Talk:France

International borders

France also shares a border with the Netherlands on the island of Saint Martin / Sint Maarten. Saint Martin is part of France, and Sint Maarten is part of the Netherlands. [12 April 2025]

Semi-protected edit request on 27 April 2026

Change "In 1940, France was invaded and quickly defeated by Nazi Germany." to "France joined WW2. In 1940, France was invaded and quickly defeated by Nazi Germany." or something like this as it shows that the article is now talking about WW2, where the article only talks about WW1 before this. Sorry, not good at writing, should be reworded. Jmatt245 (talk) 19:47, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

 Not done The first part is about World War I, after a line break the text goes further about World War II. soetermans. ^{↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK} 21:20, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

I added the year France entered World War II to clarify things. Feel free to revert if it's awkward or too much detail. Day Creature (talk) 21:24, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

Thank you. In hindsight, it was just a little pedantic thing sorry Jmatt245 (talk) 00:45, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

It should not be overlooked that some French from metropolitan France and from its colonies did participate in WW2 alongside the Allied forces and played a role in France's liberation (Paris Liberation, Operation Dragoon in 1944, participation in the Italian campaign in 1943, Bir Hakeim in 1942). It is of historical importance since it partly explains 1. external event for France after WW2 (ie, Permanent members of UN Security Council) 2. internal affairs, most notably the 1958 change of regime. Dolstorn I "L'Exalté" (talk) 22:42, 26 July 2026 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 July 2026

Replace {{Native name}} with {{Lang}} template for infobox, unlike some countries used {{Lang}}, including Germany, Russia, etc.

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{{Native name|fr|République française}}

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{{Lang|fr|République française}}

~2026-38442-50 (talk) 22:36, 6 July 2026 (UTC)

 Not done: Not really necessary, {{Native name}} is based on {{Lang}} and is used for indicating the official/defacto/dominant non-English name. In this instance, it's being used correctly (the template docs actually use France as one example). Umby 🌕🐶 (talk) 04:35, 7 July 2026 (UTC)

map

can somen9e add a map of metropolitan France and the overseas departments only ~2026-38690-62 (talk) 01:35, 7 July 2026 (UTC)

Common languages list

I made a common languages list including traditional languages. I hope it's a good one. Feedback required. Beshogur (talk) 21:01, 9 August 2026 (UTC)

There should be a list of officially recognized languages. Sarcelles (talk) 20:41, 14 August 2026 (UTC)

@Sarcelles As far I know, France can't recognize a minority language since its constitution prevents it. Those "recognized as a minority language" are so called "protected languages" with no real recognition at all. Normally common languages is almost never used on the infobox, but removing them neglects these pre-French "heritage languages" that were spoken throughout the country. Beshogur (talk) 10:41, 15 August 2026 (UTC)

I added some information. Beshogur (talk) 10:59, 15 August 2026 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 September 2026

Change “The rise of Protestantism led France to a civil war known as the French Wars of Religion. This forced Huguenots to flee to Protestant regions such as the British Isles and Switzerland” to “The rise of Protestantism led France to a series of civil wars known as the French Wars of Religion. Huguenots subsequently emigrated in significant numbers to Protestant regions including England, the Dutch Republic, and German Protestant states.”

The present wording gives a somewhat misleading picture of the destinations of Huguenot emigration by singling out the British Isles and Switzerland while omitting the Dutch Republic and the German states, both major destinations. Yves Krumenacker estimates 40,000–50,000 refugees in England, 35,000–50,000 in the United Provinces, 38,000–44,000 in Germany, and fewer than 20,000 who permanently settled in Switzerland (although around 60,000 passed through Switzerland): https://www.persee.fr/doc/rhef_0048-7988_2012_num_98_241_4659

The wording also risks implying that Huguenot emigration was solely or principally a consequence of the sixteenth-century Wars of Religion. The UK National Archives distinguishes an initial influx after the St Bartholomew’s Day Massacre in 1572 from a second major wave following increasing persecution under Louis XIV and the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/huguenots-in-england/ Fujisawa Sora (talk) 05:54, 13 September 2026 (UTC)