Editing List of companies of France

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[[File:EU-France.svg|thumb|Location of [[France]]]]

[[France]] is a country whose territory consists of [[metropolitan France]] in [[western Europe]], as well as [[Overseas France|several overseas regions and territories]]. A member of the [[Group of Seven|Group of 7]] (formerly G8) leading industrialised countries, {{As of|2014|lc=y}}, it is ranked as the world's [[List of countries by GDP (PPP)|ninth-largest]] and the EU's second-largest economy by [[purchasing power parity]].<ref name="data.worldbank.org">{{cite web|title=GDP, PPP (current international $)|url=http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD?order=wbapi_data_value_2014+wbapi_data_value+wbapi_data_value-last&sort=desc|website=Data.worldbank.org|publisher=The World Bank Group|access-date=1 November 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://fortune.com/global500/|title=Fortune Global 500 |publisher=Fortune |access-date=3 March 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2078rank.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004048/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2078rank.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 13, 2007|title=Country Comparison: Exports|work=[[The World Factbook]]|publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency]]|access-date=14 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/statis_e/its2008_e/its2008_e.pdf |title=International Trade Statistics 2008 |page=12 |year=2009 |publisher=[[World Trade Organization]] (WTO) |access-date=5 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605022421/http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/statis_e/its2008_e/its2008_e.pdf |archive-date=5 June 2011 }}</ref>

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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doughroller.net/banking/largest-banks-in-the-world/ |title=The 10 Largest Banks in the World |publisher=Doughroller.net |date=15 June 2010 |access-date=16 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712190110/http://www.doughroller.net/banking/largest-banks-in-the-world/ |archive-date=12 July 2011 }}</ref> (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 "[[List of business entities#France|Business entities in France]]".

== Largest firms ==
{{See also|List of largest French companies}}
This list shows firms in the [[Fortune Global 500]], which ranks firms by total revenues reported before 31 March 2017.<ref>{{cite web |first=Scott|last=DeCarlo|url=http://fortune.com/global500/list/|title=The Fortune 2017 Global 500|work=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]|date=20 July 2017}}</ref> Only the top five firms (if available) are included as a sample.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Rank
!Image
!Name
!2016 revenues (USD $M)
!Employees
!Notes
|-
| 25
| [[File:Palazzo AXA.JPG|100px]]
| [[Axa]]
|align="right"| $143,722
|align="right"| 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 (company)|Ardian]].
|-
| 30
| [[File:Total Filling Station - North Street - geograph.org.uk - 1173435.jpg|100px]]
| [[TotalEnergies]]
|align="right"| $127,925
|align="right"| 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
| [[File:Siège CNEP facade.jpg|100px]]
| [[BNP Paribas]]
|align="right"| $109,026
|align="right"| 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
| [[File:Chelles2 logocarrefour.jpg|100px]]
| [[Carrefour]]
|align="right"| $87,112
|align="right"| 384,151
| French multinational retailer which operates one of the largest hypermarket chains in the world. The firm is headquartered in [[Boulogne-Billancourt]].
|-
| 80
| [[File:Campus Evergreen.jpg|100px]]
| [[Crédit Agricole]]
|align="right"| $80,258
|align="right"| 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 [[company|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.
