List of companies of France

France is a country whose territory consists of metropolitan France in western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories. A member of the Group of 7 (formerly G8) leading industrialised countries, as of 2014^[update], it is ranked as the world's ninth-largest and the EU's second-largest economy by purchasing power parity.^[1] With 31 of the 500 biggest companies in the world in 2015, France ranks fourth in the Fortune Global 500, ahead of Germany and the UK.^[2] According to the World Trade Organization (WTO), in 2009 France was the world's sixth-largest exporter and the fourth-largest importer of manufactured goods.^[3]^[4]

French companies have maintained key positions in the insurance and banking industries: Axa is the world's largest insurance company. The leading French banks are BNP Paribas and the Crédit agricole, ranking as the world's largest and sixth-largest banks in 2010^[5] (by assets), while the Société Générale group was ranked the world's eighth-largest in 2009.

For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations, see "Business entities in France".

Largest firms

This list shows firms in the Fortune Global 500, which ranks firms by total revenues reported before 31 March 2017.^[6] Only the top five firms (if available) are included as a sample.

Rank	Name	2016 revenues (USD $M)	Employees	Notes
25	Axa	$143,722	97,707	Paris-based multinational insurance firm diversified into investments and other financial services. Notable subsidiaries include Axa UK, Axa Ireland, Axa PPP Healthcare, Axa Bank Europe, Axa Equitable Life Insurance Company (USA), and Ardian.
30	TotalEnergies	$127,925	102,168	Multinational integrated crude oil and natural gas company, including exploration, production, power generation, transportation, refining, marketing, and international oil and product trading.
43	BNP Paribas	$109,026	184,839	International banking group and one of the largest banks in the world. Currently serves more than 30 million customers in four primary domestic markets: France, Belgium, Italy and Luxembourg.
67	Carrefour	$87,112	384,151	French multinational retailer which operates one of the largest hypermarket chains in the world. The firm is headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt.
80	Crédit Agricole	$80,258	70,830	international full-service banking group based on a network of cooperative and mutual banks. The firm has a historical foundation based in farming.

Notable firms

This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.

