High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Franco-Mauritians are people of French origin who reside in Mauritius. They number more than 24,000. The first Franco-Mauritians arrived to colonise Mauritius after the Portuguese and Dutch abandoned the islands. They set up sugarcane plantations, then imported slaves from Africa and Madagascar to work for them. They soon became the richest ethnic group in Mauritius. After the British took over Mauritius, the Franco-Mauritians were allowed to retain their language and customs. Although there are a minority of individuals amongst Creoles that have both French and Afro-Malagasy origins, they do not identify themselves as Franco-Mauritian.

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