founders in france

french founders build alongside aerospace, nuclear energy, rail and luxury goods, with public research institutes and engineering schools feeding new deep tech companies. reagent research fits the lab work, reagent defense fits the aerospace and security side, and reagent creative fits the design and craft traditions.

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france at a glance

economy
$3.37 trillion
gross domestic product in 2025, in current U.S. dollars; real growth of 0.8% in 2025.
population
68.7 million
residents in 2025, about $48,986 of output per person.
new businesses
286,548
limited liability companies registered in 2024.
patent applications
12,751
filed by residents in 2024.
research and development
2.18%
of gross domestic product spent on research and development in 2023.

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figures retrieved 2026-11-07.