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|kanji = フランス
|romaji = Furansu
|fullname = French Republic
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|capital = Paris
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|demonym = French
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{{Nihongo|'''France'''|フランス|Furansu}} is a country located on the north-western coast of continental Europe, and shares a border with eleven countries; [[Belgium]], Luxembourg, and [[Germany]] to the northeast, [[Switzerland]], Monaco, and [[Italy]] to the east, Andorra and [[Spain]] to the south, as well as the Netherlands, Suriname, and [[Brazil]] in the Americas.{{RLRef}}

==Background==
<!--History: [[Charlemagne]], {{W|French Revolution}}-->
80% of France's population is Catholic.<ref name = IndexV14Ch1Pt1>{{Qvl|Index|L|14}} Chapter 1 Part 1</ref>

The country also has a long-held animosity towards the [[United Kingdom]] (mainly [[England]]).<ref name=IndexV20Ch1Pt4/><!--Additional references--> There have been numerous conflicts between the two,{{RLRef}} including an invasion led by {{W|William of Normandy}} (also known as William the Conqueror and crowned William I of England - events like this resulting in the histories and bloodlines of French and English royal families becoming intertwined<ref name = "IndexV20Ch4Pt4"/>), the {{W|Hundred Years War}},{{RLRef}}<!--any in-series references?--> and the {{W|Napoleonic Wars}}.{{RLRef}}

Throughout France's history, there have been women with a special disposition who have repeatedly appeared and greatly affected the course of the nation's history with their mere presence, whether they were good or evil. Examples include [[Joan of Arc]], {{W|Marie Antoinette}}, and more recently, the [[Maiden of Versailles]],<ref name=IndexV20Ch4Pt4/> a powerful and intelligent [[magician]] who secretly rules France.<!--verify specifics and possibly rephrase--> She was thought to have been stripped of power and placed under house arrest by the French government, however this was merely a ruse to fool her enemies.<ref name = IndexV18Ch6Pt1>{{Qvl|Index|L|18}} Chapter 6 Part 1</ref><ref name = IndexV20Ch3Pt6>{{Qvl|Index|L|20}} Chapter 3 Part 6</ref><ref name = IndexV20Ch4Pt4>{{Qvl|Index|L|20}} Chapter 4 Part 4</ref>

For a time known as the {{W|Avignon Papacy}}, following a dispute between the French king and the Pope, the heads of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] were moved from the {{W|Papal States}} into France, specifically [[Avignon]], with a [[Vatican–Avignon Pipeline|ley line created as a magical pipeline]] for tasks that needed to be performed in the Papal States or requiring the devices built there.<ref name=IndexV14Ch3Pt4>{{Qvl|Index|L|14}} Chapter 3 Part 4</ref>

The largest [[magic cabal]] in France was the [[Knights of Orléans]], prior to their destruction at the hands of [[William Orwell]].<ref name = IndexV16Ch2P4>{{Qvl|Index|L|16}} Chapter 2 Part 4</ref><ref name = IndexV16BTL2>{{Qvl|Index|L|16}} Between the Lines 2</ref>

An [[Academy City]] [[Academy City cooperative institution|cooperative institution]] was present in France, though it was disbanded after cooperating with a [[Russia]]{{TrackTag51}}n cooperative institution in a failed attempt to destroy [[Academy City]].<ref name = RailgunSS2>[[Toaru Kagaku no Railgun SS2: Ability Demonstration Trip]]</ref> [[One Year Ago|One year prior to the main story]], [[Hasekura Reiri]] visited Paris for a demonstration.<ref name=RailgunCh134>{{Qcl|Railgun|134}}</ref><ref name=RailgunCh139>{{Qcl|Railgun|139}}</ref>{{CiteA|?}}

France is one of the increasing number of countries which have a space program.<ref name = IndexV8>{{Qvl|Index|L|8}}</ref><ref name = IndexV8Ch1Pt2>{{Qvl|Index|L|8}} Chapter 1 Part 2</ref>

France's sole overseas territory is [[French Polynesia]], a group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean ({{W|Tahiti}} among them).<ref name=ShinyakuV22REp>{{Qvl|Shinyaku|L|22 Reverse}} Epilogue</ref>

==Chronology==
===Toaru Majutsu no Index===
====Tree Diagram Remnant Arc====
{{Main/Tree Diagram Remnant Arc}}
France was one of the countries that [[September space launches#Retrieval of Remnant|launched spacecraft]] to retrieve the remains of the destroyed [[Tree Diagram]].<ref name = IndexV8/>

====Document of Constantine Arc====
{{Main/Document of Constantine Arc}}
The French city [[Avignon]] was the site of the last of the [[Anti-Academy City October riots|riots]] brought about by the [[Document of Constantine]] and left in ruins by an [[Avignon Cleanup Operation|armed intervention]] by [[Academy City]] forces.<ref name = IndexV14>{{Qvl|Index|L|14}}</ref>

====Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume SS2====
{{TrackTag123}}{{TrackTag117}}{{Main|Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume SS2}}
On the Second Friday of October, when the [[Sisters]] were dispatched to destroy the facilities of the [[Gemstone Mining]] research organizations around the world and rescue the [[gemstone]]{{TrackTag53|s}}s imprisoned there, [[Misaka 13072]] was sent to the National Oneiromancy Analysis Laboratory in {{W|Angoulême}}, France. During her progress report, she said that someone just commented that she will regret this one day and responded by blowing them away.<ref name=IndexSS2Ch20>{{TrackTag79}}[[Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume SS2]] Chapter 20</ref>{{TrackTag107}}

