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France is a country in Western Europe, though it also has territories in other parts of the world. France is bordered by Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra, and Spain. It is the location of Beauxbatons Academy of Magic. Its capital is Paris, an important city famous for its fashion, art, history, and cuisine. France is one of the most visited countries in the world.[1]
History
In the summer of 1993, Hermione Granger and her parents went on holiday in France, during which they visited the city of Dijon.[2]
During the summer of 1995, when Rubeus Hagrid and Olympe Maxime went to parlay with the giants, they pretended that they were going on holiday in France to throw off the Ministry official that was tracking them.[3]
Wizarding world
Government
France was governed by a Ministry of Magic.[4]
Economy
The French wizarding currency is the Bezant.
Education
The Beauxbatons Academy of Magic was founded in France in the thirteenth century or earlier.[5][6]
Shopping
Place Cachée is the French equivalent to Diagon Alley.
Games and sports
Quidditch had spread to France by the 1400s, as shown by references to it in the play Hélas, Je me suis Transfiguré Les Pieds by Malecrit.[7] France has a national Quidditch stadium and a national Quidditch team with mostly female players.[8] One of the French Quidditch teams is the Quiberon Quafflepunchers.
Magical creatures
Native to France
Others
The following creatures are found throughout the regions below that France falls under.
![Hag[9]](/harrypotter/wiki/File:Hag_WU.png "Hag WU.png (47 KB)")
- Worldwide
The following creatures were all found worldwide:
Known residents
- Pierre Bonaccord — the first Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards.[10]
- Apolline Delacour — a half-Veela witch, married to Monsieur Delacour.[11]
- Fleur Delacour — a part-Veela witch who participated in the 1994 Triwizard Tournament;[12][13][14][15] she moved to England in 1995[16] and married William Weasley in the summer 1997.[11]
- Gabrielle Delacour — a quarter-Veela witch, Fleur's little sister.[14]
- Monsieur Delacour — a wizard married to Apolline Delacour.[11]
- Delacour sisters' cousins — two Veelas who attended Fleur's wedding to Bill Weasley in the summer of 1997.[11]
- Apolline Delacour's mother — a Veela.[11]
- Malecrit — a wizard and playwright of the early 1400s.[7]
- Olympe Maxime — Headmistress of the Beauxbatons Academy of Magic.[5]
- Lisette de Lapin — a 15th century witch convicted of witchcraft by Muggles.[17]
- Luc Millefeuille — wizard pâtissier who became famous for poisoning Muggles.[6]
- Nicolas Flamel — well-known alchemist and only known maker of the Philosopher's Stone.[18]
- Perenelle Flamel — wife of famous philosopher and alchemist, Nicolas Flamel.[6]
- Vincent Duc de Trefle-Picques — wizard and nobleman who managed to escape the Reign of Terror by casting a Concealment Charm on his neck and pretending that his head had already been cut off.[6]
Known locations
Behind the scenes
- Beauty and the Beast (French: La Belle et la Bête) and Sleeping Beauty (French: La Belle au bois dormant) originated from France.
- Emma Watson, the British actress who portrays Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films, was born in Paris, France.
- Poppy Corby-Tuech, who portrays Vinda Rosier in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, is a French-British actress.
- Brontis Jodorowsky, who portrays Nicolas Flamel in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, is a Mexican-French actor.
- French actresses
- Clémence Poésy - portrays Fleur Delacour in the film adaptations of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
- Danielle Hugues - portrays Irma Dugard in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
- French actors
- Alexandre Desplat, who composed the soundtrack for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, is a French composer.
- Gallimard is a French publisher that published the French translations of the Harry Potter series.
- Jean-François Ménard is the French translator who worked on the series for the publisher.
- Jean-Claude Götting is the French illustrator who worked on the cover art of the series for the publisher.
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, the second instalment of the Fantastic Beasts film series, is set primarily in France.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Mentioned only)
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
- Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
- Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup (First appearance)
- The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Mentioned only)
- Quidditch Through the Ages (Mentioned only)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 (Appears in portrait(s))
- Harry Potter: The Character Vault (Mentioned only)
- Fantastic Beasts: Cases from the Wizarding World (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (Mentioned only)
- Pottermore
- Harry Potter (website)
- Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (Mentioned only)
Notes and references
- ↑
Tourism on Wikipedia
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 1 (Owl Post)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 20 (Hagrid's Tale)
- ↑ Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 15 (Beauxbatons and Durmstrang)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Beauxbatons Academy of Magic" at Harry Potter (website)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Quidditch Through the Ages
- ↑ Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
- ↑ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 31 (O.W.L.s)
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 8 (The Wedding)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 16 (The Goblet of Fire)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 20 (The First Task)
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 26 (The Second Task)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 31 (The Third Task)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 5 (An Excess of Phlegm)
- ↑ The Tales of Beedle the Bard - Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 13 (Nicolas Flamel)