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Section size for France (56 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	22,155	22,155
Etymology and pronunciation	4,008	4,008
History	146	55,555
Pre-6th century BC	1,844	1,844
Antiquity (6th century BC – 5th century AD)	3,940	3,940
Early Middle Ages (5th–10th century)	5,781	5,781
High and Late Middle Ages (10th–15th century)	6,490	6,490
Early modern period (15th century–1789)	7,724	7,724
Revolutionary France (1789–1799)	7,378	7,378
Napoleon and 19th century (1799–1914)	5,309	5,309
Early to mid-20th century (1914–1946)	4,885	4,885
Contemporary period (1946–present)	12,058	12,058
Geography	44	22,958
Location and borders	2,920	2,920
Geology, topography and hydrography	2,670	2,670
Environment	12,296	12,296
Administrative divisions	479	5,028
Regions	2,601	2,601
Overseas territories and collectivities	1,948	1,948
Government and politics	57	37,429
Government	9,849	9,849
Law	8,376	8,376
Foreign relations	10,239	10,239
Military	8,908	8,908
Economy	40	35,796
Overview	11,033	11,033
Tourism	7,359	7,359
Energy	4,784	4,784
Transport	6,536	6,536
Science and technology	6,044	6,044
Demographics	5,050	35,080
Ethnic groups	5,659	5,659
Immigration	7,734	7,734
Major cities	1,174	1,174
Language	3,731	3,731
Religion	4,638	4,638
Health	3,784	3,784
Education	3,310	3,310
Culture	40	55,348
Art	5,020	5,020
Architecture	8,048	8,048
Literature and philosophy	9,875	9,875
Music	6,005	6,005
Cinema	6,832	6,832
Fashion	2,230	2,230
Media	4,641	4,641
Cuisine	4,972	4,972
Sports	7,685	7,685
See also	63	63
Notes	40	40
References	216	216
Further reading	53	53
External links	736	3,318
Economy	153	153
Government	486	486
Culture	1,943	1,943
Total	272,019	272,019

Addition of length template[edit]

This edit by User:Nikkimaria adds a length template to this article. I don't understand the justification for the edit, which Nikkimaria does not elaborate in edit history. In order to improve this article, I'm asking for some guidance about what specifically needs to be improved rather than (→‎top: per talk), which Nikkimaria does not adress the situation. Since the length template's introduction, a number of editors have put effort into reducing unnecessary or lengthy information. When the template was introduced, the article had 294,548 bytes. When this talk discussion was created, it had a length of 274,105 bytes. However, reading the article now, many statements are not excessively long. Therefore, I'm at a loss as to why the length template would apply here, or what would need to be changed to justify removing it. Clarification would be appreciated, and absent any clarification I will WP:BEBOLD and remove it. Cleter (talk) 15:30, 24 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What do you mean by "many statements are not excessively long"? The tag isn't about the length of individual statements. Largoplazo (talk) 16:48, 24 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm just addressing the individual statements along with the rest of what is claimed to be a long article. Chill out. Cleter (talk) 17:40, 24 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I am also not sure what you mean by individual statements. If you mean individual sections, the History section is for example over 4,500 words. CMD (talk) 02:04, 25 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed - Cleter, the previous discussion (now archived) offers some specific areas for improvement. Nikkimaria (talk) 02:11, 25 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for making it clear that the achieved discussion was settled, it is clear more bytes need to be removed. This discussion may come to a consensus to keep the template, should there be no objections. Cleter (talk) 03:12, 25 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 28 March 2024[edit]

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Please can you fix the religion of France because it's completely wrong Palatava (talk) 21:31, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. CloakedFerret (talk) 21:34, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Religion[edit]

religion talk in the French Republic Palatava (talk) 21:31, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please someone correct the Religion segment in France because it's firstly different from the real 2020 religion and completely wrong Palatava (talk) 21:33, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 15 April 2024[edit]

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A fucking country of racists and murderers.

68.194.133.240 (talk) 02:05, 15 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk|contribs) 02:11, 15 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 18 April 2024[edit]

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PLEASE FIX THE RELIGION IN FRANCE IT'S SO WRONG AND HATEFULL TOWARDS THE CHRISTIAN FRENCH WHO REPRESENT ABOUT 60%-65% OF THE POPULATION NOT 34% THIS IS SO WRONG AND UNTRUE Palatava (talk) 13:47, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk|contribs) 13:55, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 20 April 2024[edit]

Hello,

I'd like the "Literature" section to mention that France has more Nobel prizes in Literature than any other country (which is somewhat surprising, given its relatively low population).

I am surprized it is not present in the article atm; I think to recall that it was once mentioned, but apparently this part got deleted for some reason.

Sources : Yale University & Euronews.

Thank you. 176.187.74.79 (talk) 17:19, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]