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France

Capital: Paris

🗂️39 places
Parlement de Bretagne
Parlement de Bretagneattraction
Le Fournil Vasselot+1
Le Fournil Vasselotshopping
Au Coup De Canon
Au Coup De Canonrestaurant
Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey+5
Mont-Saint-Michel Abbeyattraction
POUTINEBROS
POUTINEBROSrestaurant
Mont-Saint-Michel+1
Mont-Saint-Michelattraction
Paris, Banks of the Seine+10
Paris, Banks of the Seineattraction

About

France, officially the French Republic, is a country primarily located in Western Europe. Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north; Germany to the northeast; Switzerland to the east; Italy and Monaco to the southeast; Andorra and Spain to the south; and a maritime border with the United Kingdom to the northwest. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea. Its 18 integral regions—five of which are overseas—span a combined area of 632,702 km2 (244,288 sq mi), with a total population estimated at over 69.1 million in 2026. Its capital, largest city and main cultural and economic centre is Paris.

Cities (83)

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Au Coup De Canon
Au Coup De CanonRestaurant

More places

  • □Annecy Farmers Market
  • ◐Bar Restaurante La Douzaine
  • ◐Barex’po restaurant
  • ◐Bistrot des Voraces
  • ◐Bol d'Air
  • ◐Bouchon Le Musée
  • ◐Café Terroir
  • ◎Grand Bé
  • ⌂Hôtel Vert - Hôtel au Mont Saint-Michel
  • △Jardins de l'Europe
  • ◐L'Âme Soeur
  • ◐L'Amiral Saint-Malo
  • ◐La Cocotte d'Isidore
  • ◐La Grande Brasserie Tête d’Or
  • ◐La Mirlitantouille
  • ◐La Trinquette du Yacht Club
  • □LAVERIE ECOLOGIQUE PRESQU'ÎLE
  • ◐Le 17.45 Rennes - Planches à composer
  • ◐Le Book-Lard
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Bagnères-de-Luchon
Bayonne
Beaugency
Besançon
Biarritz
Bordeaux
Boulogne-Billancourt
Bourges
Brest
Cabourg
Caen
Calais
Canal du Midi
Cannes
Cerbère
Chartres
Châteaudun
Clermont-Ferrand
Dieppe
Dijon
Dinan
Dunkirk
Épernay
Foix
Fontainebleau
Fougeres
Grenoble
Guebwiller
Juan-les-Pins
La Baule-Escoublac
La Charité-sur-Loire
Le Havre
Le Mont-Saint-Michel
Lille
Lormont
Loudun
Lyon
Marseille
Metz
Millau
Montauban
Montpellier
Montréal-la-Cluse
Moulins
Mulhouse
Nancy
Nantes
Nice
Nîmes
Nouméa
Orléans
Papeete
Paris
Pau
Perpignan
Pessac
Provins
Reims
Rennes
Romans-sur-Isère
Rueil-Malmaison
Saint-Denis
Saint-Étienne
Saint-Malo
Saint-Raphaël
Saintes
Sarzeau
Talence
Toulouse
Tours
Versailles
Vézelay
Vienne
Villeneuve-sur-Lot
Vitré
Voiron
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By the numbers

Population
68.6M
Area
643.8k km²
GDP (nominal)
$2.78T
GDP per capita
$40.6k
HDI
0.903
Life expectancy
82.0 yr

Wikidata · most recent values circa 2025.

Travel

Language
French
Currency
EUR
Calling code
+33
Schengen
Yes
Voltage
230V/50Hz
Plugs
C, E
Drives on
Right
Tap water
Safe
Emergency
112, 119, 196
Tipping
Optional: round up or leave 5-10% for good table service; check for an included service charge.
US visa
Visa-free
CC BY-SA 4.0
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  • Planning lookups. Daily currency conversion and upcoming public-holiday dates. Related: Nager.Date.
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    When things are closed

    Upcoming public holidays in France. On these dates, expect banks, post offices, and government services to close. Many shops and museums close or run shortened hours; transit typically still runs.

    Assomption · Assumption Day
    August 15, 2026
    Saturday
    Toussaint · All Saints' Day
    November 1, 2026
    Sunday
    Armistice 1918 · Armistice Day
    November 11, 2026
    Wednesday
    Noël · Christmas Day
    December 25, 2026
    Friday
    Jour de l'an · New Year's Day
    January 1, 2027
    Friday
    Lundi de Pâques · Easter Monday
    March 29, 2027
    Monday
    Exchange rate
    1 USD = 0.867 EUR
    As of 2026-08-02.