An older estimate by the IPPR think tank estimated that 1. This rose to 2. This was produced before all the census data used by the UN was available, so the researchers filled in the gaps using various assumptions. This estimate was used by the government, but the IPPR itself no longer uses it. It has more recently used the UN figures. News this year has fractured communities, and caused confusion and panic for many of us. No one can control what will happen next. But you can support a debate based on fair, accurate and transparent information.
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British citizens in France. Those who have lived abroad for one year or longer, or intend to live there for one year or longer. Those with multiple citizenships have one citizenship selected for reporting. Yes, estimates are by citizenship. Eurostat, Labour Force Survey. Other British households saw an opportunity to sell their property in the UK at a high price and acquire both a home and a better quality of life abroad.
Developments in low-cost air transport helped this movement. Regular flights between France and the UK tripled between and The Channel tunnel also entered into operation at the beginning of this period.
However, at the end of the s, this movement began to slow. This may partly explain why fewer Britons came to live in France.
Over the more recent period from to , their number dropped by 1. At the same time, fewer British people acquired French nationality.
The British residents in France have quite varied profiles, with characteristics specific to their place of residence. These areas can be broken down into five distinct groups.
In , there were 53, Britons living in France, the majority of whom reside outside of large agglomerations, preferring the most sparsely populated areas in the western half of the country Figure 5. There are 32, Britons in the least populated living areas group A , 16 times more than in These areas are situated in central France Creuse, Haute-Vienne, south part of Vienne, south part of Indre, north part of Charente, Dordogne , central Brittany or the south of Normandy Figure 5 , where property remain relatively affordable.
During the s, low-cost air routes were opened, departing from small regional airports such as those of Limoges or Bergerac. This increased the attractiveness of these areas for households on lower incomes than those that made up the first waves of British migrants.
It also made it possible to expand flight routes to more areas of the UK. Therefore, for around 20 years, more and more Britons have been settling in these areas, among the most sparsely populated in France. The presence of British nationals contributes to the life of these sparsely populated areas 11, inhabitants on average and often helps to support businesses and build up pupil numbers in the communes where these families live.
In this same west part of France, 35, Britons live in more populated living areas group B , with on average 30, inhabitants Figure 5. Among the retired Britons, who make up the largest proportion of this group, one in two were managers or in mid-level professions whereas this proportion is only one in four among the retired population residing in these living areas as a whole. In addition, families with children are a little more common here.
In , 55, Britons living in France were in employment, making their number a little higher than that of retirees. A large proportion of these reside in living areas centred on large agglomerations group C that offer jobs in management, executive positions and intellectual professions Figure 5.
These residents are generally qualified a quarter are managers , graduates two thirds are graduates of higher education and relatively young one in two are between 18 and 50 years old. These couples are more often bi-national: 6 in 10 Britons have a French partner. In the west, some living areas are home to a higher proportion of Britons pursuing their studies. For example, in the living areas of Tarbes, Poitiers, Limoges, Angers, Caen and Rennes, students represent a quarter of British nationals.
Historically, Britons settled in the largest cities for work. The Britons who have acquired French nationality are also largely overrepresented in these areas. In , 6 in 10 Britons who had settled in France held French nationality in these large cities. By , this number had grown only slightly 38, and represents no more than a quarter of Britons living in France.
In , 5, Britons were living in a dozen living areas close to Switzerland nine of which around Geneva and two in Haut-Rhin, close to Basel or Italy Menton Figure 5.
With its international organisations and tertiary activities, Geneva attracts an international, qualified workforce. As a result, Britons residing in those living areas work for this type of organisation.
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