http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,1664241,00.html?maca=en-bulletin-433-html
"The government argues that living in polygamy prevents immigrants from becoming integrated into French society and that it goes against the principles of gender equality enshrined in the constitution. Polygamy was made illegal in France in 1993. Those who still live in polygamy have either been doing so since before the law was passed or they married abroad."
