Franco-Mauritians are an ethnic group from Mauritius who trace their ethnic ancestry to France and ethnic French people. Franco-Mauritians make up approximately 2% of the country's population.
The first French settlers arrived in Mauritius (then Isle de France) in 1722, after the previous attempts of settlement by the Dutch had failed, and the island had once again become abandoned. They lived and prospered on the island, ruling it until the British invasion of 1810. The French by now strongly identified with the island, and the terms of capitulation allowed the settlers to live on as a distinct Francophone ethnic group for the next 158 years under British rule before Mauritius attained independence. By 1920 the French Mauritian population on the island was between 70,000 to 80,000, around 20% of the total population.[1]
Not all Franco-Mauritians have pure French lineage; many also have British or other European ancestors that came to Mauritius and were absorbed in the Franco-Mauritian community or the gens de couleur (Coloureds). Within the Afro-Creole community, a significant proportion of them have some degree of French lineage.[2]
Demographic factors
Franco-Mauritians comprise 2% of the population of Mauritius and own many of the largest businesses in the country.[3] Most Franco-Mauritians are Roman Catholic.
Notable people
Angry Anderson, rock singer-songwriter, television presenter-reporter and actor
^"Sentimental domain" (PDF). New York Times. 11 January 1920. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
^"The Case of Franco-Mauritians : A Pollinized Diaspora". Cairn Info. March 2007. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
^"The legacy of Indian migration to European colonies". The Economist. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
January 29, 2023
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