French Peruvians ''(French: français-péruvien; Spanish: franco-peruano)'' are

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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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History

In 1872, the ''Sociedad de Inmigración Europea'' ("European Immigration Society") was founded in Peru. Its objective was promoting

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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

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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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Ricardo Belmont Cassinelli Ricardo Pablo Belmont Cassinelli (born 29 August 1945) is a Peruvian TV network owner and politician. He was the Mayor of Lima serving from 1990 to 1995 and as a Congressman for the Center Front, representing Lima between 2009 and 2011, replaci ...

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Godard (; born 3 October 1938), also known simply as PPK (), is a Peruvian economist, public administrator, and former politician who served as the 59th President of Peru from 2016 to 2018. He served as Prime Minister of ...

* Mariana Larrabure de Orbegoso *

Jean Pierre Magnet Jean Pierre Magnet Vargas Prada (born in Lima, Peru on September 11, 1949) is a saxophonist, composer, music producer, and director. Early life Magnet is the oldest of three and the son of a French Basque father and Peruvian mother. He sta ...

Verónika Mendoza Verónika Fanny Mendoza Frisch (born 9 December 1980) is a Peruvian-French psychologist, educator, and politician. She is the founder and current leader of the New Peru movement. Born in Cuzco to a Peruvian father and French mother, Mendoza p ...

Iván Thays Iván Thays is a Peruvian author, professor and television host. Life Thays was born on October 21, 1968, in Lima. He studied languages and literature at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. After his study he continued as a professor a ...

* Gianfranco Labarthe * Madeleine Truel *

Alex Fort Brescia Alex Fort Brescia (October 16, 1957, in Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian businessman. He is the co-chairman of Grupo Breca, a family conglomerate, and BBVA Continental, a Peruvian bank. Biography Alex Fort Brescia was born into the billionaire 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)

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History

Notable people

French Peruvian institutions and associations

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