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{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Accor]]
| Consumer services
| Hospitality
| [[Paris]]
| 1967
| Hotels
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Aéropostale (aviation)|Aéropostale]]
| Consumer services
| Airlines
| [[Toulouse]]
| 1918
| Aviation, defunct 1933
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Aérospatiale-Matra]]
| Industrials
| Defense
| [[Paris]]<ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=876069 Aerospatiale-Matra S.A.: Private Company Information - Bloomberg<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
| 1999
| Military contractor, defunct 2000
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Air France-KLM]]
| Consumer services
| Airlines
| [[Tremblay-en-France]]
| 2004
| Aviation
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Airbus]]
| Industrials
| Aerospace
| [[Toulouse]]
| 1970
| Aeronautical products
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| [[Air Liquide]]
| Industrial
| Chemical
| [[Paris]]
| 1902
| Industrial gas
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Alcatel-Lucent]]
| Technology
| Telecommunications equipment
| [[Boulogne-Billancourt]]
| 2006
| Defunct 2016, now part of [[Nokia]] (Finland)
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Ales Groupe]]
| Consumer goods
| Personal products
| [[Paris]]
| 1969
| Cosmetics
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Alstom]]
| Industrials
| Railroads
| [[Saint-Ouen, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Ouen]]
| 1928
| Railway transport
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Altran]]
| Industrials
| Business support services
| [[Paris]]
| 1982
| Engineering consulting, part of [[Capgemini]]
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Alten]]
| Technology
| Software and Computer Services
| Computer Services
| [[Boulogne-Billancourt]]
| 1988
| Information technology consulting
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Arianespace]]
| Industrials
| Aerospace
| [[Courcouronnes]]
| 1980
| Commercial launch provider, part of [[ArianeGroup]]
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[ArianeGroup]]
| Industrials
| Aerospace & defense
| [[Issy-les-Moulineaux]]
| 2015
| Aerospace, defense and security, joint venture between [[Airbus]] and [[Safran]]
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Arkane Studios]]
| Technology
| Software
| [[Lyon]]
| 1999
| Video games
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| [[Arte]]
| Consumer services
| Broadcasting & entertainment
| [[Strasbourg|Strasburg]]
| 1991
| French - German television
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Astrium]]
| Industrials
| Aerospace
| [[Paris]]
| 2006
| Aerospace manufacturer, defunct 2013
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[AT Internet]]
| Technology
| Internet
| [[Bordeaux]]
| 1995
| Web analytics
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Atari SA]]
| Technology
| Software
| [[Paris]]
| 1983
| Video games, formerly known as Infogrames
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Atisreal]]
| Financials
| Real estate services
| [[Levallois-Perret]]
| 2003
| Property consultancy, defunct 2009
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Atos]]
| Technology
| Software
| [[Bezons]]
| 1988
| Software and IT consulting
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Auchan]]
| Consumer services
| Food retailers & wholesalers
| [[Croix, Nord|Croix]]
| 1961
| Retail food, supermarkets
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Axa]]
| Financials
| Full line insurance
| [[Paris]]
| 1817
| Life, property insurance
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Babolat]]
| Consumer goods
| Recreational products
| [[Lyon]]
| 1875
| Sports equipment
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Baccarat (company)|Baccarat]]
| Consumer goods
| Durable household products
| [[Paris]]
| 1764
| Glassware, fine crystal
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| [[Banijay]]
| Consumer services
| Broadcasting & entertainment
| [[Paris]]
| 2008
| Film and TV production and distribution
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Banque de l'Indochine]]
| Financials
| Banks
| [[Paris]]
| 1875
| Defunct 1974, now part of [[Crédit Agricole]]
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Bel Group]]
| Consumer goods
| Food products
| [[Paris]]
| 1865
| Cheese
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[BNP Paribas]]
| Financials
| Banks
| [[Paris]]
| 1848
| Banking group 
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Bolloré]]
| Industrials
| Delivery services
| [[Puteaux]]
| 1822
| Logistics
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Bonduelle]]
| Consumer goods
| Food products
| [[Villeneuve d'Ascq]]
| 1853
| Food
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Bouygues Telecom]]
| Telecommunications
| Mobile telecommunications
| [[Paris]]
| 1994
| Part of [[Bouygues]]
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Bouygues]]
| Conglomerates
| -
| [[Paris]]
