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Overview

Almost 100,000 people born in France were British residents in 2001, making it one of the largest immigrant groups from within the European Union.

The expansion of the EU eastwards since 2001, and the invitation to work extended to nations like Poland, is almost certain to have changed this situation.

France-born people are clustered in two key areas: affluent areas of west London, suggesting many are business people probably working in the City, and near to universities.

One of the most interesting changes was in Kent, where numbers of France-born people grew in areas near the Channel Tunnel terminal.

Concentrations of people born in France

Map on right shows country as if areas with roughly equal populations were the same size. So, densely populated London takes up much more space than sparsely populated Scottish Highlands.

At-a-glance

94,178 people born in France were found living in the UK in the 2001 census, representing 0.16% of the national population.

7 areas of Kent with easy access to the Ashford Channel Tunnel have seen increases in France-born residents.

4,395 France-born people live in London's affluent Kensington and Chelsea.

111% more people born in France now live in the North East than in 1991, equating to a total of 1,254 people.

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Distribution of people born in France

	TOTAL NUMBERS			AS % OF ALL PEOPLE
Sort by: Nation/region	1991	2001	+/- %	1991	2001	+/- %
Whole of Britain	53,371	94,178	76.46	0.10	0.16	0.06

East Midlands	1,772	3,150	77.77	0.04	0.08	0.04
East of England	4,426	7,386	66.88	0.09	0.14	0.05
London	20,987	38,131	81.69	0.31	0.53	0.22
North East	593	1,254	111.47	0.02	0.05	0.03
North West	2,542	4,255	67.39	0.04	0.06	0.02
Scotland	2,377	4,850	104.04	0.05	0.10	0.05
South East	11,429	19,063	66.79	0.15	0.24	0.09
South West	4,003	6,615	65.25	0.09	0.13	0.04
Wales	1,150	1,845	60.43	0.04	0.06	0.02
West Midlands	2,235	4,346	94.45	0.04	0.08	0.04
Yorks & Humber	1,857	3,283	76.79	0.04	0.07	0.03

Most popular areas

		TOTAL NUMBERS			AS % OF ALL PEOPLE
Area	Regions	1991	2001	+/- %	1991	2001	+/- %
Chelsea	London	1,340	2,216	65.37	2.61	3.61	1.00
Kensington	London	1,553	2,179	40.31	2.99	3.47	0.48
Hyde Park	London	924	1,549	67.64	1.52	2.33	0.81
Hammersmith	London	706	1,158	64.02	1.18	1.75	0.57
Fulham	London	473	1,135	139.96	1.01	1.98	0.97
Regent's Park	London	572	733	28.15	0.71	1.01	0.30
Acton	London	385	690	79.22	0.63	1.02	0.39
London Central	London	368	686	86.41	0.98	1.39	0.41
Richmond N	London	470	646	37.45	0.71	0.94	0.23
Highgate	London	384	619	61.20	0.83	1.13	0.30

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