French Peruvians ''(French: français-péruvien; Spanish: franco-peruano)'' are
Peru
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vian citizens of French ancestry, or those who immigrated to Peru from France. The French were the fourth largest group of immigrants to settle in the country after the
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, and the
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History
In 1872, the ''Sociedad de Inmigración Europea'' ("European Immigration Society") was founded in Peru. Its objective was promoting
Old World
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by covering the costs of their journeys and financially supporting them during their first settler years in Peru.
The regions where most of the French immigrants originated from were
Bordeaux
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as well as the French portion of the
Basque Country. They mostly interacted with fellow French immigrants, and they were usually relatively skilled at a trade. Initially the community was united, but as time passed many intermarried with Peruvians from other European backgrounds. Very few French-Peruvians can trace their ancestry.
Notable people
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Fernando Belaúnde Terry
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Ricardo Belmont Cassinelli
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Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
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Mariana Larrabure de Orbegoso
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Jean Pierre Magnet
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Verónika Mendoza
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Iván Thays
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Gianfranco Labarthe
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Madeleine Truel
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Alex Fort Brescia
French Peruvian institutions and associations
* Asociación Franco-Peruana
* Asociación Civil Franco-Peruano
* Colegio Franco-Peruano http://www.lfrancope.edu.pe
* Asociación Técnica Franco Peruana
* Asociacion de Decendientes Franceses en Peru
* Asociacion Cultural Franco-Peruano
* Colegio Sagrado Corazon (Arequipa) http://www.ssccaqp.edu.pe
* Colegio Saint Andre/san andrew https://web.archive.org/web/20120222160738/http://www.denperu.com/sandrew/
* Edu France https://web.archive.org/web/20100111011638/http://www.edufrance-peru.com/
* Colegio Lycee Jean Baptiste Lamarck (Arequipa)
See also
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France–Peru relations
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Peruvians in France
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French diaspora
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References
{{Portal bar, Peru, France
Ethnic groups in Peru
European diaspora in Peru
Peru
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Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...