Notable companies
Status: P=Private, S=State; A=Active, D=Defunct
Name	Industry	Sector	Headquarters	Founded	Notes	Status
Name	Industry	Sector	Headquarters	Founded	Notes
Accor	Consumer services	Hospitality	Paris	1967	Hotels	P	A
Aéropostale	Consumer services	Airlines	Toulouse	1918	Aviation, defunct 1933	P	D
Aérospatiale-Matra	Industrials	Defense	Paris^[7]	1999	Military contractor, defunct 2000	P	D
Air France-KLM	Consumer services	Airlines	Tremblay-en-France	2004	Aviation	P	A
Airbus	Industrials	Aerospace	Toulouse	1970	Aeronautical products	P	A
Air Liquide	Industrial	Chemical	Paris	1902	Industrial gas	P	A
Alcatel-Lucent	Technology	Telecommunications equipment	Boulogne-Billancourt	2006	Defunct 2016, now part of Nokia (Finland)	P	D
Ales Groupe	Consumer goods	Personal products	Paris	1969	Cosmetics	P	A
Alstom	Industrials	Railroads	Saint-Ouen	1928	Railway transport	P	A
Altran	Industrials	Business support services	Paris	1982	Engineering consulting, part of Capgemini	P	A
Alten	Technology	Software and Computer Services	Computer Services	Boulogne-Billancourt	1988	P	A
Arianespace	Industrials	Aerospace	Courcouronnes	1980	Commercial launch provider, part of ArianeGroup	P	A
ArianeGroup	Industrials	Aerospace & defense	Issy-les-Moulineaux	2015	Aerospace, defense and security, joint venture between Airbus and Safran	P	A
Arkane Studios	Technology	Software	Lyon	1999	Video games	P	A
Arte	Consumer services	Broadcasting & entertainment	Strasburg	1991	French - German television	P	A
Astrium	Industrials	Aerospace	Paris	2006	Aerospace manufacturer, defunct 2013	P	D
AT Internet	Technology	Internet	Bordeaux	1995	Web analytics	P	A
Atari SA	Technology	Software	Paris	1983	Video games, formerly known as Infogrames	P	A
Atisreal	Financials	Real estate services	Levallois-Perret	2003	Property consultancy, defunct 2009	P	D
Atos	Technology	Software	Bezons	1988	Software and IT consulting	P	A
Auchan	Consumer services	Food retailers & wholesalers	Croix	1961	Retail food, supermarkets	P	A
Axa	Financials	Full line insurance	Paris	1817	Life, property insurance	P	A
Babolat	Consumer goods	Recreational products	Lyon	1875	Sports equipment	P	A
Baccarat	Consumer goods	Durable household products	Paris	1764	Glassware, fine crystal	P	A
Banijay	Consumer services	Broadcasting & entertainment	Paris	2008	Film and TV production and distribution	P	A
Banque de l'Indochine	Financials	Banks	Paris	1875	Defunct 1974, now part of Crédit Agricole	P	D
Bel Group	Consumer goods	Food products	Paris	1865	Cheese	P	A
BNP Paribas	Financials	Banks	Paris	1848	Banking group	P	A
Bolloré	Industrials	Delivery services	Puteaux	1822	Logistics	P	A
Bonduelle	Consumer goods	Food products	Villeneuve d'Ascq	1853	Food	P	A
Bouygues Telecom	Telecommunications	Mobile telecommunications	Paris	1994	Part of Bouygues	P	A
Bouygues	Conglomerates	-	Paris	1952	Telecommunications, industrials, travel & leisure	P	A
Brittany Ferries	Industrials	Marine transportation	Roscoff	1972	Ferries	P	A
Bugatti Automobiles	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Molsheim	1998	Part of Bugatti Rimac (Croatia)	P	A
Canal+	Consumer services	Broadcasting & entertainment	Issy-les-Moulineaux	1984	Television, part of Vivendi	P	A
Capgemini	Industrials	Business support services	Paris	1967	Technology consulting	P	A
Carrefour	Consumer services	Food retailers & wholesalers	Boulogne-Billancourt	1958	Hypermarkets	P	A
Cartier	Consumer goods	Clothing & accessories	Saint-Ouen	1847	Jewelry, watches	P	A
Celio	Consumer services	Apparel retailers	Paris	1978	Clothing retailer	P	A
Chanel	Consumer goods	Clothing & accessories	Neuilly-sur-Seine	1909	Fashion	P	A
