Georgians in France
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| (10 000) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Paris (Metropolitan Area), Toulouse, Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Bordeaux | |
| Languages | |
| French, Georgian | |
| Religion | |
| Georgian Orthodox Church |
Ethnic Georgians in France were
- less than 2 000 from 1922 to 1939,
- around 10 000 (500 students, 2 000 asylum refugees and 8 000 legal residents) at the end of 2013.[1]
Notable people
People associated with the Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918-1921)
- Razhden Arsenidze (1880-1965), minister
- Nikolay Chkheidze (1864-1926), president of Parliament
- Akaki Chkhenkeli (1874-1959), minister
- Benia Chkhikvishvili (1881-1924), politician
- Kakutsa Cholokashvili (1888-1930), colonel
- Evgeni Gegechkori (1881-1954), minister
- Giorgi Gvazava (1869-1941), politician
- Valiko Jugheli (1887-1924), politician
- Noe Khomeriki (1883-1924), minister
- Giorgi Kvinitadze (1974-1970), military commander
- Vlasa Mgeladze (1868-1943), politician
- Noe Ramishvili (1881-1930), president of Government
- Ekvtime Takaishvili (1863-1953), vice-president of Parliament
- Irakli Tsereteli (1881-1959), minister
- Mikheil Tsereteli (1878-1965), politician
- Grigol Uratadze (1880-1959), politician
- Noe Zhordania (1868-1953), president of Government
People born in Russia, Georgia or USSR
- Goudji Amachoukeli (1941-), goldsmith
- Dimitri Amilakhvari (1906-1942), colonel of French Army
- Constantin Andronikof (1916-1997), interpreter, translator and writer
- Géla Babluani (1979-), film director
- Djémal Bjalava (1944-), sculptor[2]
- Thorniké Gordadzé (1975-), political scientist
- Mamuka Gorgodze (1984-), rugby union footballer
- Otar Iosseliani (1934-), film director
- Alexandre Jioshvili (1975-), volleyball player[3]
- Nino Kirtadzé (1968-), film director[4]
- Elie Mélia (1915-1988), priest
- Michel Mouskhely (1903-1964), political scientist and jurist
- Victoria Ravva (1975-), volleyball player
People born in France
- Maryam d'Abo (1960-), actress
- Alex Abouladzé (1945-1978), poet[5]
- Marie Amachoukeli (1979-), film director
- Ketevan Bagration of Mukhrani (1954-), ambassador of Georgia
- Gaston Bouatchidzé (1935-), writer and translator
- Hélène Carrère d'Encausse (1929-), permanent secretary of the Académie française,
- Florian Chakiachvili (1992-), ice hockey player,
- Georges Charachidzé (1930-2010), scholar of the Caucasian cultures,
- Serge Davri (1919-2012), actor[6]
- Artchil Davrichachvili (1955-), priest[7]
- Irakli Davrichewy (1940-), jazzman[8]
- Kéthévane Davrichewy (1965-), writer[9]
- Patricia Eligoulachvili (1958-), actress[10]
- Raphaël Eligoulachvili, musician[11]
- Guy Kédia (1934-), journalist[12]
- Claude de Kemoularia (1922-), ambassador of France
- Luc Melua (1936-2010), motorist and journalist
- Ethéry Pagava (1932-), prima ballerina[13]
- Patrick Topaloff (1944-2010), comedian, singer and actor
- Dimitri Yachvili (1980-), rugby union footballer
- Grégoire Yachvili (1977-), rugby union footballer[14]
- Michel Yachvili (1946-), rugby union footballer
- François Zourabichvili (1965-2006), philosopher
- Nicolas Zourabichvili (1936-), composer[15]
- Salomé Zourabichvili (1952-), ambassador of France
Religion
Saint Nino Georgian Orthodox Church, founded in 1929, in Paris, dépends on Ecumenical Patriarcate of Constantinople through tne Conference of Orthodox Bishops in France.[16]
Saint Thamar Georgian Orthodox Church, founded in 2005, in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges (outside of Paris), depends on Georgian Orthodox Church.
External links
- (French) and (Georgian) Georgian Embassy in France
- (French) and (Georgian) Private Website on Georgian diaspora in France
- (French) Monthly French/Georgian Newsletter
- (French) Colisée : "La communauté géorgienne en France".
References
- ↑ (French) Interview de l'Ambassadeur de Géorgie en France..
- ↑ (French) Djémal Bjalava.
- ↑ (French) Alexandre Jioshvili.
- ↑ (French) Nino Kirtadzé.
- ↑ (French) Alex Abouladzé.
- ↑ (French) Serge Davri.
- ↑ (French) Artchil Davrichachvili.
- ↑ (French) Irakli Davrichewy.
- ↑ (French) Kéthévane Davrichewy.
- ↑ (French) Patricia Elioulachvili.
- ↑ (French) Raphael Eligoulachvili;
- ↑ (French) Guy Kédia.
- ↑ (French) Ethéry Pagava.
- ↑ (French) Grégoire Yachvili.
- ↑ (French) Nicolas Zourabichvili.
- ↑ (Georgian) Sainte Nino Georgian Orthodox Church in Paris.
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