À Narbonne, les traces d'une mosquée datant du VIIIe siècle sont le témoignage de l'ancienneté de ce passé.
Most immigrants were French law facilitated the immigration of thousands of French settlers (Between 1956 and 1967, about 235.000 Sephardic North African Jews from Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco also immigrated to France because of the decline of the French colonial empire and following the In the late 1970s, the end of high economic growth in France caused immigration policies to be considerably tightened, starting with laws by The Pasqua laws are a significant landmark in the shift in France's immigration policy through the course of the 20th century. All statements refer to France as understood in its modern borders; this pertains also to other countries. France was the European country which suffered the most from World War I, with respect to the size of its population, losing 1.3 million young men out of a total population of 40 million. Historians suggest that France was the most populous state in Europe from at least the period of In the above list, Turkey is not considered a European country. In the first decade of the third millennium, population growth in France was the highest in Europe, matched only by that of the The following compares the past, present, and future size of the French population with other entities in Europe and in the world.
Unlike the rest of Europe, there was no strong population growth in France in the 19th and first half of the 20th century. The other major European powers, such as the UK or Germany, still had high fertility rates, so immigration was seen as unnecessary, and it was also undesirable to the vast majority of their populations. Prehistoric and Neolithic population movements could have influenced the genetic diversity of this country.
By 2080, the population of France is estimated to reach 78.8 million (including the overseas departments, but not the overseas territories).
Des réfugiés musulmans qui fuyaient la Reconquista espagnole, et plus tard l'Inquisition, firent souche en Languedoc-Roussillon et dans le Pays basque français, ainsi que dans le Béarn", " Les Sarrasins gardèrent longtemps sur les côtes de la Provence, à la Garde-Freinet, un solide point d'appui et de là purent faire des incursions dans une partie de la France.
In 2005, the percentage of young people under 18 of Maghrebi origin (at least one immigrant parent) was about 7% in According to other sources, between 5 and 6 million people of Maghrebin origin live in France corresponding to about 7–9% of the total French metropolitan population.In July 2006, President Sarkozy put into effect a law on immigration based upon the notion of "chosen immigration",France, along with other EU countries, have still not signed their agreement to the Alternative policies have been discussed in formulating immigration policy, such as a quota system.
Prehistoric and Neolithic population movements could have influenced the genetic diversity of this country. A commission was formed in February 2008 to study how the Constitution could be changed to allow for a quota system. (2009), "Phylogeography of French male lineages (supplemental data from 23rd International ISFG Congress held from September 14 to 18, 2009 in Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires)", Forensic Science International 2: 439–441, "Sample collection was performed drawing blood of unrelated male individuals with French surname after informed consent", Ramos-Luisa et al.
The large discrepancy in the birth and death rate shows no signs of narrowing and as such, it will be fascinating to see the results from the next national census.During the Middle Ages, France was home to a quarter of the entire European population. The large-scale immigration from Islamic countries has sparked controversy in France. They are a sign of the securitization aspect of immigration, giving more power to the police, allowing them to perform random identity checks and deport immigrants without legal papers. Overseas departments: black, mulatto, East Indian, white, Chinese, AmerindianChristian (overwhelmingly Roman Catholic) 63-66%, Muslim 7-9%, Buddhist 0.5-0.75%, Jewish 0.5-0.75%, other 0.5-1.0%, none 23-28%The population of France is predicted to hit the 70 million mark between the year 2025/2030 and to overtake Germany's between 2050/2060, with 75.6 million French for 71 million Germans in 2060, while the UK is predicted to overtake France by 2030.