Country

France

Also Known As French Republic

Western Europe

France, officially the French Republic, is a country primarily located in Western Europe. 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 overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Its capital is Paris.

Facts

Capital

Paris 2

Population

69,081,996 2

January 2026 estimate.

Population Estimate Year

2026 2

Area (sq km)

632,702.3 2

Total area including metropolitan France and overseas France.

Independence or Founding Year

843 3

Landlocked

No 4

Income Group

High 5

Government Type

Republic 4

Classification

Sovereignty Status

UN Member State 1

France

Regions

Territories

French Guiana

France

French Polynesia

France

Guadeloupe

France

Martinique

France

New Caledonia

France

Réunion

France

Wallis and Futuna

France

Cities

157 entries

Continent

Country (Contained By)

Population Band

Subregion

Capital Status

Founding Era

Founding Era (Approximate Range)

Elevation Band

Coastal or Inland

Climate Zone

Time Zone

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FAQs

Where does the name France come from?

France comes from the Latin Francia, meaning Land of the Franks.

The name France derives from the Latin name Francia, meaning Land of the Franks. The Franks were a group of Germanic tribes living along the middle and lower Rhine River in the 3rd century A.D. The origin of the tribal name itself is unclear. It may come from the Old German word franka, meaning brave, or from a personal name such as Francio or Francus.

Connections

Associated With

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes is a region of France.

Source Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes (Wikipedia)

Bocage

Bordeaux

Camargue

Grand Est

Grand Est is a region of France.

Source Grand Est (Wikipedia)

Lille

Loire Valley

Lyon

Source Lyon (Wikipedia)

Marseille

Source Marseille (Wikipedia)

Nantes

Source Nantes (Wikipedia)

Nice

Source Nice (Wikipedia)

Occitanie

Occitanie is a region of France.

Source Occitanie (Wikipedia)

Paris

Source Paris (Wikipedia)

Pays de la Loire

Pays de la Loire is a region of France.

Source Pays de la Loire (Wikipedia)

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur is a region of France.

Source Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur (Wikipedia)

Pyrenees

Strasbourg

Source Strasbourg (Wikipedia)

The Alps

Source Alps (Wikipedia)

Toulouse

Source Toulouse (Wikipedia)

Verdon Gorge

Western Europe

Source Western Europe (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

Andorra

Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Andorra

Source Lake Geneva (Wikipedia)

Ligurian Sea

Luxembourg

Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Luxembourg

Monaco

Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Monaco

North Sea

Source North Sea (Wikipedia)

Strait of Bonifacio

Strait of Dover

Tyrrhenian Sea

Has Capital

Paris

Paris is the capital of France.

Source Paris (Wikipedia)

Long-Form Articles

France's Ocean Is Almost Never Near France

Rivers Through Territory

Loire River

Rhine River

The Rhine defines much of the Franco-German border.

Source Rhine (Wikipedia)

Rhone River

Seine River

In the Other Atlases

Same As

France

Also in Divinity Atlas: the same subject.

France

Also in Political Atlas: the same subject.

Has Member

Group of Eight (G8)

Also in Economics Atlas: a member of this subject.

Participant In

Franco-Prussian War

Also in History Atlas: a participant in this subject.

Suez Crisis

Also in History Atlas: a participant in this subject.

Nationals Include

Achille Müntz

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Achille Müntz (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality

Quote, Lead, nationality

was a French agricultural chemist

Aimé Girard

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Aimé Girard (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality

Quote, Lead, nationality

was a French chemist and agronomist

Albert Seibel

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Albert Seibel (Wikipedia)Lead and life

Quote, Lead and life

was a French physician and viticulturist

Alphonse Du Breuil

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Alphonse Du Breuil (Wikipedia)Lead and life

Quote, Lead and life

was a French botanist and horticulturist.

Annie Genevard

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Annie Genevard

Antoine-Augustin Parmentier

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Antoine-Augustin Parmentier (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality

Quote, Lead, nationality

was a French pharmacist and agronomist

Auguste Houzeau

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Auguste Houzeau (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality

Quote, Lead, nationality

was a French agronomist and chemist

Auguste Rivière

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Auguste Rivière (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality

Quote, Lead, nationality

was a French horticulturalist and pomologist

Charles Thibault

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Charles Thibault (Q9189076)

Christian Bonnet

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Christian Bonnet

Désiré Georges Jean Marie Bois

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Désiré Georges Jean Marie Bois (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality

Quote, Lead, nationality

was a French botanist, horticulturist and agronomist

Didier Guillaume

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Didier Guillaume

Dominique Bussereau

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Dominique Bussereau

Edgard Pisani

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Edgard Pisani

Ernest Mercier

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Ernest Mercier

Felix Gillet

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Felix Gillet (Wikipedia)Lead and life, nationality

Quote, Lead and life, nationality

Little is known of Gillet's early life in France before he settled in Nevada City around 1859.

