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French national debt has grown steadily over the last 30 years. It is the sum of all public deficits accumulated since the mid-1970s. To compare the amount of national debt to the government’s financing capacity, it is expressed as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) – debt-to-GDP ratio – which…

Managers and executives are among the highest-paid professionals in France, regardless of industry. But only five positions exceed an annual net salary of €100,000.

Births in France fell last year to their lowest annual number since the end of World War II in 1945, the national statistics bureau said on Tuesday.

Paris has lost more than 136,000 residents in 11 years as high rents and a shortage of homes drive people from the French capital, new figures show. An ongoing trend since the 1950s, the population decline cannot be explained by demographic factors alone.

With consumer prices still inflated the French are becoming far more picky about how they spend their spare time and cash.

The Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games had no positive impact on tourism, particularly in terms of hotel stays, according to a report by France's national statistics agency, Insee. In the Paris region, the number of overnight stays actually declined more sharply compared to other parts of France.

The French economy grew faster than expected in the second quarter, official data showed Tuesday, giving a boost to the eurozone.

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The Olympic Games are putting the French in the spotlight, as the hosts