This is a list of companies from France. See lists of companies for lists of companies from other countries. A corporation is a legal person which, while being composed of natural persons, exists completely separately from them. ... This is an incomplete list of lists of companies. ...

A

• Aaton
• Accor
• ACMAT
• Areva
• AGF
• Air France-KLM
  • Air France
• Air Liquide
• Aixam
• Alcatel
• Alstom
• Altran
• Antefilms Production
• Arcelor
• Areva
• Arianespace
• Arkane Studios
• Atlas Telecom
• Atos Origin
• Auchan
• Automobiles Venturi
• AXA

Aaton is a motion picture equipment manufacturer, based in Grenoble, France. ... Accor (Euronext: AC) is a large French multinational corporation, part of the CAC 40 index, whose main business is running chains of hotels and restaurants. ... ACMAT (Ateliers de Construction Mécanique de LAtlantique), also known as ALM-ACMAT, is a French producer of cross-country and tactical military vehicles since 1958. ... A screencapture of Arevas cel-shaded animation television advertisement AREVA (Euronext: CEI) is a France-based multinational industrial conglomerate that deals in energy, especially in nuclear power. ... AGF (Euronext: AGF) is a French insurance company, based in Paris (HQ: rue Richelieu). ... Air France Airbus A320 Part of the KLM fleet at Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam Air France-KLM (Euronext Paris: AF, NYSE: AKH) is an airline company incorporated under French law with its headquarters at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport near Paris. ... Air France Boeing 747 Air France (Compagnie Nationale Air France) is a subsidiary of Air France-KLM. Before its merger with KLM, it was the national airline of France, employing 71,654 people (as of January 2005). ... Founded in 1902, Air Liquide is the world leader in industrial and medical gases and related services. ... Aixam - Mega is a French automobile manufacturer based in Aix-les-Bains. ... Alcatel SA is a global company, headquartered in France that provides hardware, software and services to telecommunications service providers and enterprises. ... Alstom (formerly GEC-Alsthom) (Euronext: ALO) is a large French company whose businesses are power generation and manufacturing trains (e. ... W.S. Brown, Bell Labs, ca. ... The MoonScoop Group is a French company that creates and publishes cartoons. ... Arcelor S.A. (Euronext: LOR) is the worlds largest steel producer in terms of turnover and the second largest in terms of steel output, with a turnover of 30. ... A screencapture of Arevas cel-shaded animation television advertisement AREVA (Euronext: CEI) is a France-based multinational industrial conglomerate that deals in energy, especially in nuclear power. ... Founded in 1980, Arianespace SA undertakes the production, operation and marketing of the Ariane 4 and Ariane 5 rocket launchers as part of the Ariane programme. ... Arkane Studios is a video game developer based in Lyon, France. ... Atlas Telecom is a worldwide communications company founded in France but currently based in Bermuda. ... Atos Origin, SA (Euronext: ATO) is an international IT corporation which operates in more than 50 countries worldwide, with about 47,000 employees. ... Auchan SA is an international retail group and multinational corporation headquartered in Lille, France. ... Automobiles Venturi is a French manufacturer of sports cars. ... AXA SA is a French insurance company engaged in financial protection and wealth management. ...

B

• Baccarat
• Beurger King Muslim
• BIC Corporation
• Biospace Instruments
• Biospace Mesures
• BNP Paribas
  • BNP Paribas Hong Kong
• Bouygues
  • Bouygues Télécom
• Breguet (watch), owned by The Swatch Group, Ltd.
• Brittany Ferries
• BSIP, Photo agency
• Bugatti registered office located in France but now owned by Volkswagen on Germany.
• Bull

