Hinduism in France
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Hinduism is a minority religion in France that is followed by more than 121,312 people in France, which is nearly 0.2% of the nation's population. Most of the Hindus in France are mainly from the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora and the Indian diaspora, though there are many Hindus from Nepal, Afghanistan, Mauritius and other nations.
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Total population | |
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121,312 (2020) 0.2% of the total Population | |
Religions | |
Hinduism Vaishnavism (majority) Shaivism and others (minority) | |
Scriptures | |
Agamas, Bhagavad Gita and Vedas | |
Languages | |
Sacred Sanskrit, Old Tamil National Hindi, English, Mauritian Creole, Tamil, Punjabi, etc. (among diaspora) |
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Hinduism is the fifth largest in Europe, after those of the United Kingdom, Italy, The Netherlands and Germany.[1]