| 1952
| Telecommunications, industrials, travel & leisure
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Brittany Ferries]]
| Industrials
| Marine transportation
| [[Roscoff]]
| 1972
| Ferries
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Bugatti Automobiles]]
| Consumer goods 
| Automobiles
| [[Molsheim]]
| 1998
| Part of [[Bugatti Rimac]] (Croatia)
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Canal+ (French TV channel)|Canal+]]
| Consumer services
| Broadcasting & entertainment
| [[Issy-les-Moulineaux]]
| 1984
| Television, part of [[NBCUniversal]]
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Capgemini]]
| Industrials
| Business support services
| [[Paris]]
| 1967
| Technology consulting
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Carrefour]]
| Consumer services
| Food retailers & wholesalers
| [[Boulogne-Billancourt]]
| 1958
| Hypermarkets
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Cartier (jeweler)|Cartier]]
| Consumer goods
| Clothing & accessories
| [[Saint-Ouen, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Ouen]]
| 1847
| Jewelry, watches
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Celio (retailer)|Celio]]
| Consumer services
| Apparel retailers
| [[Paris]]
| 1978
| Clothing retailer
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Chanel]]
| Consumer goods
| Clothing & accessories
| [[Neuilly-sur-Seine]]
| 1909
| Fashion
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Chantelle (lingerie)|Chantelle]]
| Consumer goods
| Clothing & accessories
| [[Cachan]]
| 1876
| Lingerie, apparel
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Christian Dior SE]]
| Consumer goods
| Clothing & accessories
| [[Paris]]
| 1946
| Luxury goods
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Citroën]]
| Consumer goods
| Automobiles
| [[Rueil-Malmaison]]
| 1919
| Part of [[Stellantis]] (Netherlands)
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[CMA CGM]]
| Industrials
| Delivery services
| [[Marseille]]
| 1978
| Shipping
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Com One group]]
| Technology
| Telecommunications equipment
| [[Cestas]]
| 1987
|
|defunct=y
}}

{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Crédit Agricole]]
| Financials
| Banks
| [[Montrouge]]
| 1894
| Banking network
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Crédit Commercial de France]]
| Financials
| Banks
| [[Paris]]
| 1894
| Commercial bank, now [[HSBC France]] part of [[HSBC]] (UK)
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Crédit Mutuel]] 
| Financials
| Banks
| [[Paris]]
| 1882
| Banking group
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| [[Conforama]]
| Consumer services
| Retail  
| [[Saint-Priest, Metropolis of Lyon|Saint-Priest]]
| 1967
| Europe's second largest home furnishment company
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Crédit Foncier de France]]
| Financials
| Banks
| [[Charenton-le-Pont]]
| 1852
| Bank, part of [[Groupe BPCE]]
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Crédit Lyonnais]]
| Financials
| Banks
| [[Paris]]
| 1863
| Defunct, now part of [[Crédit Agricole]]
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Criteo]]
| Technology
| Internet
| [[Paris]]
| 2005
| Online advertising
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Danone]]
| Consumer goods
| Food products
| [[Paris]]
| 1919
| Food and dairy
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Dassault Systèmes]]
| Technology
| Software
| [[Vélizy-Villacoublay]]
| 1981
| Software
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Debacq & Cie]]
| Consumer goods
| Clothing & accessories
| [[Paris]]
| 1812
| Jewelry, watches
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Decathlon (retailer)|Decathlon]]
| Consumer goods
| Clothing & accessories
| [[Villeneuve-d'Ascq]]
| 1976
| Clothing and sportswear
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Dexia]]
| Financials
| Banks
| [[Paris]]
| 1996
| Franco-Belgian, defunct
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Diptyque]]
| Consumer goods
| Personal products
| [[Paris]]
| 1961
| Luxury goods
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[E.Leclerc]]
| Consumer services
| Cooperative society 
| [[Ivry-sur-Seine]]
| 1948
| Retailer
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Edenred]]
| Industrials
| Specialized consumer services
| [[Paris]]
| 2010
| Food services and facilities
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Éditions Philippe Amaury]]
| Consumer services
| Publishing
| [[Boulogne-Billancourt]]
| 1944
| Newspaper, television
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Électricité de France]] (EDF)
| Utilities
| Conventional electricity
| [[Paris]]
| 1946
| Power generation
| state=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Elf Aquitaine]]
| Oil & gas
| Exploration & production
| [[Courbevoie]]<ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=322925 Elf Aquitaine S.A.: Private Company Information - Bloomberg<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
| 1967
| Merged into [[TotalEnergies]] in 2003.
