List of mosques in France
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There are currently about 2,300 mosques in France with a further 200 to 250 planned.{{cite web|url=http://www.france24.com/en/20150405-france-double-number-mosques-islam|title=France - Muslim leader calls for doubling number of mosques in France|work=France 24|date=5 April 2015}}
It is difficult to say when the first mosque in France was built. There is archaeological evidence of a Christian basilica being converted into a mosque in 719, in Narbonne.Islam Outside the Arab World, David Westerlund, Ingvar Svanberg, Palgrave Macmillan, 1999, page 342 The Tsingoni Mosque in the overseas department of Mayotte was built in 1538.{{cite web |language=fr |first1=Martial |last1=Pauly |date=10 February 2011 |access-date=10 June 2017 |url=http://archeologiemayotte.over-blog.com/article-la-mosquee-de-tsingoni-la-plus-ancienne-mosquee-en-activite-de-france-66838631.html |title=La mosquée de Tsingoni, la plus ancienne mosquée en activité de France (Tsingoni Mosque, the oldest active mosque in France) |website=Archeologie Mayotte, Océan Indien}}
The Mosque of the Bois de Vincennes was built in 1916 for temporary use during World War I, and disaffected in 1919. The Grand Mosque of Paris opened in 1926 retains iconic status and is one of the largest standing mosques in France.
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==See also==
References
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100201211330/http://www.islamenfrance.fr/ Un annuaire des mosquées et lieux de cultes en France]
- [http://mosquee.free.fr/RegionsdeFrance.html Guide des mosquées en France]
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