Short facts about transportation in France
| Railways: |
total: 31,939 km (31,939 km are operated by French National Railways (SNCF);
14,176 km of SNCF routes are electrified and 12,132 km are double- or
multiple-tracked)
standard gauge: 31,840 km 1.435-m
gauge
narrow gauge: 99 km 1.000-m gauge
(1998) |
| Highways: |
total: 892,900 km
paved: 892,900 km (including 9,900 km of
expressways)
unpaved: 0 km
(1999) |
| Waterways: |
14,932 km (6,969 km heavily
traveled) |
| Pipelines: |
crude oil 3,059 km; petroleum products
4,487 km; natural gas 24,746 km |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Bordeaux, Boulogne, Cherbourg, Dijon,
Dunkerque, La Pallice, Le Havre, Lyon, Marseille, Mullhouse, Nantes, Paris,
Rouen, Saint Nazaire, Saint Malo, Strasbourg |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 46 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 942,333 GRT/1,304,754
DWT
ships by type: bulk 3, cargo 4, chemical tanker 6,
combination bulk 1, container 1, liquefied gas 3, multi-functional large-load
carrier 1, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 17, roll on/roll off 4, short-sea
passenger 3
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered
here as a flag of convenience: Germany 1 (2000
est.) |
| Airports: |
475 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 268
over 3,047 m: 14
2,438 to 3,047 m:
30
1,524 to 2,437 m: 94
914 to 1,523 m:
72
under 914 m: 58 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 207
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m:
73
under 914 m: 130 (2000
est.) |
Source: World Factbook |
