Home Interested Students Enrolled Students Alumni Parents Advisors & Faculty Apply Now Contact ISA

Population

61 400 000

Location

France is a country in Western Europe, sharing borders with Spain and Andorra to the southwest and Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg, and Belgium to the east.

It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, and the English Channel.

Climate

Generally speaking, France can be described as temperate. The peak travel season of April through October yields a range of temperatures.

While April and May visitors experience cool, rainy weather, visitors during the summer months enjoy warm days with occasional bouts of extreme heat that can make temperatures reach into the 90s and 100s during the day.

Summer evenings provide relief with temperatures scaling down to the 60s and 70s.

Fall brings cooler weather, and winters tend to be cold, drizzly, sometimes freezing and snowy, with temperatures occasionally dropping below zero.

Temperatures increase when traveling south in the country.

Academic Programs Offered in France* click on dots for detailed information
CitiesYearSemester /
Trimester		SummerIntensive Month
Paris

As an International Studies Abroad offering, the country of France provides study abroad students a look at the deep values of a nation united in cultural pride and tradition, the beauty of a picture-perfect landscape, and encounters with some of the most notable, historical remnants of all time, be they architectural structures, the preservation of important objects, or simply the well-versed story of a passionate tour guide.

Needless to say, the allure of France as a study abroad destination lies in its inspirational effect on curious minds, making it a non-stop learning environment and an academic threshold. Not surprisingly, France yields one of the largest, most progressive, prosperous, and high-tech cities in Europe, if not of the world: Paris.

Yet the country is also strewn with small towns and villages, rich in their own right and the destination of travelers time and time again. Exploring any combination of these urban and rural landscapes that are so integral to France's identity is sure to result in a meaningful, life-changing study abroad experience, fulfilling the academic goals of students, and then some.