Romani people in France
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Not to be confused with Romanians in France.
Romani people in France, generally known in spoken French as gitans, tsiganes or manouches, are an ethnic group that originated in Northern India. The exact number of Romani people in France is unknown; estimates vary from 500,000 to 1,200,000.[1]
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Total population | |
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est. 500,000 – 1,200,000[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Alsace, Aquitaine, Île-de-France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Lorraine, Midi-Pyrénées, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes, Bretagne | |
Languages | |
French[2], Spanish, Romani, Sinti-Manouche, Erromintxela, Kaló | |
Religion | |
Christianity, Evangelicalism |
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