Spaniards in France are people from Spain residing in France and their descendants. They may be French citizens or non-citizen immigrants or expatriates.
Spanish immigration to France began from ancient times up to the present time and the French Republic is the second largest Spanish community outside Spain. The Spanish arrived mainly attracted by the job and new lifestyles, as well due to conflicts and armed movements in Spain which prompted the Spanish to emigrate to France. Of these, according to the census of 2021 in Spain, 279,988 reside in the French Republic.
Demographics The 2012 Census recorded 198,182 Spanish-born people.
Year Spanish-born population Other data ForeignersMigrantsInflow 1999 144,039 160,0002005307,0122006300,019 2007 295,860 262,000 131,000 2008 290,285 257,000 2009 179.678 2010 183,277 2011 189,909 129,087 245,013 2012 198,182 5,687 2013206,589 2014215,183 2015223,636 2016232,693 2017243,582 2018253,036 2020 273,290 2021 279,988 2022 297,142 2024 310,072 2025 320,749
See also France–Spain relations Spanish diaspora Spanish immigration to Germany
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