Caledonian Europeans

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Caledonian Europeans are residents of New Caledonia of primarily European, especially French, descent who form a significant part of the territory’s settler population and cultural landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
settler community
alsoKnownAs Caldoches NERFINISHED
Calédoniens d’origine européenne NERFINISHED
associatedWith nickel mining economy
urban centers of New Caledonia
citizenship French
continentOfOrigin Europe
contributesTo economic life of New Caledonia
linguistic landscape of New Caledonia
political life of New Caledonia
country New Caledonia NERFINISHED
culture French culture
New Caledonian settler culture
distinguishedFrom Asian New Caledonians NERFINISHED
Kanak people NERFINISHED
Wallisian and Futunan communities
dominantLanguageStatus native or primary speakers of French in New Caledonia
ethnicGroupIn New Caledonia NERFINISHED
ethnicIdentityBasedOn European descent in New Caledonia
forms significant part of New Caledonia’s non-indigenous population
formsPartOf European diaspora in Oceania NERFINISHED
governingState France NERFINISHED
hasSubgroup multi-generational New Caledonian settler families
recent metropolitan French migrants
heritage European settler heritage
historicalOrigin French colonial settlement
historicalPeriodOfMajorImmigration 19th century
20th century
historicalRole participants in French colonization of New Caledonia
influencesCultureOf New Caledonia NERFINISHED
language French
legalStatus French citizens residing in New Caledonia
locatedIn South Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
majorUrbanCenter Nouméa NERFINISHED
partOf population of New Caledonia
politicalContext French overseas territory
primaryAncestry European NERFINISHED
French
region Melanesia
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism

Roman Catholicism
settlerStatus non-indigenous
usesDemonym Caledonian

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European New Caledonians alsoKnownAs Caledonian Europeans