French Society

The Constitution of France says that France is a secular, Democratic and social state: Religion
France recognizes themselves as a secular state, where every religions can coexist.
After a poll made in 2007, we know the Catholic religion supposes the 5% of the population
(fifteen years before, it was the 80&), the 30%  are atheist people and the 20% rest is composed by
Muslims, Jude, etc.
Then, Catholic Religion is the principal one in France. Its history in this country  began with
king Clovis, the king of all Francs in the V century, imposed Catholicism as the state religion.
After French Revolution the  Catholic Church was pursued , but some years later, Napoleon
signed a treaty with them to give the Church money to their maintenance and declared Catholic
religion the main one for French People. However, many protests against the Church has taken place
since Napoleon, and their power has decreased, so the state has become secular, neutral.

Democracy.

France is declared as a Democratic state, as we explain in the “Politics of France” paragraph.
The principal politic parties are the Social Party, Right´s Party and Extreme Right Party. Vote
average in France is really high (the 86 per cent).

Society: General Characteristics.

France is an Western country with style of life very similar to United States´ and Europe´s :
they are a consumption society, free market economy, etc. However style of life of France has got their
own characteristics: their history, based in the ideas of the freedom given in the French Revolution and
other important events, has conformed their mind, and they are very proud of their country.
 The state in France participates in many services in the country, (train, cruises, post,
phone, electricity, gas, etc) and there is an important piece of employment that is of
government employment.