Translation in Fransa

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 Fransa

School	Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3
School	Université de Franche-Comté, UFR des Sciences du Langage, de l'Homme et de la Société
School	Université de Strasbourg (Robert Schumann, Louis Pasteur and Marc Bloch)
School	Université Lumière Lyon 2
School	Université de Paris 3, UFR du Monde anglophone
School	Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales
School	Université Blaise Pascal (Clermont-Ferrand II)
School	Université de Paris 8. UFR de Langues, Sociétés, Cultures étrangères, Département LEA Traduction
School	Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse
School	Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3 - UFR 2 Langues et Cultures Étrangères et Régionales

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Upcoming and past ProZ.com events in Fransa

Powwow	Fransa - Strasbourg	Jan 25, 2023
Powwow	Fransa - Paris	May 27, 2022
Powwow	Fransa - Virtual powwow	Jan 10, 2022
Powwow	Fransa - France	Apr 23, 2020
Powwow	Fransa - La Rochelle	Jan 25, 2020
Powwow	Fransa - Bordeaux	Dec 16, 2019
Powwow	Fransa - Paris	Oct 15, 2019
Powwow	Fransa - Strasbourg	Sep 30, 2019
Powwow	Fransa - Bordeaux	Sep 27, 2019
Powwow	Fransa - Strasbourg	Apr 4, 2019

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Fransa vital statistics

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Time now (Paris)	01:33 CEST (GMT+2) (2 hrs ahead of you)
Official language	French
Currency	Euro (EUR)
Calling code	+33
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