33 Facts About France You May Not Know

Updated September 10, 2025
Rachel Kapelke-Dale
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A cruise sailing along the Seine River in Paris

As a Paris, France local of 10 years, I’ll tell you: the more facts about France I learn, the more fascinated I become. What I’ve learned has made me truly proud to live in France.
The France facts laid out in this article have helped me seek out and experience some of the best things to do in France. From important and historic events to quirky and silly facts, here are some facts to inspire your next trip!

33 Interesting Facts About France
1. France is the Largest Country in the European Union
France tops the list in terms of the physical sizes of countries in the European Union (EU). However, France is only the third-largest country in Europe after Russia and Ukraine, neither of which is a member of the EU. [Source 1, 2]
2. France is th...

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Rachel Kapelke-Dale is a travel writer and novelist originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and now a local of Paris. She moved to France in 2009. She has written about her early days in Paris in her memoir, Graduates in Wonderland, with Jessica Pan. She is the author of the novels The Ballerinas, The Ingenue, and The Fortune Seller, as well as co-host of the podcast We’ll Always Have Paris.