Macedonians (in french: Macédoniens) in

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

form a small minority mainly concentrated in the capital

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

. Most of the immigrants originated from the

Skopje Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and List of cities in North Macedonia by population, largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre. The territory of Sk ...

, Bitola, Sloeštica, Struga,

Ohrid Ohrid ( mk, Охрид ) is a city in North Macedonia and is the seat of the Ohrid Municipality. It is the largest city on Lake Ohrid and the List of cities in North Macedonia, eighth-largest city in the country, with the municipality recording ...

and Kicevo regions. More still emigrated to France after the breakup of Yugoslavia. The French government estimates the number of Macedonians in France to be 2,300 while Macedonian figures put the number at over 15,000 people. The names of 33 Macedonian soldiers killed fighting for France in

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

are inscribed on a monument in the Peace Park of

Colombelles Colombelles () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It is located on the Canal de Caen à la Mer. Population The population of this sleepy little village mushroomed after August Thyssen boug ...

, Normandy.

Notable people

Aleksandar Damčevski Aleksandar Damchevski (, born 21 November 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Italian Serie D club Avezzano. Born in France, he plays for the North Macedonia national football team. Club career In January 2014, Dam ...

- footballer * Evdokija Danajlovska - composer * Blagoja Dimčevski - violinist from Toulouse * Zilber Karevski - writer * :fr:Christophe Najdovski - politician * Jordan Plevnes - Writer and Ambassador * Stefani Sen Senar - writer from Paris * Paskal Sotirovski (1923–2007), astrophysicist * Hristijan Šanev - painter from Paris

References

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Notable people

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