Baccarat Crystal is a manufacturer of fine crystal located in Baccarat, France. ... Beurger King Muslim (or BKM) is a fast-food restaurant launched in July 2005 offering burgers, fries, sundaes, cola and doughnuts. ... Bic Corporation is a company based in Clichy, France, founded in 1945, best known for making inexpensive disposable products including cigarette lighters, magnets, ballpoint pens, and shaving razors. ... BNP Paribas (Euronext: BNP, TYO: 8665 ) is one of the main banks in Europe and France. ... BNP Paribas Hong Kong and BNP Paribas Private Bank are subsidiaries of BNP Paribas and licensed banks in Hong Kong. ... The Bouygues group is a French industrial group founded in 1952 by Francis Bouygues and since 1989 led by his son Martin Bouygues. ... The Bouygues Télécom (formerly Brioches La Boulangère) is a French professional road racing team and is part of the UCI ProTour. ... A Breguet Classique watch with tourbillon Breguet is a French fine watch making establishment, founded by Abraham Louis Breguet in Paris in 1775. ... The Swatch Group Ltd. ... Brittany Ferries is a French ferry company that runs ships between France, the UK, Ireland and Spain. ... Bugatti is one of the most celebrated marques of automobile and one of the most exclusive Italian car producers of all time. ... Volkswagen Group (DE0007664005) (TYO: 7659 ) is a German automobile manufacturer. ... Groupe Bull (also known as Bull Computer or, informally, as Bull) is a French computer company based in Paris. ...

C-D

• Canal+
• Capgemini
• Carrefour
• Casino Guichard
• Ceca specialty chemicals
• Chantelle
• Christian Dior
• CMA CGM
• Crédit Agricole
  • Calyon
  • CLSA
  • Crédit Lyonnais
• Crédit Foncier de France
• Cyfac
• Danone
• Dassault Group
  • Dassault Aviation
  • Dassault Systemes
• DCN
• Dexia

The title of this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Capgemini (Euronext: CAP) is one of the worlds largest IT, Consulting, Outsourcing and Professional services companies with 60,000 staff operating out of more than 30 countries. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Casino Guichard is a large French multinational company, part of CAC 40 index, whose main business is with retail and distribution in megamart. ... ‎ CECA, subsidiary of the Arkema group, is an international actor in the domain of chemical specialties. ... Chantelle is the name of a French underwear company. ... Christian Dior SA is a French clothing retailer. ... CMA CGM S.A. is a French container transportation and shipping company, founded by M. Jacques R. Saadé. It is the largest container shipping company in France and the fifth largest container company in the world. ... Logo Credit Agricole Crédit Agricole SA (CASA) (Euronext: ACA) is the largest banking group in France, fourth biggest in Europe and the sixth largest in the world according to Global Finance magazine. ... Calyon (Official name :Calyon Corporate and Investment Bank) is the corporate and investment banking subsidiary of the Crédit Agricole (CA) banking group, serving clients both in its core market in France and abroad. ... CLSA Limited (formerly Crédit Lyonnais Securities Asia) is the Asian securities brokerage and research company of Calyon, the investment banking arm of Crédit Agricole. ... Crédit Lyonnais is a French bank. ... Crédit Foncier de France is a national mortgage bank of France. ... Cyfac is a manufacturer of road cycling racing frames based in La Fuye, France. ... Groupe Danone SA is an international food products company with its central headquarters in France, specializing in dairy products, especially famous for its yoghurt. ... The Dassault Group is a French group of companies led by Serge Dassault. ... Dassault Aviation is a French aircraft manufacturer of military, regional and business jets. ... Dassault Systemes (Dassault Systèmes S.A.) (Pronounced - Dasoh) ((Nasdaq: DASTY; Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA)) is a leading company specializing in 3D and PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) software. ... Direction des Constructions Navales (DCN) is based in France and is one of Europes leading shipbuilders. ... Dexia (Euronext: DEXB, Euronext: DX) is a Belgian-French financial institution, specialized in public finance. ...

E-K

• EADS
  • EADS Astrium
  • EADS SPACE Transportation
• Éditions Philippe Amaury
  • Amaury Sport Organisation
• Électricité de France (EDF)
• Essilor
• Eurotunnel
• France Télécom
  • Orange
  • Wanadoo
• Galeries Lafayette
• GFI Informatique
• Hachette
  • Hachette Filipacchi Media
  • Hachette Livre
• Hermès
• HSBC SA, part of HSBC
• Iliad
  • Free
• Infogrames
• JCDecaux
• Keolis

