During the late 19th century and early 20th century , thousands of Armenians escaped persecution in their ancestral homeland that was part of the Ottoman Empire at the time . Events like the Hamidian massacres and the Adana massacre gave rise to greater Armenian emigration . By the eve of the First World War , around 4,000 Armenians lived in France
Hamidian massacres
Hamidian massacres
Armenians in France