page_title: Poles in France
section_title: 18th century
hierarchical_section_title: Poles in France / Notable Polish French people / 18th century
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Nancy, Denkmal des Herzogs Stanislaw von Lothringen
context_page_description: Poles in France form one of the largest Polish diaspora communities in Europe. About one million people of Polish descent live in France, concentrated in the Nord-Pas de Calais region, in the metropolitan area of Lille, the coal-mining basin around Lens and Valenciennes and in the Ile-de-France.
  Prominent members of the Polish community in France have included Frédéric Chopin, Adam Mickiewicz, Adam Jerzy Czartoryski, Aleksander Chodźko, Marie Curie, Michel Poniatowski, Raymond Kopa, Ludovic Obraniak, Edward Gierek, Matt Pokora and singer Jean-Jacques Goldman and Rene Goscinny.
context_section_description: Stanisław Leszczyński (1677-1766) King of Poland, Duke of Lorraine
  Maria Leszczyńska (1703-1768) Polish Princess, queen consort of France
caption: Statue of Stanisław Leszczyński, Nancy
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