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title: "The census of 1872 in Algeria"
description: "The emigration of Maltese in Algeria in the nineteenth century, Marc DONATO"
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# The census of 1872 in Algeria

Published on 06/02/2011  

Source: **Marc DONATO**, The emigration of the Maltese to Algeria in the 19th century

![](/assets/images/Malte/Document/RecensementAlgerie.png "Map of Algeria in 1872") French Algeria comprised the 3 departments of **Oran, Alger and Constantine**

It was in eastern Algeria, that is in the Constantinois, that the Maltese primarily settled. Bône was known as the "Capital of the Maltese."

"**Intermarriages**" between the different communities were a factor of integration. The shared heritage, similar customs, and a single religion facilitated this blending in which the Maltese were an essential component.

Approximately 1 in 2 Maltese married a foreign person.

In 1904, out of 96 marriages of naturalized Maltese, 47 took place with young women of the same blood and therefore 49 with foreigners (French, Spanish, Italian, etc.)

Assimilation through intermarriage was significant, all the more so as the French language served as the common vehicle for both spouses and their children.

|                      |          |           |                 |
|----------------------|:--------:|:---------:|:---------------:|
| Departments          | **ORAN** | **ALGER** | **CONSTANTINE** |
| Number of foreigners |  47433   |   42181   |      25355      |
| Number of Maltese    |   235    |   2971    |      8355       |

Census of 1872 in Algeria

Excerpts selected by Georges GANDER

[TABLE]

The books of Marc Donato

  

1.  [Economic life in Malta in the 18th century, Aurore Verié](/malta/documents/history/economic-life-in-malta-in-the-18th-century.html "Economic life in Malta in the 18th century")
2.  [Foreigners in Malta (late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries), Anne Brogini](/malta/documents/history/foreigners-in-malta-late-sixteenth-and-seventeenth-centuries.html "Foreigners in Malta (late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries)")
3.  [The Maltese language, a linguistic crossroads, Martine VANHOVE](/malta/documents/history/the-maltese-language-a-linguistic-crossroads.html "The Maltese language, a linguistic crossroads")
4.  [The Jews in Malta, Aurore Verié](/malta/documents/history/the-jews-in-malta.html "The Jews in Malta")
5.  [The French in Algeria from 1830 to today (excerpts), Jeannine VERDES-LEROUX](/malta/documents/history/maltese-community-in-algeria.html "Maltese community in Algeria")
6.  The emigration of Maltese in Algeria in the nineteenth century, Marc DONATO
7.  [Malta in "A Winter in Egypt" (excerpts), Eugène Poitou](/malta/documents/history/malta-in-a-winter-in-egypt.html "Malta in ")
8.  [The Maltese in Tunisia before the Protectorate (excerpts), Andrea L. SMITH](/malta/documents/history/the-maltese-in-tunisia-before-the-protectorate.html "The Maltese in Tunisia before the Protectorate")
9.  [The population of Malta in the seventeenth century, a reflection of modernity (excerpts), Anne Brogini](/malta/documents/history/the-population-of-malta-in-the-seventeenth-century-a-reflection-of-modernity.html "The population of Malta in the seventeenth century, a reflection of modernity")
10. [The fear of the French Revolution in Malta, Frans CIAPPARA](/malta/documents/history/the-fear-of-the-french-revolution-in-malta.html "The fear of the French Revolution in Malta")
11. [The Siege of Malta by Napoleon Bonaparte (excerpts)](/malta/documents/history/the-siege-of-malta-by-napoleon-bonaparte.html "The Siege of Malta by Napoleon Bonaparte")
12. [Malte, frontière de chrétienté (1530-1670), by Anne BROGINI](/malta/documents/history/malte-frontiere-de-chretiente-1530-1670.html "Malte, frontière de chrétienté (1530-1670)")
13. [L'esclavage au quotidien à Malte au xvie siècle, by Anne BROGINI](/malta/documents/history/lesclavage-au-quotidien-a-malte-au-xvie-siecle.html "L'esclavage au quotidien à Malte au xvie siècle")
14. [Noblesse maltaise et généalogie, by Loïck PORTELLI](/malta/documents/history/noblesse-maltaise-et-genealogie.html "Noblesse maltaise et généalogie")
15. [Some Disreputable Maltese, by Loïck PORTELLI](/malta/documents/history/some-disreputable-maltese.html "Some Disreputable Maltese")