French people in India

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French people in India
Indiens d’origine française

Total population
12,864 (1988)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Pondicherry Chennai Mumbai New Delhi Mahé Chandernagore Hyderabad
Languages
French Indian French English Tamil Other Indian languages
Religion
Majority Christianity Minority Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
French people

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The French community in India consists mainly of Indian citizens of French ancestry who are descended from former French settlers and colonists who settled in the Indian subcontinent since the 17th century, as well as recent expatriates from France.