The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS N.V. (EADS) is a large European aerospace corporation, formed by the merger on July 10, 2000 of Aérospatiale-Matra of France, Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA) of Spain, and DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG (DASA) of Germany. ... Astrium Satellites, one of the three business units of Astrium, this company being a subsidiary of EADS, is an European space manufacturer involved in the manufacture of spacecraft used for science, Earth observation and telecommunication, as well as the equipment and subsystems used therein and related ground systems. ... EADS SPACE Transportation (acronym: EADS-ST) was formed in June 2003 from the Space Infrastructure division of Astrium (whose core was originally ERNO) and the EADS Launch Vehicles division (formerly Aerospatiales Space division). ... Éditions Philippe Amaury (EPA), also known as Groupe EPA or the Amaury Group, is a French media group. ... The Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) is part of the French media group, EPA (Philippe Amaury Publications), and is well-known as the organiser of various major sporting events, including the Tour de France and Paris-Nice professional cycle road races, and the Paris-Dakar Rally. ... Électricité de France (EDF) is the main electricity generation and distribution company in France. ... Essilor is an ophthalmic optical firm, listed on the CAC 40. ... Eurotunnel plc (in the UK) and Eurotunnel SA (in France) make up the Eurotunnel Group, founded in August 1986, which manages and operates the Channel Tunnel between the UK and France. ... France Télécom (Euronext: FTE, NYSE: FTE) (often spelled France Telecom, without the accents, in non-French text) is the main telecommunication company in France. ... Orange SA is a major mobile phone operator. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Orange SA. (Discuss) Wanadoo logo Wanadoo is the former name of the ISP division of Orange SA. , which is a subsidiary of France Télécom. ... The Galeries Lafayette is a French department store company. ... Hachette is a large French media group, now a multinational. ... Hachette Filipacchi Médias, S.A. (HFM) is the largest magazine publisher in the world. ... Hachette Livre is the largest publisher in France. ... Hermès (in English generally pronounced ) is a high end leather goods and ready-to-wear manufacturer and retailer based in Paris, France. ... HSBC SA was formed on 1st November 2005 when CCF SA (Crédit Commercial de France) along with subsidiary companies UBP, Banque de Picardie and Banque Hervet rebranded as HSBC. // CCF joins the HSBC Group CCF was operating with 650 branches and assets of €69 billion by the end of... HSBC Holdings plc (LSE: HSBA, SEHK: 005, NYSE: HBC, Euronext: HSBC, BSX: 1077223879) is one of the largest banking groups in the world, ranked the fifth-largest company and third-largest banking company in the world in Forbes Global 2000. ... The Iliad (Ancient Greek , Ilias) is, together with the Odyssey, one of the two principal ancient Greek epic poems. ... Free is a French Internet Service Provider (ISP), which is a subsidiary of the Iliad Group. ... Infogrames Entertainment SA (IESA) is an international holding company headquartered in Lyon, France. ... JCDecaux Group is a multinational corporation based in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, that is active primarily in advertising. ... Keolis is a French transport group based in Paris. ...

L-Q

• La Poste
• Lafarge
• Lagardère Group
• Lancôme
• LOOK
• L'Oréal
• LVMH
• Mecca-Cola
• Michelin
• Montagut
• neuf cegetel
• Nicolas
• NYCO
• Open Web Solutions
• Pentalog
• Pernod Ricard
• Pierre Fabre Group
• PPR
• PSA Peugeot Citroën, with marques:
  • Citroën
  • Peugeot
• Publicis
• Quantic Dream

La Poste is the mail service of France, which also operates postal services in the French Overseas Departments of Réunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana, and the territorial collectivities of Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Mayotte. ... Lafarge (Euronext: LG, NYSE: LR) is a French industrial company specializing in five major products: Cement, construction aggregates, concrete, gypsum wallboard, and roofing tile. ... Lagardère SCA is a large French group of companies, diversified in publishing and aerospace, formerly known as Matra. ... Lancôme Paris is a leading international manufacturer and marketer of perfume, cosmetic, and skin care products. ... LOOK, established at Nevers, France in 1951, was originally a ski equipment manufacturer. ... The LOréal Group Euronext: FR0000120321, headquartered in Clichy, France, is the worlds leading cosmetics and beauty company. ... LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A. (Euronext: MC), usually shortened to LVMH, is a French holding company and the worlds largest luxury goods conglomerate. ... Mecca-Cola is a cola-flavoured carbonated beverage. ... Michelin (full name: Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin) (Euronext: ML) based in Clermont-Ferrand, France in the Auvergne région of France, is primarily a tyre manufacturer. ... Montagut is a clothing company located in Auzene Valley, France. ... A Nicolas store in Paris. ... NYCO Synthetic Lubricants NYCO is an independent company which specialises in the development, manufacturing and sales of civil and military synthetic lubricants for aviation as well as esters and lubricants for automotive and industrial applications. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Pernod Ricard is a French company producing alcoholic beverages. ... Pierre Fabre Group is a multinational pharmaceutical and cosmetics company based in Castres, France, near Toulouse. ... PPR is a French multinational holding company specializing in retail shops and luxury brands. ... PSA Peugeot Citroën (PSA) is a vehicle company that owns the marques Peugeot and Citroën. ... Citroën is a French automobile manufacturer, started in 1919 by André Citroën, today part of PSA Peugeot Citroën. ... Peugeot is a major French car brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citroën. ... Publicis Groupe is a multinational advertising and communications company based in France. ... David Cage created Quantic Dream in 1997. ...

