Germans in France

{{short description|Ethnic group in France}}

{{Infobox ethnic group

| group = Germans in France

| image = {{Center|{{Hybrid flag|Germany|France|50}} }}

| image_caption = Hybrid flag of France and Germany

| population = {{circa}} 204,000 (2019)

| Regions with a significant population = Nationwide; mostly in Alsace, Lorraine as well as Illé-de-France, Provence and Occitania

| langs = German, French

| rels = Catholicism{{·}}Lutheranism; minority Judaism and Atheism

}}

German emigration to France has resulted in it being the home of one of the largest communities of German population born outside Germany.

Migration from Germany to France has increased rapidly from the 1990s onwards; by 2012, there were an estimated 130,000 German citizens living in France.{{cite web|url=https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/germany/france-and-germany/|title=France and Germany|website=France Diplomacy : : Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères|access-date=4 January 2023 |archive-date=18 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218054924/https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/germany/france-and-germany/ |url-status=live}} By 2019, the number has increased to 204,000 German citizens, with approximately 1 to 2.5 million people claiming German ancestry.