France Travel Advisory

Local Situation: 3.1 / 5

We advise caution when travelling to France. We detected travel advisories from 7 sources for this specific country.

Regional Situation: 3.3 / 5

France shares a land border with 8 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including France), the Advisory Index is 3.3 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Switzerland (4.3), Monaco (3.5), Andorra (3.3), Germany (3.2), Spain (3.2), Belgium (3.1), Italy with 3.1 and Luxembourg with 2.7 (of 5).

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.

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Basic Statistics and Facts

Environmental problems and natural hazzards

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.

Environmental problems

• agricultural runoff
• air pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions
• some forest damage from acid rain
• water pollution from urban wastes

Natural hazzards

• avalanches
• drought
• flooding
• forest fires in south near the Mediterranean
• midwinter windstorms

Top Industries and Agricultural Products

These are the main product industries and agricultural products of France. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.

Industries

1. aircraft
2. automobiles
3. chemicals
4. electronics
5. food processing
6. machinery
7. metallurgy
8. textiles
9. tourism

Agriculture products

1. beef
2. cereals
3. dairy products
4. fish
5. potatoes
6. sugar beets
7. wheat
8. wine grapes

French Imports and Exports

These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from France.

Export products

1. aircraft
2. beverages
3. chemicals
4. iron
5. machinery
6. pharmaceutical products
7. plastics
8. steel
9. transportation equipment

Import products

1. aircraft
2. chemicals
3. crude oil
4. equipment
5. machinery
6. plastics
7. vehicles

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current travel advisory for France?

France is currently rated at 3,1 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 7 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to France.

Is it safe to travel France in 2022?

Visiting the country France is usually fine. The score is at 3,1 Just keep an eye open, obey local rules and you'll most likely be fine.

How many travel advisories do you know for France?

We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 7 individual sources for France.

What is the current Corona virus situation in France?

There are currently 29,245,171 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 161,336 officially reported deaths related to this disease in France.

What is the size of France?

France has a size of 547,030 km² or 211,209 mi² which is slightly less than the size of Texas.

Common Frequently Asked Questions

For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.