Georgians in France

There were fewer than 2,000 ethnic Georgians in France from 1922 to 1939 but around 10,000 (500 students, 2,000 asylum refugees and 8,000 legal residents) at the end of 2013. As of 2017 there were more than 14,500 Georgians in France.

Notable people

People associated with the Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918–1921)

• Razhden Arsenidze (1880–1965), minister
• Nikolay Chkheidze (1864–1926), president of Parliament
• Akaki Chkhenkeli (1874–1959), minister
• Benia Chkhikvishvili (1881–1924), politician
• Kakutsa Cholokashvili (1888–1930), colonel
• Revaz Gabashvili (1882–1969), writer and politician
• Evgeni Gegechkori (1881–1954), minister
• Giorgi Gvazava (1869–1941), politician
• Valiko Jugheli (1887–1924), politician
• Noe Khomeriki (1883–1924), minister
• Giorgi Kvinitadze (1874–1970), military commander
• Vlasa Mgeladze (1868–1943), politician
• (1872–1952), vice-president of Parliament
• Noe Ramishvili (1881–1930), president of Government
• Ekvtime Takaishvili (1863–1953), vice-president of Parliament
• Irakli Tsereteli (1881–1959), minister
• Mikheil Tsereteli (1878–1965), politician
• Grigol Uratadze (1880–1959), politician
• Noe Zhordania (1868–1953), president of Government

People born in Russia, Georgia or USSR

• Goudji Amachoukeli (1941–), goldsmith
• Dimitri Amilakhvari (1906–1942), colonel of French Army
• Constantin Andronikof (1916–1997), interpreter, translator and writer
• Géla Babluani (1979–), film director
• (1944–), sculptor
• Ekaterine Dadiani (1816–1882), Princess
• Salome Dadiani (1848–1913), Princess
• Mary Eristavi (1888–1968), Princess
• Thorniké Gordadzé (1975–), political scientist
• Mamuka Gorgodze (1984–), rugby player
• Otar Iosseliani (1934–), film director
• Bidzina Ivanishvili (1956–), businessman and politician
• (1975–), volleyball player
• (1968–), film director
• Jaba Kankava (1986–), football player
• Elie Mélia (1915–1988), priest
• (1920–1994), actress
• Michel Mouskhely (1903–1964), political scientist and jurist
• Luka Mkheidze (1996–), judoka
• Victoria Ravva (1975–), volleyball player
• Viktor Sanikidze (1986–), basketball player
• (1959–2019), writer and translator
• Giorgi Tsintsadze (1986–), basketball player
• Ilia Zedginidze (1977–), rugby player
• (1906–1975), president of Association géorgienne en France

People born in France

• Maryam d'Abo (1960–), actress
• (1945–1978), poet
• Marie Amachoukeli (1979–), film director
• Ketevan Bagration of Mukhrani (1954–), ambassador of Georgia
• Gaston Bouatchidzé (1935–), writer and translator
• Hélène Carrère d'Encausse (1929–), permanent secretary of the Académie française,
• Florian Chakiachvili (1992–), ice hockey player,
• Georges Charachidzé (1930–2010), scholar of the Caucasian cultures,
• (1919–2012), actor
• Artchil Davrichachvili (1955–), priest
• (1940–), jazzman
• Kéthévane Davrichewy (1965–), writer
• (1958–), actress
• , musician
• (1934–2016), journalist
• Claude de Kemoularia (1922–2016), ambassador of France
• Luc Melua (1936–2010), motorist and journalist
• Mirian Melua, engineer and journalist
• Georges Mikautadze (2000–), football player for Metz and Georgia national football team
• (1932–), prima ballerina
• Patrick Topaloff (1944–2010), comedian, singer and actor
• Dimitri Yachvili (1980–), rugby union footballer
• Grégoire Yachvili (1977–), rugby union footballer
• Michel Yachvili (1946–), rugby union footballer
• François Zourabichvili (1965–2006), philosopher
• Nicolas Zourabichvili (1936–), composer
• Salomé Zourabichvili (1952–), President of Georgia

Religion

Saint Nino Georgian Orthodox Church, founded in 1929, in Paris, dépends on Ecumenical Patriarcate of Constantinople through the Conference of Orthodox Bishops in France.

Saint Thamar Georgian Orthodox Church, founded in 2005, in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges (outside of Paris), depends on Georgian Orthodox Church.

See also

• France–Georgia relations
• Georgian–French day of Leuville-sur-Orge

External links

• and (Georgian) Georgian Embassy in France
• and (Georgian) Private Website on Georgian diaspora in France

References