Last verified: Thursday, 19. September 2019 at 07:22 AM
Last verified: Thursday, 19. September 2019 at 07:22 AM
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Travelling France is (relatively) safe Travelling France is (relatively) safe. 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 1.6 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Belgium (2.1), Germany (1.7), Spain (1.7), Italy (1.7), Switzerland (1.3), Luxembourg (1.3), Monaco with 1.3 and Andorra with 1.3 (of 5).
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 2.3 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 1 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Ministry wishes to advise Maltese travellers who will be visiting France that, due to the threat of terrorism, there has been a renewal of controls at the internal land borders with Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, the Swiss Confederation, Italy and Spain, as well as at the air and sea borders from 1st May to 31st October 2019. Furthermore, travellers visiting ...
Source: https://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Pages/Travel-Advice.aspx
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 terrorism and civil unrest. 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, hotels, clubs, restaurants, places of worship, parks, major sporting ...
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.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Brug din sunde fornuft og vær opmærksom på mistænkelig adfærd som du ville være det, hvis du var i Danmark. De fleste danskere har ingen problemer under besøg i Frankrig. Du bør dog være opmærksom på risikoen for terror.
Source: http://um.dk/da/rejse-og-ophold/rejse-til-udlandet/rejsevejledninger/frankrig/
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.
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
High degree of caution
Source: https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/a-z-list-of-countries/france/
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Iaktta särskild försiktighet - Det undantagstillstånd som rått i Frankrike sedan terrorattackerna i november 2015 upphävdes den 30 oktober 2017. Det ersattes av en ny lag om inre säkerhet och terrorismbekämpning som trädde i kraft den 1 november 2017. Det går inte att utesluta risken för nya terrordåd.
This is the recent history of individual changes that affected the total asessment of France. Most recent events first.
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.
Environmental problems
Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of France. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from France.
Export products
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France is currently rated at 2,3 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 7 official sources. Travelling France is (relatively) safe.
You are good to go, enjoy your trip to France.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 7 individual sources for France.
France has a size of 547,030 km² or 211,209 mi² which is slightly less than the size of Texas.
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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.
Belgium (2.1)
Germany (1.7)
Spain (1.7)
Italy (1.7)
Switzerland (1.3)
Luxembourg (1.3)
Monaco (1.3)
Andorra (1.3)
Faroe Islands (Europe)
Micronesia (Oceania)
Gabon (Africa)
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