
CAPITAL Paris
POPULATION 64,057,792
AREA 551,500 sq km
LANGUAGE French
CURRENCY Euro (EUR)
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- 3 star hotel: $150
- 4 star hotel: $250
- 5 star hotel: $500
- Inexpensive restaurant: $16.22
- Meal for 2, mid-range restaurant, 3 courses: $60.83

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France is not well equipped for travelers with disabilities: cobblestone streets are a nightmare to navigate with a wheelchair, kerb ramps are often lacking, older public facilities and budget hotels frequently lack lifts, and the Paris metro (built decades ago) is hopeless.
But travelers with disabilities who would like to visit France can overcome these difficulties. You can find accommodations suitable for wheelchair users by checking the ‘Facilities for disabled guests‘ option in your Booking.com search criteria.
Tourisme et Handicaps (in French) lists tourist sites, restaurants and hotels that comply with strict accessibility and usability standards.
Details on rail access for people with disabilities appear in the SNCF’s booklet (Guide des Voyageurs Handicapés et à Mobilité Réduite – in French), available at train stations. You can also contact the Centre du Service Accès Plus (in French) to check station accessibility or to arrange for a wheelchair or to receive help getting on or off a train.
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- Some of France’s most famous names were born in Algeria, including Edith Piaf, Albert Camus, Yves Saint-Laurent and Zinedine Zidane
- Guadeloupe is an overseas department of France, which means it has representation in the French parliament and is technically part of the EU
- The Pope’s previous pad was in Avignon, southern France; they moved to the Vatican City in 1377
- French fries are originally from France… or Belgium, since both countries are claiming ownership
- Women were not allowed to vote in France until 1944
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