French Peruvians ''(French: français-péruvien; Spanish: franco-peruano)'' are

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vian citizens of French ancestry, or those who immigrated to Peru from France. The French were the fourth largest group of immigrants to settle in the country after the

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, and the

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History

In 1872, the ''Sociedad de Inmigración Europea'' ("European Immigration Society") was founded in Peru. Its objective was promoting

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by covering the costs of their journeys and financially supporting them during their first settler years in Peru. The regions where most of the French immigrants originated from were

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, as well as the French portion of the Basque Country. They mostly interacted with fellow French immigrants, and they were usually relatively skilled at a trade. Initially the community was united, but as time passed many intermarried with Peruvians from other European backgrounds. Very few French-Peruvians can trace their ancestry.

Notable people

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* Ricardo Belmont Cassinelli *

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* Mariana Larrabure de Orbegoso *

Jean Pierre Magnet Jean Pierre Magnet Vargas Prada (born in Lima, Peru on September 11, 1949) is a saxophonist, composer, music producer, and director. Early life Magnet is the oldest of three and the son of a French Basque father and Peruvian mother. He sta ...

Verónika Mendoza Verónika Fanny Mendoza Frisch (born 9 December 1980) is a Peruvian-French psychologist, educator, and politician. She is the founder and current leader of the New Peru movement. Born in Cuzco to a Peruvian father and French mother, Mendoz ...

Iván Thays Iván Thays is a Peruvian author, professor and television host. Life Thays was born on October 21, 1968, in Lima. He studied languages and literature at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. After his study he continued as a professor at ...

Gianfranco Labarthe Gianfranco Alberto Labarthe Tomé (born 20 September 1984 in Lima) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a striker. Career He played briefly for English Football League clubs Huddersfield Town and Derby County. He also had a trial at Shrewsbu ...

Madeleine Truel Madeleine Truel (Lima, Peru, 28 August 1904 - Stolpe, Parchim, Germany, 1945), was a Peruvian woman of French parentage who fought in the French Resistance. The exact date of Madeleine Truel's alliance with the French Resistance is unknown. She w ...

Alex Fort Brescia Alex Fort Brescia is a Peruvian businessman. He is the co-chairman of Grupo Breca, a family conglomerate, and BBVA Continental, a Peruvian bank. Early life Alex Fort Brescia was born on October 16, 1957, in Lima, Peru into the billionaire Br ...

French Peruvian institutions and associations

* Asociación Franco-Peruana * Asociación Civil Franco-Peruano * Colegio Franco-Peruano http://www.lfrancope.edu.pe * Asociación Técnica Franco Peruana * Asociacion de Decendientes Franceses en Peru * Asociacion Cultural Franco-Peruano * Colegio Sagrado Corazon (Arequipa) http://www.ssccaqp.edu.pe * Colegio Saint Andre/san andrew https://web.archive.org/web/20120222160738/http://www.denperu.com/sandrew/ * Edu France https://web.archive.org/web/20100111011638/http://www.edufrance-peru.com/ * Colegio Lycee Jean Baptiste Lamarck (Arequipa)

References

{{French diaspora Ethnic groups in Peru European Peruvian

History

Notable people

French Peruvian institutions and associations

See also

References