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[[France Emigration and Immigration]] – Wiki page with additional larger databases which also include Chileans<br> | |||
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*800,000 are the descendants of French in Chile today. The French came to Chile in the 18th century, arriving at Concepción as merchants, and in the mid-19th century to cultivate vines in the haciendas of the ''''Central Valley'''', the homebase of world-famous Chilean wine. | *800,000 are the descendants of French in Chile today. The French came to Chile in the 18th century, arriving at Concepción as merchants, and in the mid-19th century to cultivate vines in the haciendas of the ''''Central Valley'''', the homebase of world-famous Chilean wine. | ||
*The Araucanía Region also has an important number of people of French ancestry, as the area hosted settlers arrived by the second half of the 19th century as farmers and shopkeepers. | *The Araucanía Region also has an important number of people of French ancestry, as the area hosted settlers arrived by the second half of the 19th century as farmers and shopkeepers. | ||