The Languages Spoken In France

Español Français

• World
• America
  • North America
  • Canada
  • United States
  • South America
  • Argentina
  • Belize
  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • South America
  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
  • Honduras
  • Mexico
  • Nicaragua
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Puerto Rico
  • Surinam
  • Uruguay
  • Venezuela
• Europe
  • Western Europe
  • Andorra
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Luxembourg
  • Monaco
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • The United Kingdom
  • Eastern Europe
  • Albania
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Czech Republic
  • Estonia
  • Hungary
  • Latvia
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Macedonia
  • Moldova
  • Monaco
  • Montenegro
  • Polond
  • Romania
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Turkey
• Africa
  • Algeria
  • Angola
  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Congo
  • Djibouti
  • Ethiopia
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Jordan
  • Ivory Coast
  • Liberia
  • Malawai
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Morroco
  • Namibia
  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Zimbabwe
• Asia
  • Afghanistan
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Belarus
  • Bangladesh
  • Bhutan
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • China
  • Georgia
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Japan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Lao
  • Latvia
  • Malasyia
  • Mongolia
  • Nepal
  • North Korea
  • Pakistan
  • Philippines
  • Qatar
  • Russia
  • Singapore
  • South Korea
  • Taiwan
  • Tajikistan
  • Thailand
  • Tunisia
  • Turkmenistan
  • Vietnam
• Middle East
  • Egypt
  • Isreal
  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Syria
  • United Arab Emirates
• Islands
  • American Samoa
  • Antarctica
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Aruba
  • Australia
  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
  • Bermuda
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Comoros
  • Cuba
  • Cyprus
  • Djibouti
  • Dominica
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Fiji
  • Guinea
  • Haiti
  • Jamaica
  • Madagascar
  • Maldives
  • Malta
  • Myanmar
  • New Zealand
  • Palau
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • San Marino
  • Sri Lanka
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Vanuatu
• France
  • introduction
  • culture
  • language
  • education system
  • health & safety
  • economy
  • government
  • history
  • religion
  • gastronomy
  • visas
  • local services
  • climate
  • sports
  • locations

France

• introduction
• culture
• language
• education system
• health & safety
• economy
• government
• history
• religion
• gastronomy
• visas
• local services
• climate
• sports
• locations

Languages in France You are here: Countries / France

The official language of France is French or Francais. It is one of the most important languages in the world and spoken by about 300 million people around the world as a mother tongue or fluent second language. It descends from the Latin of the Roman Empire.

French has significant populations in 54 countries including Canada, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and the United States. It is an official language in 41 countries, most of which form La Francophonie, the community of French-speaking nations. French as a foreign language is the second most frequently taught language in the world after English.