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Engie]] 
| Utilities
| Electricity generation
| [[La Défense]]
| 2008
| Merger of [[Gaz de France]] and [[Suez (company, 1997–2008)|Suez]]
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[EssilorLuxottica]]
| Healthcare, [[Eyewear]]
| Optical lenses, sunglasses, and prescription eyewear
| [[Charenton-le-Pont]]
| 1849
| Optical lenses, eyeglass frames, sunglasses
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Eutelsat]]
| Telecommunications
| Mobile telecommunications
| [[Paris]]
| 1977
| Satellite provider
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Fnac]]
| Consumer services
| Specialty retailers
| [[Ivry-sur-Seine]]
| 1954
| Retail chain
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Framatome]]
| Nuclear industries
| Nuclear engineering
| [[Courbevoie]]
| 1958
| Nuclear reactors
| state=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Galeries Lafayette]]
| Consumer services
| Broadline retailers
| [[Paris]]
| 1912
| Department store chain
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Gameloft]]
| Technology
| Software
| [[Paris]]
| 2000
| Video games, part of [[Vivendi]]
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Gandi]]
| Technology
| Internet
| [[Paris]]
| 1999
| Domain name registrar
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Gaumont Film Company|Gaumont]]
| Consumer services
| Broadcasting & entertainment
| [[Neuilly-sur-Seine]]
| 1895
| Film studio
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Genset Corporation|Genset]]
| Health care
| Biotechnology
| [[Paris]]
| 1989
| Defunct 2002, now part of [[Merck Serono]] (Germany)
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Getlink]]
| Industrials
| Transportation services
| [[Paris]]
| 1986
| Infrastructure, operates [[Channel Tunnel]]
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Groupe BPCE]]
| Financials
| Banks
| [[Paris]]
| 2009
| Bank
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Groupe Bull]]
| Technology
| Computer hardware
| [[Les Clayes-sous-Bois]]
| 1931
| Part of [[Atos]]
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Groupe Casino]]
| Consumer services
| Broadline retailer
| [[Saint-Étienne]]
| 1898
| Retailer
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Groupe SEB]]
| Consumer goods
| Consumer electronics
| [[Ecully]]
| 1857
| Small appliances
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Hachette (publisher)|Hachette]]
| Consumer services
| Publishing
| [[Paris]]
| 1826
| Publisher, part of [[Lagardère Group]]
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Hachette Filipacchi Médias]]
| Consumer services
| Publishing
| [[Paris]]
| 1826
| Magazine publisher, part of [[Lagardère Group]]
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Havas]]
| Consumer services
| Media agencies
| [[Paris]]
| 1968
| Advertising and PR
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Hermès]]
| Consumer goods
| Clothing & accessories
| [[Paris]]
| 1837
| Luxury goods
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Hutchinson SA]]
| Industrials
| Diversified industrials
| [[Paris]]
| 1853
| Diversified manufacturing
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Iliad SA]]
| Telecommunications
| Fixed line telecommunications
| [[Paris]]
| 1990
| Telecom
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[JCDecaux]]
| Industrials
| Electronic equipment
| [[Neuilly-sur-Seine]]
| 1964
| Display and advertising equipment
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Keolis]]
| Consumer services
| Travel & tourism
| [[Paris]]
| 2001
| Transport group
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Kering]]
| Consumer goods
| Clothing & accessories
| [[Paris]]
| 1963
| Luxury goods (formerly known as PPR)
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[La Poste (France)|La Poste]]
| Industrials
| Delivery services
| [[Paris]]
| 1991
| Postal services
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Laboratoires Expanscience]]
| Health care
| Pharmaceuticals
| [[Paris]]