R-S

• RATP
• Renault
  • Renault Trucks
• SAFRAN
  • Snecma
• Saint-Gobain
• Salomon Group
  • Mavic
• Sanofi-Aventis - merger of Sanofi-Synthélabo and Aventis in 2004
• Schlumberger Limited - incorporated in the Netherlands Antilles
• Schneider Electric
• SFR
• SNCF
• SNCM
• Société Générale
  • Boursorama
  • SG Cowen
• Sodexho
• STMicroelectronics
• SUEZ

Métro trains entering Église dAuteuil station The Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP) is the major transit authority responsible for public transportation in Paris and its environs. ... Renault S.A. is a French vehicle manufacturer producing cars, vans, buses, tractors and trucks. ... Renault Trucks is a French truck manufacturer, owned by Volvo. ... For the lead singer of Republica see Saffron Saffron is the name given to the dried stigmata and part of the style of the saffron crocus, traditionally called Crocus sativus, which are harvested, dried, and used for cooking. ... Société Nationale dÉtude et de Construction de Moteurs dAviation or SNÉCMA is one of the worlds leading aerospace corporations, specialized in propulsion, equipment and associated services. ... St. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Bicycle with Mavic CXP 14 rims Mavic is a French bicycle parts manufacturer whose name is an acronym for Manufacture dArticles Vélocipédiques Idoux et Chanel founded by Charles Idoux and Lucien Chanel. ... Sanofi-aventis (Euronext: SAN, NYSE: SNY), headquartered in Paris, France, is the worlds third largest company in the pharmaceutical industry behind Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline but above Johnson & Johnson, Merck, AstraZeneca and Novartis. ... Sanofi-Synthélabo was formed in 1999 when Sanofi merged with Synthélabo. ... Aventis was formed in 1999 when Rhône-Poulenc S.A. merged with Hoechst AG. The merged company was based in Strasbourg, France. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Schlumberger Limited is the worlds largest multinational oilfield services corporation, incorporated in the Netherlands Antilles. ... Schneider Electric is a large, worldwide company of French Origin. ... Société Française de Radiotéléphonie is a French mobile phone company. ... An SNCF multiple unit. ... SNCM (Société Nationale Maritime Corse Méditerranée) is a ferries company operating in the Mediterranean sea. ... Société Générale (Euronext: GLE) is one of the main banks in France (one of the three oldest). ... Boursorama was set up in 1995 and is one of Europes leading online brokers. ... SG Cowen, the US Investment bank specialised in Technology and Healthcare,is part of Société Générale Group, one of Europes most profitable banks. ... Sodexho Alliance, or simply Sodexho, (Euronext: SW, NYSE: SDX) is a French multinational corporation and one of the largest foodservice companies in the world. ... STMicroelectronics is an international leading supplier of semiconductors. ... SUEZ (Euronext: SZE, NYSE: SZE) is a leading French-based multinational corporation, with operations primarily in water, electricity and natural gas supply, and waste management. ...

T-V

• Technip Corporation
• TF1 Group
• Thales Group - renamed from Thomson-CSF in 2000
• Thomson - renamed from Thomson Multimedia in 2002, and marketed as RCA and General Electric Electronics in the USA
• Total
• Ubisoft
• Veolia Environnement
• VINCI
• Vivendi Universal

TF1 is a private French TV network, controlled by the Bouygues group. ... The Thales Group is a global electronics company serving aerospace, defence, and information technology markets worldwide. ... Thomson-CSF was a major electronics and defense contractor. ... This article concerns the media and entertainment company. ... For other uses, see RCA (disambiguation). ... GE redirects here. ... Total SA (Euronext: FP, NYSE: TOT) is a French oil company headquartered in Paris, France, and one of the top four oil companies in the world (along with Royal Dutch Shell, BP, and ExxonMobil). ... Ubisoft Entertainment (formerly Ubi Soft) is a computer and video game publisher and developer with headquarters in Montreuil, France. ... Veolia Environnement SA is a leading French-based company with activities in four main areas - water, waste management, energy and transport services. ... VINCI (Euronext: DG) is a French construction company, formerly called Société Générale dEnterprises. ... Vivendi Universal (VU) is a French conglomerate active in media and communications with activities in music, television and film, publishing, telecommunications and the Internet. ...

