Serbs in France (French: Serbes en France; Serbian: Срби у Француској, romanized: Srbi u Francuskoj) or French Serbs (French: Serbes français; Serbian: Француски Срби, romanized: Francuski Srbi), number around 62,740 according to estimations.[1] They are located mostly in the regions of Paris, Lyon, Grenoble, Belfort, Montbéliard, Mulhouse and Strasbourg.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 62,740 (Serbian nationals, 2018 estimate)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Île de France, Alsace, Franche Comté, Rhône-Alpes | |
| Languages | |
| French and Serbian | |
| Religion | |
| Serbian Orthodox Church | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| South Slavs |
A wave of Serbs came with the influx of other Southern Europeans (Italians, Spaniards, Portuguese, and Greeks) in the 1920s. A minority are (descendants of) people of Serbian origin who were established in France in the aftermath of the First World War (e.g. Michel Auclair). Most Serbs however moved to France during the 1960s and 1970s, some also came as refugees during the Yugoslav wars of the 1990s.
Notable people
- Danilo Kiš, writer
- Pierre Marinovitch, World War I flying ace
- Vladimir Veličković, painter
- Ljubomir Popović, surrealist painter
- Filip Nikolic, singer
- Sara Brajovic, model and actress[2][3]
- Michel Auclair, film actor
- Alexis Josic, architect
- SebastiAn, musician
- Aleksandar Josipović, dancer
- Nikola Karabatić, handball player
- Luka Karabatic, handball player
- Kristina Mladenovic, tennis player
- Irena Pavlovic, tennis player
- Sara Cakarevic, tennis player
- Danica Marinković, graphic designer
- Dušan Maravić, football player
- Marko Muslin, football player
- Lidija Turčinović, basketball player
- Predrag Materić, basketball player
- Barbara Pravi, singer, songwriter and actress (her paternal grandfather is Serbian, it's not her full nationality.)
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