Iranians in France: a history

France has been an exile capital.

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History

France keeps no ethnic statistics and records only country of birth.

The account

France

France has been an exile capital. Khomeini lived at Neauphle-le-Château in 1978. Exiles of several political currents followed after 1979. Paris has Persian bookshops and a Persian cinema scene. Marjane Satrapi and Négar Djavadi write from France.

This history is being expanded. Each claim gets its citation as it is reviewed.

How people arrived

not recorded yet

No wave is recorded yet.

Figures

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France records no Iran-origin breakdown in UN DESA

2024

not published

Measure: France records no Iran-origin breakdown in UN DESA
Year: 2024
Source: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024
Status: verified

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UNHCR, Iranian origin

2025

5,467 refugees, 335 asylum-seekers

Measure: UNHCR, Iranian origin
Year: 2025
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder API
Status: verified

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Sources

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