Francois Guillaume

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Francois Guillaume

Francois Patriat

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Francois Patriat

Georges Ville

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Georges Ville (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality

Quote, Lead, nationality

was a French agronomist and plant physiologist born in Pont-Saint-Esprit

Henri de Laulani

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Henri de Laulanié (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality

Quote, Lead, nationality

was a French missionary and agronomist

Henri Nallet

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Henri Nallet

Henri Rochereau

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Henri Rochereau

Henri Stehlé

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Henri Stehlé (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality

Quote, Lead, nationality

Henri Stehlé (November 30, 1909 – February 19, 1983) was a French agronomist, botanist and ecologist specialized in tropical agriculture

Herve Gaymard

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Herve Gaymard

Jacques Duhamel

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Jacques Duhamel

Jacques Mezard

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Jacques Mezard

Jean Dybowski

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Jean Dybowski (Wikipedia)Lead and life

Quote, Lead and life

was a French agronomist, naturalist and explorer of Polish heritage born in Charonne, Paris

Jean Glavany

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Jean Glavany

Jean Henri Magne

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Jean-Henri Magne (Wikipedia)Lead and life

Quote, Lead and life

was a French veterinarian.

Jean Puech

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Jean Puech

Jean-Augustin Barral

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Jean-Augustin Barral (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality

Quote, Lead, nationality

was a French agronomist and balloonist.

Jean-Baptiste Boussingault

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Jean-Baptiste Boussingault (Wikipedia)Lead and life

Quote, Lead and life

Jean-Baptiste Boussingault – an agricultural scientist and chemist – was born in Paris.

Jean-Pierre Soisson

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Jean-Pierre Soisson

John Williams Mellor

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: John Williams Mellor

Joseph Decaisne

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Joseph Decaisne (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality

Quote, Lead, nationality

was a French botanist and agronomist

Jules de Reiset

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Jules Reiset (Wikipedia)Lead and life

Quote, Lead and life

was a French agricultural chemist, politician and member of the Académie des Sciences

Jules Guyot

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Jules Guyot (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality

Quote, Lead, nationality

was a French physician and agronomist who was born in the commune of Gyé-sur-Seine, in the department of Aube

Julien Denormandie

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Julien Denormandie

Léopold Javal

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Léopold Javal (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality

Quote, Lead, nationality

was a French banker, agriculturalist and politician

Louis Blaringhem

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Louis Blaringhem (Wikipedia)Lead and life

Quote, Lead and life

was a French agronomist and botanist

Louis Le Pensec

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Louis Le Pensec

Louis Mermaz

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Louis Mermaz

Louis Pasteur

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Louis Pasteur (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality

Quote, Lead, nationality

was a French chemist, pharmacist, and microbiologist

Louis Ravaz

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Louis Étienne Ravaz (Wikipedia)Lead and life

Quote, Lead and life

Saint-Romain-de-Jalionas, Isère, 1863 — Montpellier, 1937

Marc Fesneau

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Marc Fesneau

Max Ringelmann

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Max Ringelmann (Wikipedia)Lead and life

Quote, Lead and life

was a French professor of agricultural engineering and agronomic engineer

Michel Cointat

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Michel Cointat

Paul Évariste Parmentier

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Paul Évariste Parmentier (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality

Quote, Lead, nationality

was a French agronomist and botanist

Paul Thénard

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Paul Thénard (Wikipedia)Lead and life

Quote, Lead and life

was a French agronomist, wine producer, chemist, and politician

Philippe Vasseur

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Philippe Vasseur

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Origin Of

Pistolet automatique modèle 1935S

Also in War and Military Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Pistolet automatique modèle 1935S (Wikipedia)Infobox: origin

Quote, Infobox: origin

France

QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss

Also in War and Military Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: QF 6-pounder HotchkissInfobox: origin

Quote, Infobox: origin

France

R.530

Also in War and Military Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source R.530 (Wikipedia)Infobox: origin

Quote, Infobox: origin

France

Reibel machine gun

Also in War and Military Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Reibel machine gunInfobox: origin

Quote, Infobox: origin

France

Ribeyrolles 1918 automatic carbine

Also in War and Military Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Ribeyrolles 1918 automatic carbine (Wikipedia)Infobox: origin

Quote, Infobox: origin

France

Roland Missile System

Also in War and Military Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Roland (missile), WikipediaInfobox: origin

Quote, Infobox: origin

France and West Germany

S3 (missile)

Also in War and Military Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: S3 (missile)Infobox: origin

Quote, Infobox: origin

France

SAMP/T

Also in War and Military Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source SAMP/T, WikipediaInfobox: origin

Quote, Infobox: origin

France / Italy

Sea Venom (missile)

Also in War and Military Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Sea Venom (missile) (Wikipedia)Infobox: origin

Quote, Infobox: origin

United Kingdom, France

SPAD S.XIII

Also in War and Military Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: SPAD S.XIIILeadtier 4

Quote, Lead

The SPAD S.XIII is a French biplane fighter aircraft of the First World War, developed by Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés (SPAD) from the earlier and highly successful SPAD S.VII. During early 1917, the French designer Louis Béchereau, spurred by the approaching obsolescence of the S.VII, decided to develop two new

SS.10

Also in War and Military Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source SS.10 (Wikipedia)Infobox: origin

