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. S ...

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 t ...

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 Territo ...

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

Mulhouse Mulhouse (; Alsatian language, Alsatian: or , ; ; meaning ''Mill (grinding), mill house'') is a city of the Haut-Rhin Departments of France, department, in the Grand Est Regions of France, region, eastern France, close to the France–Switzerl ...

and

Strasbourg Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the Eu ...

. 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 na ...

came with the influx of other Southern Europeans (

Italians , flag = , flag_caption = The national flag of Italy , population = , regions = Italy 55,551,000 , region1 = Brazil , pop1 = 25–33 million , ref1 = , region2 ...

Spaniards Spaniards, or Spanish people, are a Romance peoples, Romance ethnic group native to Spain. Within Spain, there are a number of National and regional identity in Spain, national and regional ethnic identities that reflect the country's complex Hist ...

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

, 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, Cyprus, Albania, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, and, to a lesser extent, oth ...

) 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 fightin ...

(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 fathe ...

). Most Serbs however moved to

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 ...

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, Naimark (2003), p. xvii. ethnic conflicts, wars of independence, and Insurgency, insurgencies that took place in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, SFR Yugoslavia from ...

of the 1990s.

Notable people

* Pierre Marinovitch,

World War I 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 fightin ...

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 Bel ...

, painter *

Ljubomir Popović Ljubomir "Ljuba" Popović (14 October 1934 – 12 August 2016) was a Serbian surrealist painter. He is renowned for his many erotic and unconventionally juxtaposed subject matters. Biography Born in Tuzla, Bosnia, Popović studied Fine Arts i ...

, surrealist painter *

Filip Nikolic Filip Nikolic ( Serbian: Филип Николић, ''Filip Nikolić''; 1 September 1974 – 16 September 2009) was a French actor and singer of Serbian extraction, best known as the lead of the French boy-band 2Be3. Born at Saint-Ouen, Seine-S ...

, singer * Sara Brajovic, model and actress *

, film actor * Alexis Josic, architect * SebastiAn, musician * Aleksandar Josipović, dancer *

Nikola Karabatić Nikola Karabatić (born 11 April 1984) is a French handball player for Paris Saint-Germain and the French national team. With the French national handball team, he has won three Olympic gold medals (Summer Olympics of 2008, 2012 and 2020), four ...

, handball player * Luka Karabatic, 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 ch ...

, tennis player *

Irena Pavlovic Irena Pavlovic ( sr, Irena Pavlović, Ирена Павловић, ; born 28 September 1988) is a French former tennis player of Serbian descent. (Biography)

, tennis player * Sara Cakarevic, tennis player * Danica Marinković, graphic designer *

Dušan Maravić Dušan Maravić (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Маравић; born 7 March 1939) is a Serbian former midfielder who played for SFR Yugoslavia. He was part of the Yugoslav squad that won gold at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Early life Born in France ...

, football player * Marko Muslin, 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 Clar ...

, basketball player *

Predrag Materić Predrag Materić ( sr-cyr, Предраг Матерић; born 12 June 1977) is a Serbian–French sports agent and former professional basketball player who serves as a vice-president at BeoBasket. Playing career Materić played college bask ...

, basketball player * Barbara Pravi, 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