Last verified: Thursday, 8. June 2023 at 08:19 AM
Last verified: Thursday, 8. June 2023 at 08:19 AM
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We advise caution when travelling to France We advise caution when travelling to France. We detected travel advisories from 7 sources for this specific country.
France shares a land border with 8 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including France), the Advisory Index is 3 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Switzerland (4), Belgium (3), Germany (3), Spain (3), Italy (3), Monaco (3), Andorra with 3 and Luxembourg with 2.3 (of 5).
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in France. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).
There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in France.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for France.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination France from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 3.0 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Exercise increased caution in France due to the ongoing threat of terrorism (level 2 of 4).
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Reissued with updates to health information. Exercise increased caution in France due to terrorism and civil unrest. Country Summary: Terrorist groups continue plotting possible attacks in France. Terrorists may attack with little or no warning, targeting tourist locations, transportation hubs, markets/shopping malls, local government facilities, ...
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Iaktta normal försiktighet - De franska myndigheterna upprätthåller förhöjd beredskap. Undvik demonstrationer och stora folksamlingar.
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Exercise a high degree of caution.
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of France. Most recent events first.
The total rating for France changed from 3.4 to 3.6. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for France to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for France changed from 4.0 to 3.9. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government decreased their existing warning for France to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by -1.0).
The total rating for France changed from 3.9 to 3.6. Here are the influencing details:
The Austrian government decreased their existing warning for France to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 5.0 (by -2.0).
The total rating for France changed from 3.8 to 3.9. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government increased their existing warning for France to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for France changed from 3.5 to 3.8. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for France to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +2.0).
The total rating for France changed from 3.6 to 3.5. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government decreased their existing warning for France to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by -1.0).
The total rating for France changed from 3.5 to 3.6. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for France to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for France changed from 3.3 to 3.5. Here are the influencing details:
The Irish government increased their existing warning for France to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The Australian government increased their existing warning for France to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for France changed from 2.7 to 3.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Austrian government issued a new warning for France with a rating of 5.0.
The Danish government increased their existing warning for France to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The Australian government issued a new warning for France with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for France changed from 2.5 to 2.7. Here are the influencing details:
The Finnish government increased their existing warning for France to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for France changed from 2.3 to 2.5. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government increased their existing warning for France to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for France changed from 2.5 to 2.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Finnish government decreased their existing warning for France to 2.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by -1.0).
The total rating for France changed from 0.0 to 2.5. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government issued a new warning for France with a rating of 2.0.
The total rating for France changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Finnish government issued a new warning for France with a rating of 3.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for France with a rating of 3.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for France with a rating of 2.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for France with a rating of 3.0.
The United States government issued a new warning for France with a rating of 2.0.
The total rating for France changed from 2.6 to 2.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Maltese government decreased their existing warning for France to 1.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by -2.0).
France with its capital Paris is a country in Europe (Western Europe), slightly less than the size of Texas (547,030 km²). The country is located Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain. The climate can be described as generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean; occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind known as mistral. The landscape is mostly flat plains or gently rolling hills in north and west; remainder is mountainous, especially Pyrenees in south, Alps in east. With a population of about 64.09 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Paris |
| Population | about 64.09 million |
| Size | 547.030 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly less than the size of Texas |
| Common languages | Breton, Catalan, Corsican, Basque, French |
| Currency | Euro (short: EUR) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 230V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900/1800/3G |
| International phone prefix | +33 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .fr |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | FR |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | FRA |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 250 |
These are problems France is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
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Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of France. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
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Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from France.
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France is currently rated at 3,0 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 7 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to France.
Visiting the country France is usually fine. The score is at 3,0 Just keep an eye open, obey local rules and you'll most likely be fine.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 7 individual sources for France.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in France. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in France.
France has a size of 547,030 km² or 211,209 mi² which is slightly less than the size of Texas.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
Travel safety map for France and bordering countries.
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2020-03-10:
Integrated data from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2/ Coronavirus).
2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
Switzerland (4.0)
Belgium (3.0)
Germany (3.0)
Spain (3.0)
Italy (3.0)
Monaco (3.0)
Andorra (3.0)
Luxembourg (2.3)
Faroe Islands (Europe)
Micronesia (Oceania)
Gabon (Africa)
United Kingdom (Europe)