Quote, Infobox: origin

France

SS.11

Also in War and Military Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: SS.11Infobox: origin

Quote, Infobox: origin

France

SS.12/AS.12

Also in War and Military Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source SS.12/AS.12 (Wikipedia)Infobox: origin

Quote, Infobox: origin

France

Stratus (missile family)

Also in War and Military Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Stratus (missile family)Infobox: origin

Quote, Infobox: origin

France Italy United Kingdom

Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé

Also in War and Military Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Véhicule de l'Avant BlindéInfobox: origin

Quote, Infobox: origin

France

Vickers-Berthier

Also in War and Military Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Vickers-Berthier (Wikipedia)Infobox: origin

Quote, Infobox: origin

France/United Kingdom

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Location Of

The First Photograph

Also in Film and Media Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source View from the Window at Le Gras (Wikipedia)Lead

Quote, Lead

in Saint-Loup-de-Varennes, France

Battle of the Somme

Also in History Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source Battle of the Somme (National Army Museum)

June Days uprising

Also in History Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Treaty of Bretigny

Also in History Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Atonement

Also in Literature Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source Atonement (novel) (Wikipedia)Lead

Quote, Lead

Set in three time periods, 1935 England, Second World War England and France, and present-day England, it covers an upper-class girl's half-innocent mistake that ruins lives, her adulthood in the shadow of that mistake, and a reflection on the nature of writing.

Germinal

Also in Literature Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source Germinal (novel) (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph, sentence naming the settingtier 2

Quote, Lead paragraph, sentence naming the setting

Often considered Zola's masterpiece and one of the most significant novels in the French tradition, the novel – an uncompromisingly harsh and realistic story of a coalminers' strike in northern France in the 1860s – has been published and translated in over one hundred countries.

The Count of Monte Cristo

Also in Literature Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source The Count of Monte Cristo (Wikipedia)Lead paragraphtier 2

Quote, Lead paragraph

The novel is set in France, Italy

The Red and the Black

Also in Literature Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source The Red and the Black (Wikipedia)Plot, Book I

Quote, Plot, Book I

the ambitious son of a carpenter in the fictional village of Verrières, in Franche-Comté, France

BOC Challenge

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source Velux 5 Oceans Race (Wikipedia)Velux 5 Oceans 2010-11

Quote, Velux 5 Oceans 2010-11

started in La Rochelle (France), on October 17, 2010, and finished in the same port

Dakar Rally

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source Dakar Rally (Wikipedia)Lead, original start

Quote, Lead, original start

The event began in 1978 as a rally from Paris, France, to Dakar, Senegal.

Rugby Europe Under-18 Championship

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source Rugby Europe Under-18 Championship (Wikipedia)Lead, hosts

Quote, Lead, hosts

It has been held alternatingly in France and Italy, except for 2012 when it was held in Spain.

Rugby League World Cup

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Source Rugby League World Cup (Wikipedia)Lead

Quote, Lead

The inaugural tournament was held in France in 1954

Super League

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source Super League (Wikipedia)Lead, France

Quote, Lead, France

twelve from Northern England, the sport's heartland, and two from southern France

Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (Wikipedia)Lead, host country

Quote, Lead, host country

beginning and ending in Chamonix, France

World Athletics Championships

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source World Athletics Championships (Wikipedia)History, participation

Quote, History, participation

By the 2003 competition, in Paris, it had grown to 1,679 athletes from 198 countries

World Glider Aerobatic Championships

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source World Glider Aerobatic Championships (Wikipedia)Section edition list, host country, host country (4)

Quote, Section edition list, host country, host country (4)

6th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Fayence, Var, France

Albigensian Crusade

Also in War and Military Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Albigensian CrusadeInfobox: locationtier 4

Quote, Infobox: location

Languedoc, France

Franco-Prussian War

Also in War and Military Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Franco-Prussian WarInfobox: locationtier 2

Quote, Infobox: location

France and the Rhine Province, Prussia

French Wars of Religion

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Source French Wars of Religion - WikipediaInfobox: location

Quote, Infobox: location

France, particularly in the west and southwest of the country

Gallic Wars

Also in War and Military Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Gallic WarsInfobox: locationtier 2

Quote, Infobox: location

Gaul (present-day France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany), Britain (55-54 BC)

Hundred Years' War

Also in War and Military Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Hundred Years' WarInfobox: locationtier 2

Quote, Infobox: location

France, the Low Countries, Great Britain, the Iberian Peninsula

Italian Wars

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Source Italian Wars (Wikipedia)Infobox: location

Quote, Infobox: location

Primarily Italian Peninsula, also County of Flanders, the Rhineland, France, Spain and the Mediterranean Sea

Mad War

Also in War and Military Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source Mad War (Wikipedia)Lead, French monarchy

Quote, Lead, French monarchy

The Mad War (French: la Guerre folle) was a late medieval conflict between a coalition of feudal lords and the French monarchy.

War of the First Coalition

Also in War and Military Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source War of the First Coalition (Wikipedia)Infobox: location

Quote, Infobox: location

France, Central Europe, Italy, the Low Countries, Spain, West Indies