Does France have the death penalty?
Fully abolished
Fully abolished for all crimes.
France is one of 111 countries classified “Fully abolished” for the death penalty — 57% of the 196 with data. (Also searched as capital punishment.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Capital punishment by country
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Luxembourg
- Fully abolished Fully abolished for all crimes.
- Switzerland
- Fully abolished Fully abolished for all crimes.
- Belgium
- Fully abolished Fully abolished for all crimes.
- Liechtenstein
- Fully abolished Fully abolished for all crimes.
- Monaco
- Fully abolished Fully abolished for all crimes.
- Andorra
- Fully abolished Fully abolished for all crimes.
Other laws in France
- Gun Laws
- Restrictive
- School Corporal Punishment
- Banned
- Military Conscription
- No conscription
- Jury Trials
- Limited use / mixed courts
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