French people in Madagascar
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 19,000 (1997 estimate)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Antananarivo,Toamasina,Mahajanga,Antsiranana | |
| Languages | |
| French,Malagasy,Betsimisaraka | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Franco-Mauritian,Franco-Seychellois,White African |
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There is a small but recognizable community of French people inMadagascar,of whom the vast majority are born inMadagascarand are descended from former settlers andcolonistsfrom France who settled in Madagascar during the 19th and 20th centuries.[2]They constitute a minorityethnic group of Madagascar.
Society[edit]
Religious affiliation[edit]
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87% of the French population in Madagascar areChristianadherents. The vast majority of French Christian adherents in Madagascar areRoman Catholic.A small number are Protestant. The remainder of French people residing in Madagascar are mostly non-religious, but a small minority areJews.
Language[edit]
The majority of the French population in Madagascar speak French as their first language. However, some also speak various local languages, such asMalagasy,or dialects such as Plateau Malagasy andBetsimisarakaMalagasy.[2]
Education[edit]
Preschool (maternelle) through senior high school (lycée):
- Lycée Français de TananariveinAntananarivo
- Collèges de Francein Antananarivo[3]
- Lycée Peter Panin Antananarivo[4]
- Lycée La Clairefontainein Antananarivo
- Lycée Français de TamataveinToamasina
Preschool (maternelle) through junior high school (collège):
- Collège français Jules-Verne inAntsirabe[5]
- Lycée Français Sadi-CarnotinAntsiranana[6]– Previously served preschool through senior high school.[7]
- Collège français René-Cassin inFianarantsoa[8]
- Collège français Françoise-Dolto inMajunga[9]
- Collège Étienne-de-Flacourt inToliara(Tuléar)[10]
Junior high school (collège):
- École La ClairefontaineinTôlanaro(Fort Dauphin)[11]– Previously served preschool through senior high school.[12]
Preschool (maternelle) through primary school (primaire):
- École Bird inAntananarivo[13]
- École primaire française Charles-Baudelaire inAmbanja[14]
- École primaire française d'Antalaha[15]
- École primaire française de Fort-Dauphin inTôlanaro[16][17][18][19]
Former schools:
- École française du lac Alaotra inAmbatondrazaka– Preschool to primary school[20]
- École de l'Alliance inMorondava– Preschool to primary school[21]
- École de la Francophonie in Anantanarivo, preschool through primary school[22]
- École Sully in Anantanrivo, preschool through primary school[23]
See also[edit]
- White African
- Franco-Mauritian
- Franco-Seychellois
- Huguenots in South Africa
- France–Madagascar relations
References[edit]
- ^Keen, Cecil (July 1997)."Madagascar".Saint Paul, Minnesota: Science Museum Minnesota. Archived fromthe originalon 9 February 2018.Retrieved27 December2019.
- ^abEthnologue, 'Languages of Madagascar',http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=MG,Accessed: 28 July 2009
- ^"École de l'Alliance française d'Antsahabe."AEFE.Retrieved on 5 July 2018.
- ^"Lycée Peter Pan."AEFE.Retrieved on 5 July 2018.
- ^"Collège français Jules-Verne."AEFE.Retrieved on 5 July 2018.
- ^"Lycée français Sadi-Carnot."AEFE.Retrieved on 5 July 2018.
- ^"Lycée français Sadi Carnot."AEFE.15 October 2005. Retrieved on 5 July 2018.
- ^"Collège français René-Cassin."AEFE.Retrieved on 5 July 2018.
- ^"Collège français Françoise-Dolto."AEFE.Retrieved on 5 July 2018.
- ^"Collège Étienne-de-Flacourt."AEFE.Retrieved on 5 July 2018.
- ^"École La Clairefontaine."AEFE.Retrieved on 5 July 2018.
- ^"Home."Lycée La Clairefontaine(main). Retrieved on 6 July 2018.
- ^"École Bird."AEFE.Retrieved on 5 July 2018.
- ^"École primaire française Charles-Baudelaire."AEFE.Retrieved on 5 July 2018.
- ^"École primaire française d'Antalaha."AEFE.Retrieved on 5 July 2018.
- ^"École primaire française de Fort-Dauphin."AEFE.Retrieved on 5 July 2018.
- ^"École primaire française Les Pangalanes."AEFE.Retrieved on 5 July 2018.
- ^"École primaire française de Mananjary."AEFE.Retrieved on 5 July 2018.
- ^"École primaire française Lamartine."AEFE.Retrieved on 5 July 2018.
- ^"Ecole française du lac Alaotra."AEFE.26 January 2015. Retrieved on 5 July 2018.
- ^"École de l'Alliance."AEFE.26 January 2015. Retrieved on 5 July 2018.
- ^"École de la Francophonie."AEFE.12 April 2015. Retrieved on 5 July 2018.
- ^"École Sully."AEFE.15 October 2005. Retrieved on 5 July 2018.
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