Culture and Heritage
France is a leading destination
for foreign tourists
€57.9 billion
in international tourism receipts in 2022
i.e. +€1.2 billion compared with 2019
Atout France, 2023
French chef named
World's Best Female Chef
3 French winners
Dominique Crenn (2016), Hélène Darroze (2015), Anne Sophie Pic (2011)
World’s 50 Best Awards
World's Best Pastry Chef
4 French Pastry chefs named « World’s Best Pastry Chef » in the last 6 years
Jessica Préalpato (2019) – Cédric Grolet (2018) – Dominique Ansel (2017) – Pierre Hermé (2016)
World’s 50 Best Awards
Culture
Cultural and creative excellence
One of the most visited museums in the world
7.8 million visitors in 2022, 70% of whom were from overseas (+170% compared with 2021: 9.6 million in 2019)
Louvre, 2023
“Paris Musées” brings together 14 establishments
4.5 million visitors in 2022
Record attendance at Paris museums
(2.2 million in 2021; approximately 3 million per year before the Covid-19 pandemic)
Paris Musées, 2023
French history recreation theme park Puy du Fou was voted The World’s No. 1 theme park in 2022
Record attendance in 2022, with 2,342,200 visitors, up 2% compared with 2019.
Puy du Fou, 2022-2023, Travelers Choice “Best of the Best” (TripAdvisor)
Voted “Best resort in Europe” in 2022 by European Best Destinations, for the sixth consecutive time
Voted “Best ski resort in France” at the World Ski Awards 2022, for the tenth consecutive time.
European Best Destinations, Nov 2022; World Ski Awards, Nov 2023
Unesco's world heritage list
49 listed sites in 2022
and 25 listed Intangible Cultural Heritage
Unesco, 2022
58 foreign cultural centers in Paris
The capital city home to the largest number of foreign cultural centers and institutes in the world
Forum of Foreign Cultural Institutes in Paris (FICEP), 2023
#1 tourist destination in Europe
with a record 15 million visitors in 2022
More than 375 million of visitors
since 1992
(of which 66% foreign visitors)
Disneyland Paris, 2022; Atout France, 2023