La Croix, France 16 Feb 2015

map of the Armenian community in France.

The Armenian community in France has about 600,000 people, 400,000 were born in France (3rd and 4th generation now). These figures do not take into account the recent immigration of Armenians from Armenia.

The community is mostly centered around three areas géographiquesâ @ I: the Paris region (over 200,000 people), the Marseille region (over 150,000) and Lyon (about 150,000).

The city of Alfortville (Val-de-Marne), nicknamed the  “ Little Armenia” is one of the most representative, with 7000 has 9,000 members from more than 45 000 inhabitants.

Other cities also have a high concentration as Issy-les-Moulineaux (Hauts-de-Seine), Lyon, Nice, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Grenoble, Montpellier, etc.

The Armenian community has many associations, at least six Armenian schools (one school in Marseille), and a hundred  “schools Saturday or Sunday ” to the teaching of the Armenian language.

http://www.la-croix.com/Actualite/France/Les-Armeniens-en-France-2015-02-16-1281478