Franco-Pondicherrians refer to themselves as Creoles, a population mostly born to French and Tamil parents or their descendants. Now form only a small minority, mainly due to Indians from other parts of the country settling in Pondicherry in large numbers and emigration of Franco-Pondicherrains outside India. A sizeable Pondichérien diaspora now lives in France and former French colonies, significantly in Réunion and Seychelles in the Indian Ocean, the French West Indies islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe and French Guiana in South America. The Creole families living in Pondichery maintain camaraderie through their association Societie Mutuelle des Creoles (Mutual Society of Creoles) on Rue Bazard Saint Laurent.

Franco-Pondicherrians refer to themselves as Creoles, a population mostly born to French and Tamil parents or their descendants.