Romani People in France (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. French Romani people are generally known in spoken French as "Manouches" or "Tsiganes." "Romanichels" or "Gitans" are considered pejorative and "Boh miens" is outdated. The French National Gendarmerie tends to refer to "MENS" ("Minorit?'s Ethniques Non-S dentaris es"), a neutral administrative term meaning Travelling Ethnic Minorities.Approximately 400,000 Romanies live in France as part of established communities. Additionally, French Romani rights group FNASAT report that there are at least 12,000 Roma (Romani subgroup) who come from Romania and Bulgaria living in illegal urban camps throughout the country. French authorities often close down these encampments. In 2009, more than 10,000 Roma were sent back to Romania and Bulgaria.