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Edit Request - brief, 2nd paragraph: As a french, I'm surprised that the date of France Foundation isn't even mentioned, the baptism of Clovis in 496. Also Germanic tribes didn't arrive in 476, that's the date of the fall of the Roman Empire. Here is my proposal: " The Germanic Franks arrived in 476 and formed the Kingdom of Francia, which became the heartland of the Carolingian Empire. " -> "Germanic tribes took over the territory after the fall of the Roman Empire in 476. Clovis, King of the Germanic Franks, managed to reunite the most of it under one Kingdom. In 496 he converts to the Christian religion, thus allying with the Gallo-Roman people and funding the first Kingdom of what will become later France and its first dynasty of Kings, the Merovingians, followed three centuries later by a second dynasty, the Carolingians, whose Charlemagne founded his Empire." My sources are just French Wikipedia articles. Thank you
In the third paragraph: "Higher education is divided between public universities and the prestigious and selective Grandes écoles, such as Sciences Po Paris for Political studies, HEC Paris for Economics, Polytechnique and the École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris that produce high-profile engineers, or the École nationale d'administration for careers in the Grands Corps of the state" Among the examples of Grandes écoles, I think that it should be interesting to add "École normale supérieure for academic research". Indeed it is one of the most esteemed schools in France, and the leader for research. A link to the page of this school: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/École_normale_supérieure_(Paris) Thank you. Edit Request - [Education] section: In the last paragraphe of the section [Education], it is stated "Health insurance for students is free until the age of 20." France has Universal Healthcare which although has some affiliation with concepts of insurance due to partial reimbursements of fees and costs, it is free and provided regardless of age or income. It is also comparatively very low cost. Because of the above, it is misleading and even erroneous to bring into the article claims of age restrictions or even notions of insurance policies which, especially US audiences, evoke false images of potentially costly personal healthcare through [private] insurance companies. I suggest removing any text regarding health insurance in regards to the education section as it is not relevant to the French educational system. Cdelapointe (talk) 20:31, 28 February 2018 (UTC) Edit Request - Law section: "France is tolerant of the LGBT community. Since 1999, civil unions for homosexual couples are permitted, and since May 2013, same-sex marriage and LGBT adoption are legal in France.[99]" to be removed: LGBT adoption is Legal Same sex marriage is legal in France since may 2013 but LGBT adoption is legal, it's actually the subject of larges debates ("manif pour tous" vs "Anti Manif pour tous"). Edit Request - Literature Section: "Jean de La Fontaine is one of the most famous fabulist of that time, as he wrote hundreds of fables, some being far more famous than others, such as The Ant and the Grasshopper."he is stupid and is awesome. Upon reading the article on "The Ant and the Grasshopper" - Fontaine was _reinterpreting_ Aesop's Fables. Edit request Hi, in the fourth paragraph of the introduction, there is a link that states France has the fourth largest nominal military budget, but when you click on the link the article states it has the fifth largest budget. Could someone check please. Cheers In the Prehistory section, it states: "The oldest traces of human life in what is now France date from approximately 1,800,000 years ago." Sorry, but humans have not been around than long. Wikipedia's own article on humans states they originated in Africa some 200,000 years ago, one 9th of the time stated in this article. The citation is 25 years old and is now obviously superceded. Plus one: +1 : this is assertion in not only completely stupid but based on completelty outdated references. Please delete.92.144.185.233 (talk) 22:00, 4 March 2014 (UTC) Edit request In the economy section, it says "France derives 75% of its electricity from nuclear power, the highest percentage in the world.[138]". Can someone put a better source, the source given claims that France makes 39% of electricity from nuclear, in complete contradiction with the article. France is known for bacon. Maybe this one: http://www.iaea.org/PRIS/WorldStatistics/NuclearShareofElectricityGeneration.aspx Up to date and reliable. The real figure is 73%. Liberivore (talk) 16:14, 24 June 2014 (UTC) Edit request The lead needs more than a single sentence on the history of France.OnBeyondZebrax (talk) 18:13, 17 October 2014 (UTC) Edit request in the Religion section The paragraph begins with: is the Roman Catholic cathedral where the kings of France were crowned until 1825.[235] ]] This text should be below the picture instead of in the paragraph, please correct it. 194.98.34.59 (talk) 12:30, 22 May 2015 (UTC) Edit request - Foreign relations section Last paragraph: "In 2009, France was the second largest (in absolute numbers) donor of development aid in the world, behind the US, and ahead of Germany, Japan and the UK.[145] This represents 0.5% of its GDP, in this regard rating France as tenth largest donor on the list." According to OECD (http://www.compareyourcountry.org/%5C/oda?page=0&cr=oecd&lg=en) in 2014, France is listed fourth largest donor, behind US, UK and Germany. This represents 0.36% of its GDP, in this regard 12th largest donor.87.212.145.228 (talk) 21:51, 29 November 2015 (UTC) |
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International borders
