French language and languages of France

French language, Romance language spoken as a first language by about 72 million people in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada ,

French is the international language of cooking, fashion, theatre, the visual arts, dance and architecture A knowledge of French offers access to great works

french language French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in Northern Gaul Its closest relatives are the other langues d'oïl—languages

french language French Courses French Courses Learn French with the Institut français, the official French Language Centre Our native French speaking teachers will deliver