i France
Capital: Paris · 13 regions · 15,364 places
FRUS State Department: 2/4France, 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… Wikipedia
Best places in France in October
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Carqueiranne
When to go in France: month-by-month
Go score by month for the main destinations — green means great weather.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris | 5 | 16 | 29 | 44 | 60 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 73 | 48 | 22 | 10 |
| Marseille | 44 | 48 | 59 | 70 | 87 | 93 | 99 | 96 | 92 | 80 | 57 | 47 |
| Lyon | 5 | 18 | 34 | 48 | 65 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 53 | 24 | 9 |
| Toulouse | 20 | 31 | 43 | 51 | 68 | 79 | 82 | 79 | 84 | 67 | 39 | 24 |
| Nice | 43 | 45 | 52 | 59 | 74 | 87 | 96 | 93 | 89 | 75 | 55 | 48 |
| Nantes | 11 | 21 | 34 | 47 | 59 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 76 | 52 | 28 | 16 |
| Marne La Vallée | 3 | 14 | 25 | 41 | 56 | 72 | 78 | 78 | 70 | 46 | 20 | 8 |
| Strasbourg | 4 | 9 | 25 | 44 | 60 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 42 | 14 | 6 |
| Bordeaux | 18 | 30 | 43 | 52 | 66 | 78 | 83 | 80 | 79 | 64 | 36 | 22 |
| Montpellier | 37 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 80 | 88 | 95 | 92 | 88 | 75 | 53 | 41 |
| Lille | 1 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 52 | 66 | 72 | 73 | 61 | 40 | 14 | 4 |
| Paris 15 Vaugirard | 6 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 59 | 75 | 79 | 79 | 72 | 48 | 22 | 10 |
| Rennes | 8 | 18 | 31 | 42 | 56 | 74 | 80 | 77 | 73 | 49 | 24 | 13 |
| Reims | 1 | 12 | 23 | 41 | 58 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 44 | 16 | 5 |
Sea temperature along the coast of France
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajaccio | 14° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 18° | 21° | 24° | 25° | 23° | 21° | 18° | 15° |
| Porto-Vecchio | 14° | 14° | 14° | 15° | 18° | 21° | 24° | 25° | 23° | 20° | 18° | 15° |
| Calvi | 14° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 17° | 21° | 24° | 25° | 23° | 20° | 18° | 15° |
| Antibes | 14° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 18° | 21° | 24° | 25° | 23° | 20° | 18° | 16° |
| Cannes | 14° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 18° | 21° | 24° | 25° | 23° | 20° | 18° | 16° |
| Juan-les-Pins | 14° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 18° | 21° | 24° | 25° | 23° | 20° | 18° | 16° |
| Cagnes-sur-Mer | 14° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 18° | 21° | 24° | 25° | 23° | 20° | 18° | 16° |
| Le Cannet | 14° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 18° | 21° | 24° | 25° | 23° | 20° | 18° | 16° |
| Saint-Laurent-du-Var | 14° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 18° | 21° | 24° | 25° | 23° | 20° | 18° | 16° |
| Vallauris | 14° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 18° | 21° | 24° | 25° | 23° | 20° | 18° | 16° |
More ways to travel in France
Tourism in France
How many visitors come, how concentrated tourism is, and when the country is busiest.
Monthly level: nights spent in tourist accommodation nationwide (Eurostat).
Most popular destinations in France
France: practical information
Plugs, money, emergency numbers, safety and typical prices — everything to know before you go.
- Voltage
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Driving
- Drive on the right
Euro
EUR · €
1 USD ≈ 0.892 EUR
- Languages
- French
- Calling code
- +33
- Meal, casual restaurant€17.00≈ $19.00
- Cappuccino€3.90≈ $4.30
- Beer (0.5 l)€5.80≈ $6.40
- Bottled water (1.5 l)€1.70≈ $1.90
- Taxi, 5 km€12.00≈ $13.00
- Public transport ticket€2.20≈ $2.40
- Mid-range hotel, per night€130≈ $145
Estimated from France’s consumer price level (World Bank) — real prices vary by place and season. Prices are about 83% of US levels.
- Nov 1All Saints' Day
- Nov 11Armistice Day
- Dec 25Christmas Day
- Jan 1New Year's Day
Regions of France
13- Île-de-France Region999 · 15.31M
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes2,123 · 7.31M
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region684 · 6.84M
- Hauts-de-France1,577 · 5.52M
- New Aquitaine1,897 · 4.92M
- Grand Est1,654 · 4.82M
- Occitanie1,415 · 4.73M
- Pays de la Loire Region1,000 · 3.26M
- Brittany Region980 · 2.96M
- Normandy1,119 · 2.74M
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté955 · 2.29M
- Centre-Val de Loire877 · 2.27M
- Corsica84 · 238.9K
Largest cities in France
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i Marseille
i Lyon
i Toulouse
i Nice
i Nantes
Marne La Vallée
i Strasbourg
World Heritage sites in France
i Palace of Versailles
i Marquesas Islands
i Notre-Dame de Chartres
i Pont du Gard
i Chauvet Cave
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i Notre-Dame d'Amiens
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i Canal du Midi
i Palace of Fontainebleau
i Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
i Château de Chambord
i prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps
i Bourges Cathedral
Main airports
- BIABastia-Poretta International airportBastia
- BVABeauvais-Tillé airportBeauvais
- BODBordeaux–Mérignac AirportBordeaux
- BESBrest Bretagne airportBrest
- CDGCharles de Gaulle International AirportParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)
- CFEClermont-Ferrand Auvergne airportClermont-Ferrand
- BSLEuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–FreiburgBâle / Mulhouse
- FSCFigari Sud-Corse AirportFigari
- LILLille AirportLesquin
- LYSLyon Saint-Exupéry AirportColombier-Saugnieu, Rhône
Andorra
Belgium
Germany
Italy
Luxembourg
Monaco
Spain
Switzerland