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France–Norway relations

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Franco-Norwegian relations
Map indicating locations of Norway and France

Norway

France

France–Norway relations are foreign relations between France and Norway.

Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1905, after Norway's independence. Both countries are full members of NATO, and of the Council of Europe. There are around 2,000 Norwegian people living in France and around 3,571 French people living in Norway.[1]

Both nations have Territorial claims in Antarctica, and mutually recognise each other's claims, as well as those from the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia.

There is also a Franco-Norwegian chamber of commerce.[2]

History

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During World War II, both countries were invaded by Germany in 1940, and 504 Norwegians were imprisoned by the Germans in the Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp in occupied France.[3]

Education

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There are two French international schools in Norway:

Resident diplomatic missions

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Statistics Norway
  2. ^ "Qui sommes-nous ?". CCI France Norvège (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  3. ^ Megargee, Geoffrey P. (2009). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume I. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. p. 1004. ISBN 978-0-253-35328-3.
  4. ^ Embassy of France in Oslo
  5. ^ Embassy of Norway in Paris