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]

Regarding the national emblem

Why is there only a national flag and no national emblem? I saw it was there before. I think it should be added back, or perhaps France has abolished its national emblem？ ~2026-11523-10 (talk) 06:56, 21 February 2026 (UTC)

France does not have an official coat of arms = Coat of arms of France Moxy🍁 07:44, 21 February 2026 (UTC)

There was a lengthy discussion on this recently here. Tepkunset (talk) 15:01, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

There is a remained dispute for using this emblem, it is considering undue weight as discussed per above. Absolutiva 13:28, 22 March 2026 (UTC)

Maritime border with Ireland

@ImChessFan21, what is the source of your claim that France shares a maritime border with the Republic of Ireland? Largoplazo (talk) 23:52, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

look at a map Theonethatknowsyouripaddress (talk) 11:52, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

I looked at half a dozen or so maps. Largoplazo (talk) 22:08, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

so you saw the not-so-far-distance between them and saw where they could have a maritime border, Largoplazo? Theonethatknowsyouripaddress (talk) 22:11, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

Huh? They don't have one on any map I found showing the maritime borders in that area. Whether you think they "could", as though this were a guessing game, is irrelevant. Largoplazo (talk) 22:35, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

it's not a guessing game. they share one. Theonethatknowsyouripaddress (talk) 14:20, 6 April 2026 (UTC)

They do not share a maritime border. Joiedevivre123321 (talk) 14:45, 6 April 2026 (UTC)

THEY. DO. I cannot take this arguing. we can be done with this if you accept you're wrong. Theonethatknowsyouripaddress (talk) 14:48, 6 April 2026 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 April 2026

Template:Edit semi-protected Rollback most recent edit (vandalism). Henrycwoody (talk) 22:43, 6 April 2026 (UTC)

Already done by another editor. Umby 🌕🐶 (talk) 23:48, 6 April 2026 (UTC)

Short Description is not short

In many country articles, the short description is intended to provide only key details. However, France’s description goes beyond geography and government and includes premodern historical context, resulting in a total of 13 sentences. In comparison, articles for the United States, the United Kingdom, and China each contain only 5 sentences in their descriptions. If feasible, France’s premodern history could be moved to a separate paragraph, allowing for a shorter and more consistent description. MMrWbhHK (talk) 05:39, 7 April 2026 (UTC)

"Country primarily in Western Europe" is what it is now. I don't know what you were looking at. The first para of the lead was too long, so i've put in a break, that I think was there before recent to-and-fro edits. Johnbod (talk) 11:30, 7 April 2026 (UTC)

Yes it was. So we are now back to 5 sentences, though #2 on the borders is pretty long. Johnbod (talk) 11:35, 7 April 2026 (UTC)

That’s exactly what I meant—thanks! MMrWbhHK (talk) 19:50, 7 April 2026 (UTC)

Map of Countries

Norway is not portrayed as an EU country. It is not light green. Norway may be an EU country. The map, therefore, may need to be corrected. ~2026-24527-93 (talk) 19:07, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

? Norway isn't part of the European Union. soetermans. ^{↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK} 19:19, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

Can you put a FAQ box explaining the coat of arms of France?

For people to understand the situation better. France has no official coat of arms, but the situation needs to be explained to the curious and dummies. Candidyeoman55 (talk) 18:52, 24 April 2026 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 April 2026

Template:Edit semi-protected 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)