Chantelle	Consumer goods	Clothing & accessories	Cachan	1876	Lingerie, apparel	P	A
Christian Dior SE	Consumer goods	Clothing & accessories	Paris	1946	Luxury goods	P	A
Citroën	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Rueil-Malmaison	1919	Part of Stellantis (Netherlands)	P	A
CMA CGM	Industrials	Delivery services	Marseille	1978	Shipping	P	A
Com One group	Technology	Telecommunications equipment	Cestas	1987		P	D
Crédit Agricole	Financials	Banks	Montrouge	1894	Banking network	P	A
Crédit Commercial de France	Financials	Banks	Paris	1894	Commercial bank, now HSBC France part of HSBC (UK)	P	D
Crédit Mutuel	Financials	Banks	Paris	1882	Banking group	P	A
Conforama	Consumer services	Retail	Saint-Priest	1967	Europe's second largest home furnishment company	P	A
Crédit Foncier de France	Financials	Banks	Charenton-le-Pont	1852	Bank, part of Groupe BPCE	P	A
Crédit Lyonnais	Financials	Banks	Paris	1863	Defunct, now part of Crédit Agricole	P	D
Criteo	Technology	Internet	Paris	2005	Online advertising	P	A
Danone	Consumer goods	Food products	Paris	1919	Food and dairy	P	A
Dassault Systèmes	Technology	Software	Vélizy-Villacoublay	1981	Software	P	A
Debacq & Cie	Consumer goods	Clothing & accessories	Paris	1812	Jewelry, watches	P	A
Decathlon	Consumer goods	Clothing & accessories	Villeneuve-d'Ascq	1976	Clothing and sportswear	P	A
Dexia	Financials	Banks	Paris	1996	Franco-Belgian, defunct	P	D
Diptyque	Consumer goods	Personal products	Paris	1961	Luxury goods	P	A
E.Leclerc	Consumer services	Cooperative society	Ivry-sur-Seine	1948	Retailer	P	A
Edenred	Industrials	Specialized consumer services	Paris	2010	Food services and facilities	P	A
Éditions Philippe Amaury	Consumer services	Publishing	Boulogne-Billancourt	1944	Newspaper, television	P	A
Électricité de France (EDF)	Utilities	Conventional electricity	Paris	1946	Power generation	S	A
Elf Aquitaine	Oil & gas	Exploration & production	Courbevoie^[8]	1967	Merged into TotalEnergies in 2003.	P	D
Engie	Utilities	Electricity generation	La Défense	2008	Merger of Gaz de France and Suez	P	A
EssilorLuxottica	Healthcare, Eyewear	Optical lenses, sunglasses, and prescription eyewear	Charenton-le-Pont	1849	Optical lenses, eyeglass frames, sunglasses	P	A
Eutelsat	Telecommunications	Mobile telecommunications	Paris	1977	Satellite provider	P	A
Fnac	Consumer services	Specialty retailers	Ivry-sur-Seine	1954	Retail chain	P	A
Framatome	Nuclear industries	Nuclear engineering	Courbevoie	1958	Nuclear reactors	S	A
Galeries Lafayette	Consumer services	Broadline retailers	Paris	1912	Department store chain	P	A
Gameloft	Technology	Software	Paris	2000	Video games, part of Vivendi	P	A
Gandi	Technology	Internet	Paris	1999	Domain name registrar	P	A
Gaumont	Consumer services	Broadcasting & entertainment	Neuilly-sur-Seine	1895	Film studio	P	A
Genset	Health care	Biotechnology	Paris	1989	Defunct 2002, now part of Merck Serono (Germany)	P	D
Getlink	Industrials	Transportation services	Paris	1986	Infrastructure, operates Channel Tunnel	P	A
Groupe BPCE	Financials	Banks	Paris	2009	Bank	P	A
Groupe Bull	Technology	Computer hardware	Les Clayes-sous-Bois	1931	Part of Atos	P	A
Groupe Casino	Consumer services	Broadline retailer	Saint-Étienne	1898	Retailer	P	A
Groupe SEB	Consumer goods	Consumer electronics	Ecully	1857	Small appliances	P	A
Hachette	Consumer services	Publishing	Paris	1826	Publisher, part of Lagardère Group	P	A
Hachette Filipacchi Médias	Consumer services	Publishing	Paris	1826	Magazine publisher, part of Lagardère Group	P	A
Havas	Consumer services	Media agencies	Paris	1968	Advertising and PR	P	A
