Key facts
Area, population and GDP figures describe the named country or territory, not the city or resort. Airport names are relevant gateways; heliport figures identify the stated inventory area.
- Capital
- France: Paris
- Time zone
- Europe/Paris — UTC+01:00 standard time; UTC+02:00 during daylight saving
- Telephone code
- France: +33
- Total area
- France: 643,801 sq km ; 551,500 sq km (metropolitan France)
- Population
- France: 68,720,337 (2025, World Bank)
- Currency
- France: Euro (EUR)
- GDP per capita
- France: US$48,986 (nominal, 2025, World Bank)
- Airports
- Nice Côte d'Azur Airport; Cannes–Mandelieu Airport
- Heliports
- France: 465 heliport records in the OurAirports inventory (2026-10-07)
OurAirports is a community-maintained inventory. A zero means no heliport record in this snapshot, not proof that no landing site exists. Listings may include private sites and do not establish passenger access or current operating availability.
Fact sources
- Country codes, capitals, calling codes and currencies — Countries dataset (ODbL)
- France — archived CIA World Factbook (final pre-closure snapshot)
- France population — World Bank
- France GDP per capita, current US dollars — World Bank
- OurAirports open airport/heliport inventory
- Nationality and birthplace statistics — INSEE
- Ethnic statistics and census categories — INSEE