European New Caledonians

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European New Caledonians are residents of New Caledonia of primarily European, especially French, descent who form one of the territory’s main non-indigenous communities.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
European New Caledonians canonical 2
White New Caledonians 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
population group
alsoKnownAs Caldoches
Caledonian Europeans
associatedWith colonial administration of New Caledonia
nickel mining industry in New Caledonia
urban middle class in New Caledonia
citizenship French
colonialPowerOfOrigin France
continentOfResidence Oceania
countryOfResidence New Caledonia
culturalInfluence European customs in New Caledonia
French culture in New Caledonia
demographicConcentration urban areas of New Caledonia
demographicRole one of the main non-indigenous communities in New Caledonia
distinctFrom Asian New Caledonians
Kanak people
Wallisian and Futunan New Caledonians
ethnicCategory European New Caledonians self-linksurface differs
surface form: White New Caledonians
ethnicMajorityIn Nouméa, New Caledonia
surface form: Nouméa
governedBy Government of New Caledonia
historicalLanguageShift from regional European dialects to standard French
historicalOrigin French convicts
French settlers
free French colonists
other European immigrants
languageSpoken French
French-based creoles
New Caledonian French
legalStatus French citizens residing in New Caledonia
liveIn Melanesian-majority territory
nonIndigenousCommunityOf New Caledonia
partOf population of New Caledonia
politicalStatus French overseas population
politicalTendency often favor remaining part of France
primaryAncestry European
French
relatedTo European Polynesians
French people
European Australians
surface form: White Australians
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism

Roman Catholicism
resideIn Nouméa, New Caledonia
surface form: Nouméa metropolitan area

South Province of New Caledonia
settlementBegan 19th century
sovereignState France
useScript Latin alphabet

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New Caledonia hasMajorEthnicGroup European New Caledonians
Province Sud hasEthnicGroup European New Caledonians
European New Caledonians ethnicCategory European New Caledonians self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: White New Caledonians