Hermès	Consumer goods	Clothing & accessories	Paris	1837	Luxury goods	P	A
Hutchinson SA	Industrials	Diversified industrials	Paris	1853	Diversified manufacturing	P	A
Iliad SA	Telecommunications	Fixed line telecommunications	Paris	1990	Telecom	P	A
JCDecaux	Industrials	Electronic equipment	Neuilly-sur-Seine	1964	Display and advertising equipment	P	A
Keolis	Consumer services	Travel & tourism	Paris	2001	Transport group	P	A
Kering	Consumer goods	Clothing & accessories	Paris	1963	Luxury goods (formerly known as PPR)	P	A
La Poste	Industrials	Delivery services	Paris	1991	Postal services	P	A
Laboratoires Expanscience	Health care	Pharmaceuticals	Paris	1950	Pharma and cosmetics	P	A
Lacoste	Consumer goods	Clothing & accessories	Troyes	1933	Clothing	P	A
Lactalis	Consumer goods	Food products	Laval	1933	Dairy	P	A
Lafarge	Industrials	Building materials & fixtures	Paris	1833	Construction and concrete, part of LafargeHolcim	P	A
Lafuma	Consumer goods	Recreational products	Paris	1930	Outdoor equipment	P	A
Lagardère Group	Consumer services	Broadcasting & entertainment	Paris	1922	Media conglomerate	P	A
Lancôme	Consumer goods	Personal products	Paris	1935	Cosmetics, part of L'Oréal	P	A
Le Zèbre	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Suresnes	1907	Automobiles, defunct 1931	P	D
L'Oréal	Consumer goods	Personal products	Clichy	1909	Cosmetics	P	A
Louis Vuitton	Consumer goods	Clothing & accessories	Paris	1854	Part of LVMH	P	A
LVMH	Consumer goods	Clothing & accessories	Paris	1987	Luxury goods group	P	A
Mandriva	Technology	Software	Paris	1995	Software, defunct 2015	P	D
Manuloc	Industrials	Logistics	Metz	1964	Forklifts	P	D
Société nationale maritime Corse Méditerranée	Industrials	Marine transportation	Marseille	1969	Ferries, defunct 2015, now Corsica Linea	P	D
Matra Marconi Space	Industrials	Aerospace	Toulouse	1996	Defunct 2000, now EADS Astrium	P	D
Matra	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Romorantin-Lanthenay	1964	Defunct 2003, now part of Lagardère Group	P	D
Mavic	Consumer goods	Recreational products	Annecy	1889	Bicycle parts, part of Salomon Group	P	A
MC2	Technology	Software	Montrouge	1985	Video games, merged with Microids	P	D
Michelin	Consumer goods	Tires	Clermont-Ferrand	1889	Tires	P	A
Microids	Technology	Software	Montreuil	1984	Video games, part of Anuman	P	A
Montagut	Consumer goods	Clothing & accessories	Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut	1880	Clothing	P	A
MoonScoop Group	Consumer services	Broadcasting & entertainment	Paris	2003	Animation production, defunct 2014	P	D
Motul	Basic materials	Speciality chemicals	Aubervilliers	1853	Lubricants	P	A
Naval Group	Industrials	Defense	Paris	1631	Shipyards	P	A
Neyco	Industrials	Diversified industrials	Vanves	1956	Vacuum, Material and Thin Film	P	A
Norauto	Consumer goods	Auto parts	Lesquin	1970	Car parts and repairs	P	A
Orange S.A.	Telecommunications	Mobile telecommunications	Paris	1988	Telecom	P	A
Orano	Nuclear industries	Nuclear cycle	Courbevoie	2017	Uranium, nuclear fuel, nuclear recycling	S	A
Oxbow	Consumer goods	Recreational products	Mérignac	1985	Sporting goods, part of Lafuma	P	A
Parrot SA	Industrials	Diversified industrials	Paris	1994	Manufacturing	P	A
Pathé	Consumer services	Broadcasting & entertainment	Paris	1896	Cinema, film equipment and production	P	A
Pentalog	Industrials	Business support services	Orléans	1993	Offshoring, business support	P	A
Pernod Ricard	Consumer goods	Distillers & vintners	Paris	1975	Distilled beverages	P	A
Peugeot	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Rueil-Malmaison	1810	Car manufacturer, part of Stellantis (Netherlands)	P	A
