French people in Hungary

French Hungarians
Français Hongrois
Magyarországi franciák
Total population
2,210 (0.02% of the population)[1]
Regions with significant populations
 Hungary:
 Budapest6,189
 Békés County5,137
 Pest County4,000
 Hajdú-Bihar County2,000
 Csongrád County1,500[1]
 Heves County500
 Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County500
Languages
French · Hungarian
Related ethnic groups
French people

Historically, there was a significant French community residing in Hungary, who firstly came during the 11–13th century and then, once more, in a separate wave of settlement starting in the 18th century. Their descendants are today self-reported Hungarians in national censuses, with several of them having French surnames. The vast majority of today's French people living in Hungary have arrived since the Fall of the Iron Curtain.


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