French is the native language of 200 million people and the second language of millions more. 

World language: there are more than 200 million French speakers on the five continents. French is the second most widely learned foreign language after English.

Culture: French is the language of cooking, fashion, theater, visual arts, dance, and architecture .

Travel : France is the world's number one tourist destination, attracting 70 million visitors a year.

Higher learning : speaking French opens up opportunities at renowned French universities and business schools ranked among the top higher education institutions in Europe and the world.

Jobs : a knowledge of French opens the doors of companies in france and other French-speaking parts of the world.  

Love & reason : French is a beautiful, rich, melodious language, often called language of love. French is also an analytical language that structures thought and develops critical thinking.