Nasri was born in the town of La Gavotte Peyret in [[Septèmes-les-Vallons]], a northern suburb of the city of [[Marseille]], to French nationals of [[Algeria]]n descent..<ref>{{cite news |url=http://septemesmonvillage.free.fr/septemois/samir-nasri%20.html|title=Le minot Prodige de Septèmes |publisher=[[Septèmes-les-Vallons]]|date= |accessdate=18 March 2011 | language = French }}</ref><ref name="nasri_parents">{{cite news |url=http://www.liberation.fr/portrait/0101101885-petit-om-deviendra-grand|title=Petit OM deviendra grand |publisher=[[Septèmes-les-Vallons]]|date=11 May 2007 |accessdate=18 March 2011 | language = French }}</ref> His mother, Ouassila Ben Saïd, and father, Abdelhafid Nasri, were both born in France; his father being born and raised in Marseille, while his mother being from nearby [[Salon-de-Provence]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.rmcsport.fr/editorial/262422/nasri-un-bleu-made-in-om/|title=Nasri, un Bleu "made in OM" |publisher=[[Radio Monte Carlo|RMC Sport]]|date=2 June 2012 |accessdate=2 June 2012 | language = French }}</ref><ref name="nasri_parents"/> Nasri's grandparents emigrated to France from Algeria.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.purepeople.com/article/samir-nasri-et-tatiana-golovin-si-demain-tatiana-m-apprenait-qu-elle-attend-un-enfant_a50649/1|title=Samir Nasri et Tatiana Golovin: "Si demain Tatiana m'apprenait qu'elle attend un enfant..." |publisher=Pure People|date=24 February 2010 |accessdate=19 March 2011 | language = French }}</ref> His mother is a [[housewife]] and his father previously worked as a [[bus driver]] before becoming his son's personal manager. At the start of his football career, Nasri initially played under his mother's surname, Ben Saïd, before switching to Nasri, his father's surname, following his selection to the [[France national under-16 football team|France under-16 team]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.fff.fr/bleus/actu/384113.shtml |title=Samir Nasri fête ses 20 ans |publisher=[[French Football Federation]] |date=26 June 2007 |accessdate=8 February 2012 | language = French }}</ref> He is the eldest of four children and is a non-practising Muslim.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.lebuteur.com/international/actualites/samir-nasri-je-suis-musulman-non-pratiquant|title=Samir Nasri: "Je suis musulman, non pratiquant" |publisher=Le Buteur|date=5 March 2011|accessdate=27 March 2011 | language = French }}</ref> Nasri has a younger sister named Sonia and twin brothers named Walid and Malik.<ref name="nasri_parents"/> All four were raised in La Gavotte Peyret. After joining Arsenal in England, Nasri settled in [[Hampstead]], a district of North London.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/samir-nasri-gunners-midfielder-is-streets-ahead-1625716.html|title=Samir Nasri: Gunners midfielder is streets ahead |work=The Independent |location=UK|date=19 February 2009 |accessdate=18 March 2011 }}</ref> He is currently in a relationship with tennis player [[Tatiana Golovin]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.laprovence.com/actu/golovin-confirme-sa-relation-avec-nasri|title=Golovin confirme sa relation avec Nasri |publisher=La Provence|date=4 June 2008 |accessdate=19 March 2011 | language = French }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.pipole.net/samir-nasri-rihanna-tatiana-golovin/104756/|title=Samir Nasri s’offre Rihanna. Tatiana Golovin jalouse? |publisher=Pipole|date=24 May 2011 |accessdate=26 May 2011 | language = French }}</ref>