Berbers in France
Appearance
Total population | |
---|---|
over 2,000,000[1][2] (1 million Kabyles [3]) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Strasbourg, Lille, Bordeaux, Toulouse. | |
Languages | |
French, Berber languages | |
Religion | |
Sunni Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Berbers |
Berbers in France are people of Berber descent living in France. Berbers in France, who generally call themselves Amazigh and not Berbers, are estimated to number over 2 million people.[1][2]
Notable people
Entertainment
- Cinema
- Isabelle Adjani
- Saïd Taghmaoui
- Samy Naceri
- Jacques Villeret
- Sami Bouajila
- Mhamed Arezki
- Marie-José Nat
- Dany Boon
- Music
Sports
Politics
- Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, Minister of Education (Socialist Party)
- Mohammed Arav Bessaoud, Berber activist
- Samia Ghali
- Éric Zemmour
- Gisèle Halimi
- Arnaud Montebourg
- Rachid Kaci
- Razzy Hammadi
Journalism
Writer
See also
References
- ^ a b Yazid Sabeg et Laurence Méhaignerie, Les oubliés de l'égalité des chances, Institut Montaigne, 2004
- ^ a b Pour une histoire sociale du berbère en France, Salem Shaker, Inalco, 2004
- ^ http://www.centrederechercheberbere.fr/kabyle.html