FUN FACTS ABOUT FRANCE

Fun Facts About France

Featuring the lovely country of France, because well, who can resist a

country that creates superior wine, beautiful art and genetically blessed

people?

• There is a Victor Hugo street in every town in France.

• It’s illegal to name a pig Napoleon in France.

• Charles VIII had six toes on one foot and hid this fact by wearing

and promoting square toe shoes.

• The guillotine was the official method of execution during the

French Revolution.

Fun Facts

• France produces over 400 types of cheese

• French is the official language of many countries including:

Switzerland, Canada, Ivory Coast, Luxembourg, Monaco, Congo

and Niger.


oduces over 400 types of cheese

ficial language of many countries including:


ficial language of many countries including:



• The word “salut” means both “hello” and “goodbye”

• French was the official language of England for over 300 years.

• It’s the mother tongue of 75 million people worldwide.

• It’s the second most commonly taught foreign language, after

English.

• It’s the only language (along with English) that’s taught in every

country in the world

• At the time of the French Revolution, 75% of French citizens didn’t

speak French as a mother tongue.

• Non-French celebrities who speak French include: Jodie Foster,

Johnny Depp, Diane Kruger, Elton John, Ewan Mcgregor, Halle

Berry, Jackie O, Madonna, Mick Jagger, and John Travolta.

• Mont-Blanc is the highest peak in Europe

Fun Facts

• The heir to the French throne was called Le Dauphin, which also

means “dolphin.”

• The French eat snails, frog’s legs and horsemeat.

• In 1386, a pig was hung in France for the murder of a child.

• French men have the lowest

level of obesity in the EU,

women are second after

Denmark.

• The French have one of the

highest life expectancies in

• France has the highest number

of ski resorts.

• The French had an

of the internet called Minitel, where

bills and shop at home using the Minitel service.


The heir to the French throne was called Le Dauphin, which also

The French eat snails, frog’s legs and horsemeat.

In 1386, a pig was hung in France for the murder of a child.

French men have the lowest

f obesity in the EU,

women are second after

The French have one of the

highest life expectancies in EU

France has the highest number

The French had an early version

et called Minitel, where until 1984, they could pay

bills and shop at home using the Minitel service.

The heir to the French throne was called Le Dauphin, which also

In 1386, a pig was hung in France for the murder of a child.

1984, they could pay

Fun Facts

• France is the most visited country in the

world with 75 million tourists yearly.

• France has won the

Literature than any other country in the

world, and the second most in

mathematics.

• France created the first universal declaration of human rights in

1789.

• France ruled the second largest colonial empire in the world

controlling 8.6% of the world’s land.

• Famous French inventions include: the hot air balloon, the

submarine, and the parachute.


France is the most visited country in the

world with 75 million tourists yearly.

won the most Nobel Prizes for

Literature than any other country in the

world, and the second most in

France created the first universal declaration of human rights in

France ruled the second largest colonial empire in the world

lling 8.6% of the world’s land.

Famous French inventions include: the hot air balloon, the

submarine, and the parachute.

France created the first universal declaration of human rights in

France ruled the second largest colonial empire in the world

Famous French inventions include: the hot air balloon, the

Fun Facts

• The storming of the Bastille was more of a symbolic act. During

that day, there were only 7 prisoners and 4 of them were

because of check forging.

• “Let them eat cake” was a statement falsely associated with

Marie Antoinette as it was created ten years before she was born.

• The guillotine was last used in 1977.

• More than 15,000 people were beheaded at the guillotine..

• 20% of the French live in the Parisian region.

• Nicknamed “city of lights,” lights actually refers to the number of

intellectuals who live there.


The storming of the Bastille was more of a symbolic act. During

that day, there were only 7 prisoners and 4 of them were

because of check forging.

“Let them eat cake” was a statement falsely associated with


was last used in 1977.

More than 15,000 people were beheaded at the guillotine..

20% of the French live in the Parisian region.

Nicknamed “city of lights,” lights actually refers to the number of

tellectuals who live there.

The storming of the Bastille was more of a symbolic act. During

that day, there were only 7 prisoners and 4 of them were there

“Let them eat cake” was a statement falsely associated with


More than 15,000 people were beheaded at the guillotine..

Nicknamed “city of lights,” lights actually refers to the number of

Fun Facts

• Jim Morrison and Oscar Wilde were buried in the Paris cemetery

called Pere Lachaise.

• The Eiffel Tower is painted every 7 years.

• The Eiffel tower was originally intended to be dismantled and sold

as scrap after its construction.

• The oldest bridge in Paris is called Pont Neuf (new bridge).

• The most visited attraction in Paris isn’t the Eiffel

million), or the Louvre (5 million), but Disneyland Paris at 13

million people.

• French film production is second in the worl


and Oscar Wilde were buried in the Paris cemetery

called Pere Lachaise.

Eiffel Tower is painted every 7 years.

The Eiffel tower was originally intended to be dismantled and sold

as scrap after its construction.

The oldest bridge in Paris is called Pont Neuf (new bridge).

The most visited attraction in Paris isn’t the Eiffel Tower (5.5


duction is second in the world

and Oscar Wilde were buried in the Paris cemetery

The Eiffel tower was originally intended to be dismantled and sold

The oldest bridge in Paris is called Pont Neuf (new bridge).

Tower (5.5


Fun Facts

• French toast and French fries aren’t French inventions.

• The croissant was actually invented in Austria.

• There are about 2 new cook books that are published

France.

• Grasse, France is known as the Perfume Capital of the World.

• About 20% of French territory lies outside Europe.

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The croissant was actually invented in Austria.

There are about 2 new cook books that are published

Grasse, France is known as the Perfume Capital of the World.

of French territory lies outside Europe.

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