- Source: French Peruvians
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, Italians, and the Germans.
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
Fernando Belaúnde Terry
Ricardo Belmont Cassinelli
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
Mariana Larrabure de Orbegoso
Jean Pierre Magnet
Verónika Mendoza
Iván Thays
Gianfranco Labarthe
Madeleine Truel
Alex Fort Brescia
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