| 1950
| Pharma and cosmetics
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Lacoste]]
| Consumer goods
| Clothing & accessories
| [[Troyes]]
| 1933
| Clothing
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Lactalis]]
| Consumer goods
| Food products
| [[Laval, Mayenne|Laval]]
| 1933
| Dairy
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Lafarge (company)|Lafarge]]
| Industrials
| Building materials & fixtures
| [[Paris]]
| 1833
| Construction and concrete, part of [[LafargeHolcim]]
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Lafuma]]
| Consumer goods
| Recreational products
| [[Paris]]
| 1930
| Outdoor equipment
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Lagardère Group]]
| Consumer services
| Broadcasting & entertainment
| [[Paris]]
| 1922
| Media conglomerate
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Lancôme]]
| Consumer goods
| Personal products
| [[Paris]]
| 1935
| Cosmetics, part of [[L'Oréal]]
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Le Zèbre]]
| Consumer goods
| Automobiles
| [[Suresnes]]
| 1907
| Automobiles, defunct 1931
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[L'Oréal]]
| Consumer goods
| Personal products
| [[Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine|Clichy]]
| 1909
| Cosmetics
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Louis Vuitton]]
| Consumer goods
| Clothing & accessories
| [[Paris]]
| 1854
| Part of [[LVMH]]
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[LVMH]]
| Consumer goods
| Clothing & accessories
| [[Paris]]
| 1987
| Luxury goods group
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Mandriva]]
| Technology
| Software
| [[Paris]]
| 1995
| Software, defunct 2015
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Manuloc]]
| Industrials
| Logistics
| [[Metz]]
| 1964
| Forklifts
| defunct=n
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Société nationale maritime Corse Méditerranée]]
| Industrials
| Marine transportation
| [[Marseille]]
| 1969
| Ferries, defunct 2015, now Corsica Linea
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Matra Marconi Space]]
| Industrials
| Aerospace
| [[Toulouse]]
| 1996
| Defunct 2000, now [[EADS Astrium]]
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Matra]]
| Consumer goods
| Automobiles
| [[Romorantin-Lanthenay]]
| 1964
| Defunct 2003, now part of [[Lagardère Group]]
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Mavic (bicycle parts company)|Mavic]]
| Consumer goods
| Recreational products
| [[Annecy]]
| 1889
| Bicycle parts, part of [[Salomon Group]]
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[MC2 France|MC2]]
| Technology
| Software
| [[Montrouge]]
| 1985
| Video games, merged with [[Microids]]
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Michelin]]
| Consumer goods
| Tires
| [[Clermont-Ferrand]]
| 1889
| Tires
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Microids]]
| Technology
| Software
| [[Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis|Montreuil]]
| 1984
| Video games, part of [[Anuman]]
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Montagut (clothing)|Montagut]]
| Consumer goods
| Clothing & accessories
| [[Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut]]
| 1880
| Clothing
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[MoonScoop Group]]
| Consumer services
| Broadcasting & entertainment
| [[Paris]]
| 2003
| Animation production, defunct 2014
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Motul (company)|Motul]]
| Basic materials
| Speciality chemicals
| [[Aubervilliers]]
| 1853
| Lubricants
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Naval Group]]
| Industrials
| Defense
| [[Paris]]
| 1631
| Shipyards
}}
{{Company-list table entry
| [[Neyco]]
| Industrials  
| Diversified industrials 
| [[Vanves]]
| 1956
| Vacuum, Material and Thin Film
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Norauto]]
| Consumer goods
| Auto parts
| [[Lesquin]]
| 1970
| Car parts and repairs
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Orange S.A.]]
