France has more kilometres of road than any other country in the EU, with a total of 965,916km of local, secondary and main roads and motorways.

There are over 130 television channels in France.

Mont-Blanc in the French Alps is the highest peak in Europe. It is nearly 4,810m high.










Out of every 100 school children in France, 94 choose English as their first or second foreign language.

The French own the most pets in the world: 25% have least one cat and 38% have dogs.

During the week, 70% of French people eat lunch at home.

French wines are the finest in the world, and France produces more than 20% of the world’s wine.







Six million people visit the Eiffel Tower in Paris each year.

Many styles of painting started in France. Famous painters like Renoir, -Van Gogh, Picasso and Miro all chose to live and paint in France.




French teenagers can ride small motorbikes from the age of 15. They are called mobilettes, and riders need to pedal them like a bike to start them.

France produces over 400 varieties of cheese – more than one for every day of the year!

Brown bears and wolves live in some French forests.







The French invented an early version of the Internet called Minitel. As long ago as 1984, French people could pay bills and shop from the comfort of their own home using the Minitel service.

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