The

Paris metropolitan area The Paris metropolitan area (french: aire d'attraction de Paris) 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 statistica ...

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

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Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria ...

, and

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

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the ...

, the

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

, Guinea,

Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Ma ...

, and

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣� ...

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. '' CNN''. November 8, 2012. Retrieved on May 26, 2015. There was a significant increase in persons of sub-Saharan African origins residing in Paris from 1960 to 1992.Jules-Rosette, p
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Geography

As of circa 1995 the favored locations for sub-Saharan African settlement in the city of Paris included the

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, and

20th 20 (twenty; Roman numeral XX) is the natural number following 19 and preceding 21. A group of twenty units may also be referred to as a score. In mathematics *20 is a pronic number. *20 is a tetrahedral number as 1, 4, 10, 20. *20 is the ba ...

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. 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 ''Isséens'' in French. It is one of Paris' entrances and is located from Notre-Dame Cath ...

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 commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. In 2019 its population was estimated to be 59,846. Pantin is located on the edge of the city of Paris and is mainly formed by a plai ...

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

Bamako Bamako ( bm, ߓߡߊ߬ߞߐ߬ ''Bàmakɔ̌'', ff, 𞤄𞤢𞤥𞤢𞤳𞤮 ''Bamako'') is the capital and largest city of Mali, with a 2009 population of 1,810,366 and an estimated 2022 population of 2.81 million. It is located on the Niger River ...

", 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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Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

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 Luc Kangny Abalo (born 6 September 1984) is a French handball player who plays for Zeekstar Tokyo and the French national team. Being a member of the national team since 2005, he won gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, 2009, 2011 and 2 ...

* Oumar Bakari *

Amedy Coulibaly Amedy Coulibaly (; 27 February 1982 – 9 January 2015) was a Malian-French man who was the prime suspect in the Montrouge shooting, in which municipal police officer Clarissa Jean-Philippe was shot and killed, and was the hostage-taker and g ...

* Bira Dembélé *

Mana Dembélé Mana Dembélé (born 29 November 1988) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Racing FC Union Luxembourg. Career Born in Ivry-sur-Seine, France, Dembélé has played with LB Châteauroux, Chamois Niortais and Clermont. ...

Alou Diarra Alou Diarra (born 15 July 1981) is a French former professional footballer. He was a France international from 2004 until 2012. As of the 2022–23 season, he is the manager of Troyes' under-19 side in the Championnat National U19. He primari ...

Boukary Dramé Boukary Dramé (born 22 July 1985) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back. Born in France, he represented Senegal at international level. Club career Paris Saint-Germain Born in Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis, Dramé began playing ...

Tripy Makonda Tripy Makonda (born 24 January 1990) is a French footballer who plays as a left back for FC Blue Boys Muhlenbach in Luxembourg. Makonda is a France youth international and has represented his nation at under-18, under-19, and under-20 leve ...

André Matsoua André Grenard Matswa (17 January 1899 – 13 January 1942) was a Congolese Lari anti-colonial activist born near Manzakala- Kinkala in then Middle Congo, a rare influential figure in Congolese politics before independence in 1960. He inspired a ...

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 nev ...

Bakary Sako Bakary Sako (born 26 April 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League Greece club Levadiakos. He has previously played for English League clubs Crystal Palace, Wolverhampton Wanderers, and West Bromwich Albion ...

* Mamadou Samassa (footballer born 1990) * Oumar Sissoko *

Alassane També Alassane També (born 26 January 1992) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back and centre-back. Club career Early career També started playing football in the streets of Villepinte, a city in the Île-de-France region. ...

Bano Traoré Bano Traoré (born 25 April 1985 in Ivry-sur-Seine, France) is a Malian athlete who specialises in the 110 meter hurdles. Traoré initially represented his birth country, France. He competed at the 2007 World Athletics Championships and the 200 ...

Ibrahima Traoré Ibrahima Traoré (born 21 April 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger. Coming through the youth system, Traoré began his senior career with French amateur club Levallois in 2005. He moved to Germany one year later, pl ...

* 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 (), sometimes unofficially referred to as Montreuil-sous-Bois (), is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris in Seine-Saint-Denis. With a population of 109,914 as of 2018, Montreuil is ...

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