| Telecommunications
| Mobile telecommunications
| [[Paris]]
| 1988
| Telecom
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Orano]]
| Nuclear industries
| Nuclear cycle
| [[Courbevoie]]
| 2017
| Uranium, nuclear fuel, nuclear recycling
| state=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Oxbow (surfwear)|Oxbow]]
| Consumer goods
| Recreational products
| [[Mérignac, Gironde|Mérignac]]
| 1985
| Sporting goods, part of [[Lafuma]]
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Parrot SA]]
| Industrials
| Diversified industrials
| [[Paris]]
| 1994
| Manufacturing
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Pathé]]
| Consumer services
| Broadcasting & entertainment
| [[Paris]]
| 1896
| Cinema, film equipment and production
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Pentalog]]
| Industrials
| Business support services
| [[Orléans]]
| 1993
| Offshoring, business support 
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Pernod Ricard]]
| Consumer goods
| Distillers & vintners
| [[Paris]]
| 1975
| Distilled beverages
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Peugeot]]
| Consumer goods
| Automobiles
| [[Rueil-Malmaison]]
| 1810
| Car manufacturer, part of [[Stellantis]] (Netherlands)
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[PSA Group]]
| Consumer goods
| Automobiles
| [[Rueil-Malmaison]]
| 1976
| Merged with [[Fiat Chrysler Automobiles]] to form [[Stellantis]]
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Publicis]]
| Industrials
| Business support services
| [[Paris]]
| 1926
| Marketing and PR
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Quantic Dream]]
| Technology
| Software
| [[Paris]]
| 1997
| Video games
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[RATP Group]]
| Consumer services
| Travel & tourism
| [[Paris]]
| 1948
| Public transport
| state=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Renault]]
| Consumer goods
| Automobiles
| [[Boulogne-Billancourt]]
| 1899
| Car manufacturer
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Rexel]]
| Industrials
| Electrical components & equipment
| [[Paris]]
| 1967
| Commercial equipment
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Rhodia (company)|Rhodia]]
| Basic materials
| Specialty chemicals
| [[La Défense]]
| 1998
| Chemicals, part of [[Solvay S.A.]] (Belgium)
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Rhône-Poulenc]]
| Basic materials
| Specialty chemicals
| [[Paris]]
| 1928
| Chemical, merged with Hoechst AG to form Aventis
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Safran]]
| Industrials
| Aerospace
| [[Paris]]
| 2005
| Aircraft engines
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[SAGEM]]
| Technology
| Telecommunications equipment
| [[Paris]]
| 1924
| Defunct 2005, now [[Safran]]
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Saint-Gobain]]
| Industrials
| Building materials & fixtures
| [[La Défense]]
| 1665
| Building materials
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Salomon Group]]
| Consumer goods
| Recreational products
| [[Épagny-Metz-Tessy]]
| 1947
| Sports equipment
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Sanofi]]
| Health care
| Pharmaceuticals
| [[Paris]]
| 2004
| Formed by merger of Sanofi-Synthélabo and Aventis (the original incarnation of Sanofi was established in 1973)
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Schneider Electric]]
| Industrials
| Electrical components & equipment
| [[Rueil-Malmaison]]
| 1836
| Energy and automation equipment
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[SCOR SE ]]
| Financials
| Reinsurance
| [[Paris]]
| 1970
| Reinsurance
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[SDV International Logistics]]
| Industrials
| Delivery services
| [[Puteaux]]
| 1885
| Logistics
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Sephora]]
| Consumer services
| Specialty retailers
| [[Paris]]
| 1969
| Cosmetic retailer
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Laboratoires Servier|Servier]]
| Health care
| Pharmaceuticals
| [[Suresnes]]
| 1954
| Pharmaceuticals
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[SFR]]
| Telecommunications
