French Peruvians (French: français-péruvien; Spanish: franco-peruano) are Peruvian 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 Spanish and Italians.
History
In 1872, the Sociedad de Inmigración Europea ("European Immigration Society") was founded in Peru. Its objective was promoting Old World immigration 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 Bordeaux, Paris, 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
Daniel Alomía Robles, composer of El Cóndor Pasa Fernando Belaúnde Terry, 49th and 52nd President of Peru Ricardo Belmont Cassinelli, politician Alex Fort Brescia, businessman Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, 59th President of Peru Gianfranco Labarthe, footballer Mariana Larrabure de Orbegoso, model Jean Pierre Magnet, saxophonist Verónika Mendoza, politician Juan Antonio Pezet, 16th President of Peru Iván Thays, author Madeleine Truel, fighter in the French Resistance Enrique Congrains, writer Pedro Paulet, engineer Yvonne Frayssinet, actress Paul Martin, actor Daniela Darcourt, singer Leslie Shaw, singer Nicole Faverón, beauty queen Juan Bielovucic, aviator Madeleine Hartog-Bel Houghton, Miss World 1967 Pedro Labarthe, philosopher Eduardo Dibós, exmayor of Lima
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)
See also
France–Peru relations Peruvians in France French diaspora
References