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Chechens in France

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Chechens in France
Total population
30,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
Paris, Île-de-France, Nice, Strasbourg
Languages
French, Chechen, Russian
Religion
Sunni Islam

Chechens in France is a small diaspora in France but one of the most important groups in the Chechen diaspora.

History

The Chechen immigrants came to France as political refugees in the early 2000s, fleeing from the war in their home.[1] Today, there are approximately 30,000 Chechens in France, making it one of the biggest communities among the Chechen diaspora.

References

  1. ^ a b "Continuing Human Rights Abuses Force Chechens to Flee to Europe".
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