| Fixed line telecommunications
| [[Paris]]
| 1987
| Telecom, ISP, owned by [[Altice (company)|Altice]]
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Sigfox]]
| Technology
| Telecommunications equipment
| [[Labège]]
| 2009
| Wireless devices
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[SNCF]]
| Consumer services
| Travel & tourism
| [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]]
| 1938
| Passenger rail
| state=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Snecma]]
| Industrials
| Aerospace
| [[Courcouronnes]]
| 1945
| Engines, part of [[Safran]]
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Société Bic]]
| Consumer goods
| Nondurable household products 
| [[Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine|Clichy]]
| 1945
| Consumer goods
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Société Générale]]
| Financials
| Banks
| [[La Défense]]
| 1864
| Banking and financial services
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Sodexo]]
| Industrials
| Specialized consumer services
| [[Issy-les-Moulineaux]]
| 1966
| Food services and facilities
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Sogeti]]
| Technology
| Software
| [[Paris]]
| 2002
| IT consulting, part of [[Capgemini]]
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Sopra Steria]]
| Technology
| Software
| [[Annecy]]
| 1968
| Consulting and development
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Suez (company, 1997–2008)|Suez]]
| Utilities
| Multiutilities
| [[Paris]]
| 1997
| Utilities, defunct 2008
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Technicolor SA]]
| Consumer services
| Broadcasting & entertainment
| [[Issy-les-Moulineaux]]
| 1893
| Media support
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Technip]]
| Industrials
| Business support services
| [[Paris]]
| 1958
| Business support, merged into [[TechnipFMC]] (UK)
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[TF1 Group]]
| Consumer services
| Broadcasting & entertainment
| [[Boulogne-Billancourt]]
| 1987
| Media holdings
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Thales Group]]
| Industrials
| Aerospace
| [[La Défense]]
| 2000
| Aerospace electrical
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Thomson-CSF]]
| Industrials
| Defense
| [[Paris]]
| 1879
| Merged into [[Thales Group]]
| defunct=y
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[TotalEnergies]]
| Oil & gas
| Integrated oil & gas
| [[Courbevoie]]
| 1924
| Petrolueum
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Ubisoft]]
| Technology
| Software
| [[Rennes]]
| 1986
| Video games
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Veolia]]
| Utilities
| Water
| [[Paris]]
| 1853
| Water utilities and treatment
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Vinci SA]]
| Industrials
| Heavy construction
| [[Rueil-Malmaison]]
| 1899
| Construction
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Vivendi]]
| Consumer services
| Broadcasting & entertainment
| [[Paris]]
| 1853
| Mass media
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Waterman pens|Waterman]]
| Consumer goods
| Nondurable household products 
| [[Paris]]
| 1884
| Pens, part of [[Sanford L.P.]] (US)
}}
{{Company-list table entry 
| [[Yoplait]]
| Consumer goods
| Food products
| [[Boulogne-Billancourt]]
| 1965
| Yogurt
}}
{{Company-list table end}}

<gallery mode="packed">
File:Weinberg Cote de Nuits.jpg|Vineyard in [[Côte de Beaune]].
File:Tour-Total.jpg|[[TotalEnergies]] headquarters in [[Courbevoie]] [[La Défense]] business district.
File:Louis-Vuitton-Paris.jpg|[[Louis Vuitton]] boutique on the [[Champs-Élysées]].
File:ImmeubleTF1-Boulogne.jpg|TF1 headquarters in [[Boulogne-Billancourt]] ([[TF1 Tower]]).
File:Hermès_Store,_Avenue_George_V,_Paris_8e_003.JPG|Hermes Store at [[Avenue George V]] in Paris 8th arrondissement, France.
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[stock market index|Indices]] of French companies
** [[CAC 40]]
** [[CAC Next 20]]
** [[CAC Small]]
** [[CAC All-Tradable]]
** [[SBF 120]]
* [[Euronext]] – the major French stock market

== References ==
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