France and Spain high on overseas residence figures

New European Union (EU) figures have shown that France and Spain are among the countries with the most foreign citizens living within their borders.

The data revealed that there are 30.8 million foreigners living in EU states, of whom over a third are from other nations within the 27-country bloc.

Although the largest proportion (43 per cent) is in Luxembourg, the highest absolute numbers are in Germany, followed by the UK, France and Spain.

France has 3.7 million and Spain 3.4 million non-nationals, with 1.3 million and 2.1 million from other EU states.

Britons may make up a large proportion of those residents, with fellow Europeans adding to the tally of people enjoying living in property in such countries.

The November figures from Property portal Prime Location revealed that Spain was ahead of France for searches for the first time in a year, with 30 per cent compared to 29 per cent for its gallic neighbour.

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