🇫🇷 France

Time zones in France

• Europe/Paris
  UTC+1 (GMT+1) · DST · Central European Time

Upcoming public holidays in France

• Fri, May 1Fête du travail
• Fri, May 8Fête de la Victoire 1945
• Thu, May 14Ascension
• Sun, May 24Pentecôte
• Mon, May 25Lundi de Pentecôte
• Sun, May 31Fête des Mères
• Tue, Jul 14Fête Nationale de la France

See all 2026 France holidays →

Cities in France

• Paris
• Marseille
• Lyon
• Toulouse
• Lille
• Nice
• Bordeaux

Other countries in Western Europe

• 🇧🇪 Belgium
• 🇩🇪 Germany
• 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein
• 🇱🇺 Luxembourg
• 🇲🇨 Monaco
• 🇳🇱 Netherlands
• 🇨🇭 Switzerland

At a glance

Capital

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Region

Europe

Subregion

Western Europe

Population

66,351,959

Area

543,908 km²

Currency

EUR €

Calling code

+33

Driving side

right

Languages

fra

Internet TLD

.fr

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.

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