Translation in Francie

Freelance translators and translation companies

Translation in France has long tradition due to the history of the country and of the French language and the crossroads position of France. With globalization and the generalisation of the English language, France has one strength: The Académie française, a language protection institution unique to France.

However, French translators face a lack of regulation of the industry. Nowadays in France, anyone can declare themselves *a professional translator*. The majority remains certified and trained translators (background translators or former specialists who went into translation) - a lot of French universities offer MA-degree courses, and there are 5 professional translations colleges.

The Toubon Act is a French specificity - it aims at protecting the French linguistic heirloom by requiring that legal documents, advertising, products presentations, user manuals, etc. be translated into French. This law guarantess a constant volume of translation work for local translators.

The main translators organization in France is the SFT (Société française des traducteurs). Its members enjoy legal help and consult, and guidance in the French administrative and fiscal jungle.

The ProZ.com French community is active and varied. A lot of powwows, training sessions and conferences take place every year in France. It is actually the record-holder country for ProZ.com conferences, with 3 events 3 years in a row, every year with the same success.

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Translation associations and schools in Francie

School	École Supérieure d'Interprètes et de Traducteurs (Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris III)
School	Universite de Rennes 1 - Faculte de droit et de science politique
Association	Franco-British Chamber of Commerce and Industry
School	Université de Toulouse II - Jean Jaurès (previously Le Mirail)
School	Université Catholique de l'Ouest, Institut de Langues Vivantes
School	Université Blaise Pascal (Clermont-Ferrand II)
Association	Association des traducteurs litteraires de France
School	Ecole Supérieure de Transactions Internationales et de Commerce Extérieur
School	Institut Catholique d'Études Supérieures de Vendée
School	Université Paris-Sorbonne IV

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Upcoming and past ProZ.com events in Francie

Powwow	Francie - Strasbourg	Mar 14, 2025
Powwow	Francie - Strasbourg	Feb 18, 2025
Powwow	Francie - Lyon	Dec 14, 2024
Powwow	Francie - Strasbourg	Oct 1, 2024
Powwow	Francie - Strasbourg	Jan 25, 2023
Powwow	Francie - Paris	May 27, 2022
Powwow	Francie - Virtual powwow	Jan 10, 2022
Powwow	Francie - France	Apr 23, 2020
Powwow	Francie - La Rochelle	Jan 25, 2020
Powwow	Francie - Bordeaux	Dec 16, 2019

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Francie vital statistics

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Time now (Paris)	16:46 CEST (GMT+2) (2 hrs ahead of you)
Official language	francouzština
Currency	Euro (EUR)
Calling code	+33
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