PSA Group	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Rueil-Malmaison	1976	Merged with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to form Stellantis	P	D
Publicis	Industrials	Business support services	Paris	1926	Marketing and PR	P	A
Quantic Dream	Technology	Software	Paris	1997	Video games	P	A
RATP Group	Consumer services	Travel & tourism	Paris	1948	Public transport	S	A
Renault	Consumer goods	Automobiles	Boulogne-Billancourt	1899	Car manufacturer	P	A
Rexel	Industrials	Electrical components & equipment	Paris	1967	Commercial equipment	P	A
Rhodia	Basic materials	Specialty chemicals	La Défense	1998	Chemicals, part of Solvay S.A. (Belgium)	P	A
Rhône-Poulenc	Basic materials	Specialty chemicals	Paris	1928	Chemical, merged with Hoechst AG to form Aventis	P	D
Safran	Industrials	Aerospace	Paris	2005	Aircraft engines	P	A
SAGEM	Technology	Telecommunications equipment	Paris	1924	Defunct 2005, now Safran	P	D
Saint-Gobain	Industrials	Building materials & fixtures	La Défense	1665	Building materials	P	A
Salomon Group	Consumer goods	Recreational products	Épagny-Metz-Tessy	1947	Sports equipment	P	A
Sanofi	Health care	Pharmaceuticals	Paris	2004	Formed by merger of Sanofi-Synthélabo and Aventis (the original incarnation of Sanofi was established in 1973)	P	A
Schneider Electric	Industrials	Electrical components & equipment	Rueil-Malmaison	1836	Energy and automation equipment	P	A
SCOR SE	Financials	Reinsurance	Paris	1970	Reinsurance	P	A
SDV International Logistics	Industrials	Delivery services	Puteaux	1885	Logistics	P	A
Sephora	Consumer services	Specialty retailers	Paris	1969	Cosmetic retailer	P	A
Servier	Health care	Pharmaceuticals	Suresnes	1954	Pharmaceuticals	P	A
SFR	Telecommunications	Fixed line telecommunications	Paris	1987	Telecom, ISP, owned by Altice	P	A
Sigfox	Technology	Telecommunications equipment	Labège	2009	Wireless devices	P	A
SNCF	Consumer services	Travel & tourism	Saint-Denis	1938	Passenger rail	S	A
Snecma	Industrials	Aerospace	Courcouronnes	1945	Engines, part of Safran	P	A
Société Bic	Consumer goods	Nondurable household products	Clichy	1945	Consumer goods	P	A
Société Générale	Financials	Banks	La Défense	1864	Banking and financial services	P	A
Sodexo	Industrials	Specialized consumer services	Issy-les-Moulineaux	1966	Food services and facilities	P	A
Sogeti	Technology	Software	Paris	2002	IT consulting, part of Capgemini	P	A
Sopra Steria	Technology	Software	Annecy	1968	Consulting and development	P	A
Suez	Utilities	Multiutilities	Paris	1997	Utilities, defunct 2008	P	D
Technicolor SA	Consumer services	Broadcasting & entertainment	Issy-les-Moulineaux	1893	Media support	P	A
Technip	Industrials	Business support services	Paris	1958	Business support, merged into TechnipFMC (UK)	P	D
TF1 Group	Consumer services	Broadcasting & entertainment	Boulogne-Billancourt	1987	Media holdings	P	A
Thales Group	Industrials	Aerospace	La Défense	2000	Aerospace electrical	P	A
Thomson-CSF	Industrials	Defense	Paris	1879	Merged into Thales Group	P	D
TotalEnergies	Oil & gas	Integrated oil & gas	Courbevoie	1924	Petrolueum	P	A
Ubisoft	Technology	Software	Rennes	1986	Video games	P	A
Veolia	Utilities	Water	Paris	1853	Water utilities and treatment	P	A
Vinci SA	Industrials	Heavy construction	Rueil-Malmaison	1899	Construction	P	A
Vivendi	Consumer services	Broadcasting & entertainment	Paris	1853	Mass media	P	A
Waterman	Consumer goods	Nondurable household products	Paris	1884	Pens, part of Sanford L.P. (US)	P	A
Yoplait	Consumer goods	Food products	Boulogne-Billancourt	1965	Yogurt	P	A