The

Paris metropolitan area The Paris metropolitan area () is a statistical area that describes the reach of commuter movement to and from Paris, France and its surrounding suburbs. Overview In 2020, France's national INSEE statistical bureau introduced the concept "ai ...

has a community of origins from Sub-Saharan Africa. There were 54,000 persons of African nationalities, excluding

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, and

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, according to the 2009 French census. Countries of origin in sub-Saharan Africa include

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, the

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Geography

As of circa 1995 the favored locations for sub-Saharan African settlement in the city of Paris included the 18th, 19th, and 20th arrondissements. In addition the following suburban municipalities had African settlement: Charenton,

Issy-les-Moulineaux Issy-les-Moulineaux () is a commune in the southwestern suburban area of Paris, France, lying on the left bank of the river Seine. Its citizens are called in French. It is one of Paris's entrances and is located from Notre Dame Cathedral, whic ...

Ivry-sur-Seine Ivry-sur-Seine () is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Paris's main Asian district, the Quartier Asiatique in the 13th arrondissement, borders the ...

, Montreuil, and

Pantin Pantin () is a Communes of France, commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris. In 2019 its population was estimated to be 59,846. Pantin is located on the edge of ...

. Montreuil's inhabitants often exaggeratedly nickname the town the "second Malian town after

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", or sometimes "Mali-sous-Bois" or "Bamako-sur-Seine" even though the

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does not run through the town. Montreuil does indeed have a large Malian population : more than inhabitants according to the INSEE in 1999, between and people according to the ''mairie'', which estimates that Montreuil has the largest Malian community in France. 10% of the population is Malian or has Malian origins.

Culture

The musical style '' coupé-décalé'' emphasizes the relationship between

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and Paris.Ogola, George, Anne Schumann, and Michael Olutayo Olatunji. "Popular Music, New Media, and the Digital Public Sphere in Kenya, Côte d'Ivoire, and Nigeria" (Chapter 12). In: Mudhai, Okoth Fred, Wisdom J. Tettey, and Fackson Banda (editors). ''African Media and the Digital Public Sphere'' (The Palgrave Macmillan Series in International Political Communication).

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Notable persons

* Luc Abalo * Oumar Bakari * Amedy Coulibaly * Bira Dembélé * Mana Dembélé * Alou Diarra * Boukary Dramé * Tripy Makonda * André Matsoua *

Dany N'Guessan Djombo Dany-Gael N'Guessan (born 11 August 1987) is a French former professional footballer who played as a left winger or forward A graduate of the Auxerre Academy, he left France for Scotland when he signed with Rangers in July 2005. He ...

* Bakary Sako * Mamadou Samassa (footballer born 1990) * Oumar Sissoko * Alassane També * Bano Traoré * Ibrahima Traoré * Makan Traore (footballer born 1992)

References

* Jules-Rosette, Bennetta. ''Black Paris: The African Writers' Landscape'' (World literature: Cultural studies). University of Illinois Press, 2000. , 9780252069352.

Notes

Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis Montreuil (), also known unofficially as Montreuil-sous-Bois (), is a Communes of France, commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre zero, centre of Paris, in the Seine-Saint-Denis department and in the Mét ...

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