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Practical information France
Area : 212355 sq.mi
Population : 65821885 hab.
In brief
- Visa :
- No
- Vaccinations :
- No
- Currency :
- Euro
- Capitale :
- Paris
- Languages :
- French, Breton, Basque, Spanish, Corsican
Our expert France
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Weather France
- Marseille 25°C 23°C 23°C 26°C
- Nice 24°C 21°C 21°C 21°C
- Avignon 28°C 25°C 25°C 27°C
- Istres 26°C 24°C 24°C 27°C
- Quimper 28°C 17°C 20°C 20°C
- Lannion 27°C 17°C 20°C 19°C
- Dinard 28°C 25°C 21°C 22°C
- Paris 26°C 25°C 26°C 26°C
- Toussus le Noble 25°C 25°C 25°C 23°C
- Cherbourg 22°C 22°C 19°C 21°C
- Deauville 25°C 25°C 23°C 22°C
- St Nazaire 29°C 23°C 22°C 22°C
- Lille 25°C 25°C 27°C 26°C
- Ajaccio 24°C 22°C 22°C 22°C
- Figari 24°C 22°C 22°C 22°C
- Bastia 24°C 22°C 23°C 21°C
- Nimes 27°C 24°C 23°C 26°C
- Béziers 27°C 23°C 23°C 25°C
- Carcassonne 28°C 23°C 23°C 25°C
- Strasbourg 25°C 24°C 25°C 25°C
- Mulhouse 24°C 23°C 22°C 22°C
- Beauvais 25°C 25°C 26°C 25°C
- La Rochelle 27°C 19°C 22°C 23°C
- Poitiers 29°C 25°C 23°C 24°C
- Metz 22°C 23°C 24°C 23°C
- Bordeaux 31°C 22°C 26°C 26°C
- Bergerac 30°C 23°C 25°C 26°C
- Biarritz 29°C 18°C 21°C 23°C
- Lyon 26°C 27°C 25°C 26°C
- Annecy 25°C 24°C 23°C 23°C
- Dijon 25°C 25°C 25°C 26°C
- Reims 24°C 25°C 25°C 26°C
- Vatry 24°C 24°C 24°C 25°C
Practical information France
Languages
French is the country's main and administrative language.
Requirements
Religion
The population is 62% Catholic.
Currency
The French currency is the Euro (EUR). Most ATM machines accept international cards, particularly Visa and MasterCard.
Credit cards are accepted in the majority of hotels, restaurants and shops.
Visa, MasterCard, Eurocard and American Express are the most commonly accepted cards.
Credit cards are accepted in the majority of hotels, restaurants and shops.
Visa, MasterCard, Eurocard and American Express are the most commonly accepted cards.
Transport
Trains are the fastest way to get from one city to another, with the French rail network consisting of over 18,152 miles of lines.The TGV Sud-Est (South-East), Atlantique, Nord Est (North-East) and Est Européen (East-European) lines criss-cross France, providing fast connections between the country's cities (Paris-Marseille in 3 hrs 20 mins, Paris-Lille in an hour, etc.).
Each region has its own regional express trains (TER) which enable voyagers to move quickly and easily between the various towns in the region.
The best ways of getting around Paris are the metro (which has 16 lines), the RER, the tramway and the Vélib bike rental system.
Just like Paris, most French cities (Lille, Nantes, Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux, etc.) have their own metro networks and/or tramway lines as well as self-service cycle points.
Each region has its own regional express trains (TER) which enable voyagers to move quickly and easily between the various towns in the region.
The best ways of getting around Paris are the metro (which has 16 lines), the RER, the tramway and the Vélib bike rental system.
Just like Paris, most French cities (Lille, Nantes, Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux, etc.) have their own metro networks and/or tramway lines as well as self-service cycle points.
Health
Think about obtaining a European Health Insurance Card from your local health centre before you leave so that any medical expenses incurred whilst you are away can be reimbursed. Repatriation insurance should also be taken out.
Electricity
220 V. The electrical sockets are of the European variety.
Attendance
Taxes
Service will be added to your bill in most establishments but feel free to leave a tip of a euro or two in hotels, restaurants, bars and taxis.
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