Former companies

Companies that merged and were renamed or companies that have disappeared:

• Aéropostale
• Aérospatiale-Matra
• Aventis - merged to become Sanofi-Aventis
• Banque de l'Indochine - now part of Crédit Agricole
• Company of One Hundred Associates
• Crédit Commercial de France, now HSBC SA part of HSBC Holdings plc
• Elf Aquitaine - now part of Total
• Genset - now part of Serono
• Matra, now part of Lagardere
• Matra Marconi Space, now EADS Astrium
• SAGEM - Merged with SNECMA to become SAFRAN
• Sanofi-Synthélabo - merged to become Sanofi-Aventis
• SNECMA Moteurs
• Thomson-CSF, now part of Thales
• Vivendi - split into Vivendi Universal and Veolia Environnement

Aéropostale (formally, Compagnie générale aéropostale) was a pioneering French aviation company. ... Aérospatiale-Matra was a European missile and aircraft manufacturer. ... Aventis was formed in 1999 when Rhône-Poulenc S.A. merged with Hoechst AG. The merged company was based in Strasbourg, France. ... Sanofi-aventis (Euronext: SAN, NYSE: SNY), headquartered in Paris, France, is the worlds third largest company in the pharmaceutical industry behind Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline but above Johnson & Johnson, Merck, AstraZeneca and Novartis. ... Banque de lIndochine was a note-issuing bank established in 1875 for the territories of France in Asia. ... The Company of One Hundred Associates was a business enterprise created at a time when all territories explored by the French and seized as a part of the French colonial empire were the property of the King of France. ... Crédit Commercial de France (CCF) is a commercial bank in France. ... HSBC SA was formed on 1st November 2005 when CCF SA (Crédit Commercial de France) along with subsidiary companies UBP, Banque de Picardie and Banque Hervet rebranded as HSBC. // CCF joins the HSBC Group CCF was operating with 650 branches and assets of €69 billion by the end of... HSBC logo HSBC Holdings PLC (NYSE: HBC), (LSE: HSBA) , (HKSE: 005) , (Euronext: HSBC) , is one of the largest banking groups in the world. ... Elf logo Elf Aquitaine is a former French oil company merged with TotalFina to form TotalFinaElf. ... Genset, a biotechnology company, was established in 1989 in Paris, France with Pascal Brandys as its first president. ... Serono is a biotechnology company headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. ... Mécanique Avion TRAction or Matra is a French company covering a wide range of activities mainly related to aeronautics and weaponry which today operates as the Lagardère Group. ... Matra Marconi Space (MMS) was a Franco-British aerospace company. ... Astrium Satellites, one of the three business units of Astrium, this company being a subsidiary of EADS, is an European space manufacturer involved in the manufacture of spacecraft used for science, Earth observation and telecommunication, as well as the equipment and subsystems used therein and related ground systems. ... SAGEM (Société d’Applications Générales de l’Electricité et de la Mécanique) was a major French company involved in defence electronics, consumer electronics and communication systems. ... Sanofi-Synthélabo was formed in 1999 when Sanofi merged with Synthélabo. ... Sanofi-aventis (Euronext: SAN, NYSE: SNY), headquartered in Paris, France, is the worlds third largest company in the pharmaceutical industry behind Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline but above Johnson & Johnson, Merck, AstraZeneca and Novartis. ... Société Nationale dÉtude et de Construction de Moteurs dAviation or SNÉCMA is one of the worlds leading aerospace corporations, specialized in propulsion, equipment and associated services. ... Thomson-CSF was a major electronics and defense contractor. ... Vivendi SA was created in 1998 when Compagnie Générale des Eaux (CGE), a major French industrial and media company, was renamed. ...

See also

• CAC 40 stock market index
• Euronext