Editing Economy of France (section)

=== Transport ===
{{Main|Transport in France}}
[[File:Gare de Brest 13.jpg|thumb|[[Brest station]]]]
[[File:Gare de l'Est Paris 2007 a5.jpg|thumb|right|Two high-speed [[TGV]] trains by [[Alstom|Alstom SA]] at [[Gare de l'Est|Paris-Gare de l'Est]]]]

Transportation in France relies on one of the densest networks in the world with 146&nbsp;km of road and 6.2&nbsp;km of rail lines per 100&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. It is built as a web with Paris at its centre.<ref>[http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/france_829/decouvrir-france_4177/france-a-z_2259/economie_2624/les-grands-secteurs-economiques_5945.html Les grands secteurs économiques] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150423165523/http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/france_829/decouvrir-france_4177/france-a-z_2259/economie_2624/les-grands-secteurs-economiques_5945.html |date=23 April 2015 }} ''Ministère des Affaires étrangères'' Retrieved 4 November 2007</ref> The highly subsidised [[rail transport in France|rail transport network]] makes up a relatively small portion of travel, most of which is done by car. However, the high-speed [[TGV]] trains make up a large proportion of long-distance travel, partially because intercity buses were prevented from operating until 2015.

With 3,220 kilometers of [[high-speed train]] lines, France boast the 2nd most expansive network in the world, only after China.<ref>[https://www.eesi.org/papers/view/fact-sheet-high-speed-rail-development-worldwide Fact Sheet: High Speed Rail Development Worldwide] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929073019/https://www.eesi.org/papers/view/fact-sheet-high-speed-rail-development-worldwide |date=29 September 2020 }}, Environmental and Energy Institute</ref> [[Charles de Gaulle Airport]] is one of the busiest airports in the world by passenger traffic.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.panynj.gov/content/dam/airports/statistics/statistics-general-info/annual-atr/ATR2019.pdf|title=2019 Annual Airport Traffic Report|publisher=Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.|year=2020|location=United States|access-date=25 September 2020|archive-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127110141/https://www.panynj.gov/content/dam/airports/statistics/statistics-general-info/annual-atr/ATR2019.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Charles de Gaulle airport is third globally in the number of destinations served, and first in the number of countries served with non-stop flights.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.anna.aero/2017/02/15/frankfurt-paris-cdg-lead-s17-airport-analysis/|title=Frankfurt and Paris CDG lead global analysis of airports in S17|date=15 February 2017|website=anna.aero|language=en-GB|access-date=26 September 2020|archive-date=11 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811215631/https://www.anna.aero/2017/02/15/frankfurt-paris-cdg-lead-s17-airport-analysis/|url-status=live}}</ref>

France also boasts a number of seaports and harbours, including [[Bayonne]], [[Bordeaux]], [[Boulogne-sur-Mer]], [[Brest, Finistère|Brest]], [[Calais]], [[Cherbourg-Octeville]], [[Dunkerque]], [[Fos-sur-Mer]], [[La Pallice]], [[Le Havre]], [[Lorient]], [[Marseille]], [[Nantes]], Nice, Paris, [[Port-la-Nouvelle]], [[Port-Vendres]], [[Roscoff]], [[Rouen]], [[Saint-Nazaire]], [[Saint-Malo]], [[Sète]], [[Strasbourg]] and [[Toulon]]. There are approximately 470 airports in France and by a 2005 estimate, there are three heliports. 288 of the airports have paved runways, with the remaining 199 being unpaved. The national carrier of France is [[Air France]], a full service global airline which flies to 20 domestic destinations and 150 international destinations in 83 countries (including [[Overseas France]]) across all 6 major continents.