French migration to the United Kingdom
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French migration to the United Kingdom is a phenomenon that has occurred at various points in history. The
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French remains the foreign language most learned by Britons. It has traditionally been spoken as a second language by the country's educated classes and its popularity is reinforced by the close geographical proximity between Great Britain and France.
History
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Much of the UK's medieval
Population and distribution
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Of the French-born people recorded by the 2011 census, 66,654 (48.4 per cent) lived in Greater London and 22,584 (16.4 per cent) in South East England. Within London, particular concentrations were recorded in the boroughs of Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster and Hammersmith and Fulham.[1] There are several French schools in London, some independent, and others, La Petite École Française in west London and the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle, situated in South Kensington are run by the French state. The French Consulate in London has estimated that 270,000 French people live in the city, but the ONS contests this, pointing out that the number of French passport holders recorded by the 2011 census was only 86,000. The French Embassy's estimate includes London plus "the south eastern quadrant of the UK including Kent, Oxfordshire and maybe Sussex too".[8]
Many British people have French ancestry. According to a 2010 study by Ancestry.co.uk, three million British people are of French descent.[9]
Education
French international schools in the United Kingdom:
- Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle
- Lycée International de Londres Winston Churchill - London
- École française de Bristol
- École d'entreprise Total (Aberdeen)
Notable people
Famous British people who can trace their ancestry back to France include
See also
- France-United Kingdom relations
- British migration to France
- French diaspora
- French American
- French Canadian
References
- ^ a b "2011 Census: QS203EW Country of birth (detailed), local authorities in England and Wales". Office for National Statistics. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ "Country of birth (detailed)" (PDF). National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ "Country of Birth – Full Detail: QS206NI". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ "Country-of-birth database". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Archived from the original on 4 May 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ "Table 1.3: Overseas-born population in the United Kingdom by country of birth and sex, January 2020 to December 2020". Office for National Statistics. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2022. Figure given is the central estimate. See the source for 95% confidence intervals.
- ^ Roskams, Michael (2 November 2022). "International migration, England and Wales: Census 2021". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "TS012 Country of birth (detailed)". Office for National Statistics. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ Stephenson, Wesley (1 April 2014). "Is London really France's 'sixth biggest city'?". BBC News. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ a b Wardrop, Murray (12 April 2010). "Britons can trace French ancestry after millions of records go online". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
The documents disclose that despite our rivalry with our continental counterparts, 3 million Britons - one in 20 – can trace their ancestry back to France.
- ^ Frith, Maxine (2 November 2012). "Top (French) chef Raymond Blanc admits British are best at food". Evening Standard. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ Sansom, Ian (1 January 2011). "Great dynasties of the world: The Roux family". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ Bowater, Donna (12 August 2011). "Premier League: which countries are the players from?". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ "Manager profile — Arsène Wenger". Premier League. Archived from the original on 22 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
External links
- French Institute London
- French Protestant Church of London
- Reassessing what we collect website – French London History of French London with objects and images