Infrastructure — France
Transport, communications, and energy.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Infrastructure at a glance
Transport, communications, and energy. Key figure for France: 464
Immigration rules and fees change frequently — confirm current requirements on official government or embassy websites.
Transportation
- Airports - total
464
- Airports with Paved Runways
294
- Heliports
1
- Railways
18,417 Miles 29,640 Kilometers
- Roadways- total
639,047 Miles 1,028,446 Kilometers
- Waterways
5,282 Miles 8,501 Kilometers
- Ports and Terminals
Calais, Dunkerque, Le Havre, Marseille, Nantes, Paris, Rouen
- Merchant Marine
- Foreign-owned: 50 (Belgium 7, Bermuda 5, Denmark 11, French Polynesia 11, Germany 1, New Caledonia 3, Singapore 3, Sweden 4,
- Switzerland 5) Registered in other countries: 151 (Bahamas 15, Belgium 7, Bermuda 1, Canada 1, Cyprus 16, Egypt 1, Hong Kong 4, Indonesia 1, Ireland 2, Italy 2, Luxembourg 15, Malta 8, Marshall Islands 7, Mexico 1, Morocco 3, Netherlands 2, Norway 5, Panama 7, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2, Singapore 3, South Korea 2, Taiwan 2, United Kingdom 39, United States 4, unknown 1)
Communications
- Telephones
39,883,000
- Cell Phones
59,840,000
- Internet Users
45,262,000
- Internet Country Code
.fr
- Internet Hosts
17,266,000
- Broadcast Media
- A mix of both publicly operated and privately owned TV stations
- state-owned France Televisions operates 4 networks, one of which is a network of regional stations, and has part-interest in several thematic cable/satellite channels and international channels
- a large number of privately owned regional and local TV stations
- multi-channel satellite and cable services provide a large number of channels
- public broadcaster Radio France operates 7 national networks, a series of regional networks, and operates services for overseas territories and foreign audiences
- Radio France Internationale (RFI), under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is a leading international broadcaster
- a large number of commercial FM stations, with many of them consolidating into commercial networks
- Telephone System
- highly developed Domestic: extensive cable and microwave radio relay; extensive use of fiber-optic cable;
- domestic satellite system International: country code - 33; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and the United States; satellite earth stations - more than 3 (2 Intelsat (with a total of 5 antennas - 2 for Indian Ocean and 3 for Atlantic Ocean), NA Eutelsat, 1 Inmarsat - Atlantic Ocean region); HF radiotelephone co
- country codes: French Guiana - 594; Guadeloupe - 590; Martinique - 596; Mayotte - 262; Reunion - 262
Energy
- Electricity Consumption- Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
451,400,000,000
- Electricity Exports- Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
66,600,000,000
- Electricity Imports- Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
37,100,000,000
- Electricity Production- Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
539,000,000,000
- Natural Gas Consumption - Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
47,990,000,000
- Natural Gas Exports- Cubic Meters (cu m)
5,994,000,000
- Natural Gas Imports- Cubic Meters (cu m)
47,710,000,000
- Natural Gas Production- Cubic Meters (cu m)
508,000,000
- Natural Gas Reserves- Cubic Meters (cu m)
10,700,000,000
- Oil Consumption- Barrels Per Day (bbl/day)
1,792,000
- Oil Imports- Barrels Per Day (bbl/day)
1,298,000
- Oil Production- Barrels Per Day (bbl/day)
49,530
- Oil Reserves- Barrels Per Day (bbl/day)
85,180,000,000