"French customs" redirects here. For the national agency, see Directorate-General of Customs and Indirect Taxes.
The culture of France has been shaped by geography, by historical events, and by foreign and internal forces and groups. France, and in particular Paris, has played an important role as a center of high culture since the 17th century and from the 19th century on, worldwide. From the late 19th century, France has also played an important role in cinema, fashion, cuisine, literature, technology, the social sciences, and mathematics. The importance of French culture has waxed and waned over the centuries, depending on its economic, political and military importance. French culture today is marked both by great regional and socioeconomic differences and strong unifying tendencies. A global opinion poll for the BBC saw France ranked as the country with the fourth most positive influence in the world (behind Germany, Canada and the UK) in 2014.[1]
^"World Service Global Poll: Negative views of Russia on the rise". BBC. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
The cultureofFrance has been shaped by geography, by historical events, and by foreign and internal forces and groups. France, and in particular Paris...
FranceCulture is a French public radio channel and part of Radio France. Its programming encompasses a wide variety of features on historical, philosophical...
culture in France, as of the beginning of the 21st century, can be summed up by the people's main expectations for governments to ensure a degree of social...
Of the languages ofFrance, French is the sole official language according to the second article of the French Constitution. French, a Gallo-Romance language...
Prix FranceCulture is a former literary award created in 1979 by the radio station FranceCulture. In 2006, it was renamed Prix FranceCulture/Télérama...
There are eleven official public holidays in France, of which four are movable days which always fall on a weekday. The Alsace region and the Moselle department...
The French Foreign Legion (French: Légion étrangère) is a corps of the French Army that consists of several specialties: infantry, cavalry, engineers...
The intellectual life in New France can be characterized as having been dominated by the interests and pursuits of Catholic clergy, military officers...
and topical guide ofFrance: France – country in Western Europe with several overseas regions and territories. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean...
in France are those parts of the Arab diaspora who have immigrated to France, as well as their descendants. Subgroups include Algerians in France, Moroccans...
habits of the individuals in these groups. Culture is often originated from or attributed to a specific region or location. Humans acquire culture through...
In France, music reflects a diverse array of styles. In the field of classical music, France has produced several prominent romantic composers, while...
and most populous city ofFrance. With an official estimated population of 2,102,650 residents as of 1 January 2023 in an area of more than 105 km2 (41 sq mi)...
France was plunged into a dynastic conflict with England known as the Hundred Years' War. In the 16th century, the French Renaissance saw culture flourish...
national day ofFrance, which is celebrated on 14 July each year. In French, it is formally called the Fête nationale française (French: [fɛt nɑsjɔnal...
[pɔlinezi fʁɑ̃sɛːz]; Tahitian: Pōrīnetia Farāni) is an overseas collectivity ofFrance and its sole overseas country. It comprises 121 geographically dispersed...
1771 and was born at a time when the English and Frenchcultures were heavily interlinked. In French, the equivalent phrase is filer à l'anglaise ("to...
The French Catholic Church, or Catholic Church in France is part of the worldwide Catholic Church in communion with the Pope in Rome. Established in the...
National symbols ofFrance are emblems of the French Republic and French people, and they are the cornerstone of the nation's republican tradition. The...
history. Various types of sports are played and followed in France, notably cycling, football, and handball, which has earned France eight victories in world...
Gwiyann, [la.ɡwi.jãn]) is an overseas department and region ofFrance located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies. Bordered...
chef known as "Taillevent", wrote Le Viandier, one of the earliest recipe collections of medieval France. In the 17th century, chefs François Pierre La Varenne...
The Urnfield culture (c. 1300–750 BC) was a late Bronze Age cultureof Central Europe, often divided into several local cultures within a broader Urnfield...
Advanced Placement (AP) French Language and Culture (also known as AP French Lang, AP French Language or AP French) is a course offered by the College...