. A wave of

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their ...

came with the influx of other Southern Europeans (

Italians , flag = , flag_caption = Flag of Italy, The national flag of Italy , population = , regions = Italy 55,551,000 , region1 = Brazil , pop1 = 25–33 million , ref1 = , ...

, Spaniards, Portuguese, and

Greeks The Greeks or Hellenes (; el, Έλληνες, ''Éllines'' ) are an ethnic group and nation indigenous to the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea regions, namely Greece, Greek Cypriots, Cyprus, Greeks in Albania, Albania, Greeks in Italy, ...

) in the 1920s. A minority are (descendants of) people of Serbian origin who were established in France in the aftermath of the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fig ...

(e.g.

Michel Auclair Michel Auclair (born Vladimir Vujović, sr-cyr, Владимир Вујовић; 14 September 1922 – 7 January 1988) was an actor of Serbian and French ancestry, known best for his roles in French cinema. Auclair was born to a Serbian father ...

). Most Serbs however moved to

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...

during the 1960s and 1970s, some also came as refugees during the

Yugoslav wars The Yugoslav Wars were a series of separate but related Naimark (2003), p. xvii. ethnic conflicts, wars of independence, and insurgencies that took place in the SFR Yugoslavia from 1991 to 2001. The conflicts both led up to and resulted from ...

of the 1990s.

Notable people

Pierre Marinovitch Pierre Marinovitch ( sr, Petar Marinović; 1 August 1898 – 2 October 1919) was a French World War I flying ace credited with 21 confirmed and 3 probable aerial victories. He was the youngest French flying ace of the war, scoring his 5th vi ...

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...

flying ace *

Vladimir Veličković Vladimir Veličković ( sr-cyr, Владимир Величковић; 11 August 1935 – 29 August 2019) was a Serbian painter who spent much of his adult life in Paris. Biography Veličković graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at Be ...

, painter * Ljubomir Popović, surrealist painter * Filip Nikolic, singer *

Sara Brajovic Sara Brajovic is a French musician, model and writer of Serbian origins and is currently living in London. Career Brajovic was photographed by Patrick Demarchelier for American ''Vogue'', with Anna Wintour calling her an influential trendsetter ...

, model and actress *

, film actor *

Alexis Josic Aljoša Josić ( sr, Аљоша Јосић), known in France as Alexis Josic (Bečej, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, 24 May 1921 - 10 March 2011) was a French architect. Son of the Serbian painter Mladen Josić, he studied architecture in ...

, architect *

SebastiAn Sebastian may refer to: People * Sebastian (name), including a list of persons with the name Arts, entertainment, and media Films and television * ''Sebastian'' (1968 film), British spy film * ''Sebastian'' (1995 film), Swedish drama film ...

, musician *

Aleksandar Josipović Aleksandar Josipović (born 15 January 1981) is a French-Serbian former dancer, author, and marketing consultant. Biography Aleksandar Josipović was born on 15 January 1981 in Lazarevac, Yugoslavia, (now Serbia). His dancing career began a ...

, dancer * Nikola Karabatić, handball player *

Luka Karabatic Luka Karabatic (born 19 April 1988) is a French handball player for Paris Saint-Germain and the French national team. He is the younger brother of Nikola Karabatić. Biography Karabatic was born in France to Croatian dad and Serbian mom. He ...

, handball player *

Kristina Mladenovic Kristina "Kiki" Mladenovic (; sr, Кристина "Кики" Младеновић, Kristina "Kiki" Mladenović, ; born 14 May 1993) is a French professional tennis player and a former world No. 1 in doubles. She is a nine-time Grand Slam c ...

, tennis player * Irena Pavlovic, tennis player *

Sara Cakarevic Sara Cakarevic ( sr, Сара Чакаревић, Sara Čakarević; born 12 March 1997) is a French tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of 304, achieved on 23 July 2018. Cakarevic also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking ...

, tennis player *

Danica Marinković Danica, Hereditary Princess of Serbia and Yugoslavia (, sr-cyr, Даница Карађорђевић, ; born 18 August 1986), also known as Princess Danica Karageorgevitch or Princess Danica Karađorđević, is a Serbian–French graphic des ...

, graphic designer * Dušan Maravić, football player *

Marko Muslin Marko Muslin (born 17 June 1985) is a French footballer who plays for FC Wohlen. Career Marko Muslin started his career at Stade Brest. He later signed with OGC Nice in 2001. He won the 2003–04 First League of Serbia and Montenegro and Serbia ...

, football player *

Lidija Turčinović Lidija Turčinović ( sr-cyr, Лидија Турчиновић; born August 27, 1994) is a Serbian-French women's basketball player. In May 2018, she was signed by ASVEL Féminin, where she will play alongside Michelle Plouffe and Alysha Cla ...

, basketball player * Predrag Materić, basketball player *

Barbara Pravi Barbara Piévic (born 10 April 1993), known professionally as Barbara Pravi, is a French singer, songwriter and actress. After signing with Capitol Music France in 2015, she released five extended plays with the label: ''Barbara Pravi'' (2018), ...

, singer, songwriter and actress (her paternal grandfather is Serbian, it's not her full nationality.)

References

External links

French-Serbian friendship site (in French and Serbian only) Serbian Orthodox Church in France (in French and Serbian only) Serbian-French association (in French and Serbian only) Serbian-French cultural and sports association (in French and Serbian only)

European diaspora in France

France–Serbia relations Immigration to France by country of origin Serbian Orthodox Church in France {{serbia-stub

Notable people

See also

References

External links