[edit]France also shares a border with the Netherlands on the island of Saint Martin / Sint Maarten. Saint Martin is part of France, and Sint Maarten is part of the Netherlands. [12 April 2025]
Maritime border with Ireland
[edit]@ImChessFan21, what is the source of your claim that France shares a maritime border with the Republic of Ireland? Largoplazo (talk) 23:52, 17 March 2026 (UTC)
- look at a map Theonethatknowsyouripaddress (talk) 11:52, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
- I looked at half a dozen or so maps. Largoplazo (talk) 22:08, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
- so you saw the not-so-far-distance between them and saw where they could have a maritime border, Largoplazo? Theonethatknowsyouripaddress (talk) 22:11, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
- Huh? They don't have one on any map I found showing the maritime borders in that area. Whether you think they "could", as though this were a guessing game, is irrelevant. Largoplazo (talk) 22:35, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
- it's not a guessing game. they share one. Theonethatknowsyouripaddress (talk) 14:20, 6 April 2026 (UTC)
- They do not share a maritime border. Joiedevivre123321 (talk) 14:45, 6 April 2026 (UTC)
- THEY. DO. I cannot take this arguing. we can be done with this if you accept you're wrong. Theonethatknowsyouripaddress (talk) 14:48, 6 April 2026 (UTC)
- WP:V and WP:OR require stronger evidence than one editor's insistence in capital letters and a self-defeating exhortation to "look at a map". Largoplazo (talk) 21:23, 10 May 2026 (UTC)
- THEY. DO. I cannot take this arguing. we can be done with this if you accept you're wrong. Theonethatknowsyouripaddress (talk) 14:48, 6 April 2026 (UTC)
- They do not share a maritime border. Joiedevivre123321 (talk) 14:45, 6 April 2026 (UTC)
- it's not a guessing game. they share one. Theonethatknowsyouripaddress (talk) 14:20, 6 April 2026 (UTC)
- Huh? They don't have one on any map I found showing the maritime borders in that area. Whether you think they "could", as though this were a guessing game, is irrelevant. Largoplazo (talk) 22:35, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
- so you saw the not-so-far-distance between them and saw where they could have a maritime border, Largoplazo? Theonethatknowsyouripaddress (talk) 22:11, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
- I looked at half a dozen or so maps. Largoplazo (talk) 22:08, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
Map of Countries
[edit]Norway is not portrayed as an EU country. It is not light green. Norway may be an EU country. The map, therefore, may need to be corrected. ~2026-24527-93 (talk) 19:07, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
- ? Norway isn't part of the European Union. soetermans. ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 19:19, 21 April 2026 (UTC)
Can you put a FAQ box explaining the coat of arms of France?
[edit]For people to understand the situation better. France has no official coat of arms, but the situation needs to be explained to the curious and dummies. Candidyeoman55 (talk) 18:52, 24 April 2026 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 27 April 2026
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Change "In 1940, France was invaded and quickly defeated by Nazi Germany." to "France joined WW2. In 1940, France was invaded and quickly defeated by Nazi Germany." or something like this as it shows that the article is now talking about WW2, where the article only talks about WW1 before this. Sorry, not good at writing, should be reworded. Jmatt245 (talk) 19:47, 27 April 2026 (UTC)
Not done The first part is about World War I, after a line break the text goes further about World War II. soetermans. ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 21:20, 27 April 2026 (UTC)
- I added the year France entered World War II to clarify things. Feel free to revert if it's awkward or too much detail. Day Creature (talk) 21:24, 27 April 2026 (UTC)
- Thank you. In hindsight, it was just a little pedantic thing sorry Jmatt245 (talk) 00:45, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
- I added the year France entered World War II to clarify things. Feel free to revert if it's awkward or too much detail. Day Creature (talk) 21:24, 27 April 2026 (UTC)
"Republic French" listed at Redirects for discussion
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The redirect Republic French has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 May 10 § Republic French until a consensus is reached. 𝔅𝔦𝔰-𝔖𝔢𝔯𝔧𝔢𝔱𝔞? 12:57, 10 May 2026 (UTC)
"Frqnce" listed at Redirects for discussion
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The redirect Frqnce has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 June 11 § Frqnce until a consensus is reached. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 22:58, 11 June 2026 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 6 July 2026
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Replace {{Native name}} with {{Lang}} template for infobox, unlike some countries used {{Lang}}, including Germany, Russia, etc.
| − | + | {{Lang|fr|République française}} |
~2026-38442-50 (talk) 22:36, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
- Not done: Not really necessary, {{Native name}} is based on {{Lang}} and is used for indicating the official/defacto/dominant non-English name. In this instance, it's being used correctly (the template docs actually use France as one example). Umby 🌕🐶 (talk) 04:35, 7 July 2026 (UTC)
map
[edit]can somen9e add a map of metropolitan France and the overseas departments only ~2026-38690-62 (talk) 01:35, 7 July 2026 (UTC)
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