French New Zealanders
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| (3,819 (by ancestry) 2,475 (by birth)[1]) |
|
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Auckland · Wellington | |
| Languages | |
| New Zealand English · French | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (mainly Roman Catholicism) · Judaism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| French Australians |
French New Zealanders are New Zealanders who are of French ancestry or a French-born person who resides in New Zealand.
The French were amongst the earlier European settlers in New Zealand, and established a colony at Akaroa on the South Island.
Captain Jean-François Marie de Surville is the first known Frenchman to have visited New Zealand, in 1769, and by the 1830s, French whalers were operating off the Banks Peninsula.
In 1835, Jean-Baptiste François Pompallier was the first bishop of any denomination in New Zealand.
See also
- European New Zealanders
- Pākehā
- Demographics of New Zealand
- Immigration to New Zealand
- History of New Zealand
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
| From Africa |
 |
|
|---|---|---|
| From the Americas | ||
| From Asia | ||
| From Europe | ||
| Oceania | ||
| See also | ||
| Africa |
|
 |
|---|---|---|
| Asia | ||
| Europe |
|
|
| North America | ||
| Oceania | ||
| South America | ||
| See also | ||
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This article related to an ethnic group is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
|
This France-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
|
This New Zealand–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
