Translation in France

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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ProZ.com members in France

Translation associations and schools in France

School	Université Catholique de Lyon, Ecole Supérieure de Traduction et Relations Internationales
School	Université Paul Valéry - Montpellier 3, UFR Langues romanes et de la méditerranée
School	Université de Rouen
School	Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour
School	Université de Bretagne Occidentale
School	École Supérieure d'Interprètes et de Traducteurs (Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris III)
School	Alliance française Paris Ile-de-France (Ecole Internationale de Langue et de Civilisation Françaises)
Association	APROTRAD, Association Professionnelle des métiers de la Traduction
School	Université Stendhal Grenoble III - Université Grenoble Alpes
School	Université Lumière Lyon 2

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Upcoming and past ProZ.com events in France

Powwow	France - Lyon	Dec 14
Powwow	France - Strasbourg	Oct 1
Powwow	France - Strasbourg	Jan 25, 2023
Powwow	France - Paris	May 27, 2022
Powwow	France - Virtual powwow	Jan 10, 2022
Powwow	France - France	Apr 23, 2020
Powwow	France - La Rochelle	Jan 25, 2020
Powwow	France - Bordeaux	Dec 16, 2019
Powwow	France - Paris	Oct 15, 2019
Powwow	France - Strasbourg	Sep 30, 2019

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