====British Royal Family Arc====
{{Main/British Royal Family Arc}}
Due to manipulations of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] led by [[Fiamma of the Right]], the French government instigated an [[Eurotunnel bombing|explosion in the Eurotunnel]], cutting off Britain's land route. France's economy was negatively affected by the bombing, which was a contributing factor in the [[Sky Bus 365 terrorist incident|terrorist incident]] with [[Sky Bus 365]] heading for the UK by an unnamed French anti-English organization.<ref name = IndexV17>{{Qvl|Index|L|17}}</ref>

During Princess [[Carissa]]'s [[British Halloween|coup d'état]], France had a nuclear submarine hidden in the [[Strait of Dover]] with a nuclear missile aimed at [[London]]. It was exposed and sunk by [[Carissa]] while the French president was desperately trying to negotiate with her.<ref name = IndexV18Ch6Pt1/>

====World War III====
{{Main/World War III Arc}}
When World War III broke out, France allied itself with the [[Roman Catholic Church]] against the United Kingdom. French forces attempted to invade England, solidifying the waters of the Strait of Dover and clashing with the Anglicans. During this [[Battle of Dover Strait|battle]], the [[Maiden of Versailles]] took to the battlefield and crossed swords with [[Carissa]].<ref name = IndexV20Ch1Pt4>{{Qvl|Index|L|20}} Chapter 1 Part 4</ref><ref name = IndexV20Ch2Pt5>{{Qvl|Index|L|20}} Chapter 2 Part 5</ref><ref name = IndexV20Ch3Pt6/><ref name = IndexV20Ch4Pt4/> During the construction of the [[Star of Bethlehem]], the giant steeple of France’s Mont Saint-Michel was torn off.<ref name=IndexV21Ch6Pt3>{{Qvl|Index|21}} Chapter 6 Part 3</ref>

===Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index===
====Coronzon Arc====
{{Main/Coronzon Arc}}
During the attack on the [[British Commonwealth]] by the [[Crowley's Hazards]], Calais fell to the army as they aimed to cross the Strait of Dover and reach the United Kingdom.<ref name=ShinyakuV20Pr>{{Qvl|Shinyaku|L|20}} Prologue</ref>

{{W|New Caledonia}} was mentioned when [[Tokiwadai Middle School]] students were trying to decide where to go on a "vacation" after [[Academy City]] was [[Evacuation of Academy City|shut down]].<ref name=ShinyakuV20BM>{{Qvl|Shinyaku|L|20}} Bonus Material</ref>

===Souyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index===
====Los Angeles Arc====
{{Main/Los Angeles Arc}}{{TrackTag61}}
During a global stream of the battle between the [[Sisters]] and [[Five Over]]s in [[Los Angeles]], a bunch of young people carrying signs flooded into a press conference at a fancy French hotel, where some prideful academics were preparing to officially denounce the use of human [[cloning]] technology.<ref name=SouyakuV4Ch4Pt2>{{Qvl|Souyaku|L|4}} Chapter 4 Part 2</ref>

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=={{TrackTagX6|Locations}}==
{{TSP}}The locations listed below are locations which have been featured or referenced in some form within the series.<!--Placeholder-->
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! scope="col"|Location
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|[[Avignon]]
|City
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|{{W|Calais}}
|City
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|[[Château de Compiègne]]
|Palace
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|[[Louvre Museum]]
|Museum
|Paris
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|[[Mont Saint-Michel Abbey]]
|Abbey
|Normandy
|<ref name=IndexV21Ch6Pt3/>
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|[[National Oneiromancy Analysis Laboratory]]
|Research Facility{{TrackTag55|T}}
|Angoulême
|One of the [[Gemstone Mining]] research organizations.<ref name=IndexSS2Ch20/>
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|{{W|Paris}}
|City
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|Capital of France
|-
|{{W|Saint-Tropez}}
|Commune
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|[[Charles Goncourt]] came from Saint-Tropez.<ref name="IndexV9Ch1Pt9">{{Qvl|Index|L|9}} Chapter 1 Part 9</ref>
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|[[Strait of Dover]]
|Strait
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|{{W|Toulouse}}
|City
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|{{W|Garonne|River Garrone}} runs through the center of the city.<ref name=IndexV14Ch1Pt1/>
|-
|{{W|Versailles}}
|Palace
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|}
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==Known Characters from France==
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*[[Angelene]]
*[[Cendrillon]]
*[[Charles Goncourt]]
*[[Cinesic Evers]]
*[[Eiker Lugoni]]
*[[Harris Nicholagene]]
*[[Maiden of Versailles]]
|style ="vertical-align:text-top;"|
*[[Musset]]
*[[Peter Wellgo]]
*[[Pierre Gosetti]]
*[[Plum Mordosié]]
*[[Rini Calculed]]
*[[Rouen Nalberia]]
*Unnamed French President<ref name=IndexV18Ch6Pt1/>
|}
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==Trivia==
*In the world of ''Toaru Majutsu no Index'', France has retained its long-held animosity against the United Kingdom, unlike in the real world where that particular animosity has mostly gone.

==External Links==
*{{W|France|France (Wikipedia article)}}

==References==
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