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Poles in France form one of the oldest Polish diaspora communities in Europe.About one million people of Polish descent live in France concentrated in the Nord-Pas de Calais region in the metropolitan area of Lille and the coal-mining basin (Bassin Minier) around Lens and Valenciennes.

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language
French language, Polish language
population place
Lorraine (region), Alsace, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Île-de-France
related
French people, Poles, Silesians
religion
Judaism, Christian
total population
1000000

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