1. Disneyland , Paris 14.5 million visitors.

2. The Louvre, Paris 8.3 million visitors (photo right)

3. The Eiffel Tower Paris 6.8 million visitors
4. The Georges Pompidou centreand museum of art, Paris 5.5 million visitors
5. Chteau de Versailles, near Paris5.3 million visitors
6. Orsay museum of the 19th century Paris 3.2 million visitors
7. La Villette science museum, Paris 3 million visitors
8. Pompidou Centre (Modern art museum) 2.6 million visitors
9. Parc Astrix - Parc Astrix theme park Plailly north of Paris 1.6 million visitors
10. Futuroscope theme park, Poitiers 1.6 million visitors
11. Arc de Triomphe, Paris 1.5 million visitors
12. Natural history museum, Paris 1.4 million visitors
13. Mont Saint-Michel, Brittany 1.2 million visitors
14. Puy du Fou theme park Vende 1.2 million visitors
15. Muse de l'Arme, Paris 1.2 million visitors
16. Lille zoo, Lille 1.0 million visitors
17. Muse Carnavalet, Paris 900,000 visitors
18. Sainte Chapelle, Paris 900,000 visitors
19. Aquarium, La Rochelle, Charente Maritime (western France) 800,000 visitors
20. Mer de Glace rack-and-pinion railway, Chamonix, Alps 800,000 visitors
21. La Palmyre zoo, Charente Maritime (western France) 700,000 visitors
22. Muse Grvin waxworks, Paris 700,000 visitors
23. Chteau de Chambord, Loire Valley (Centre region) 700,000 visitors
24. Boat trip round old Strasbourg Alsace 700,000 visitors
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France attracted 83 million foreign tourists in 2012, making it the most
popular tourist destination in the world.
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It is third in income from
tourism due to briefer visits. 20% more tourists spent less than half as
much as they did in the United States.
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France has 37 sites inscribed in UNESCO's World Heritage List and
features cities of high cultural interest (Paris being the foremost, but
also Toulouse, Strasbourg, Bordeaux, Lyon, and others), beaches and
seaside resorts, ski resorts, and rural regions that many enjoy for their
beauty and tranquillity (green tourism). Small and picturesque
French villages of quality heritage (such as Collonges-la-
Rouge orLocronan) are promoted through the association Les Plus
Beaux Villages de France (litt. "The Most Beautiful Villages of France").
The "Remarkable Gardens" label is a list of the over two hundred
gardens classified by the French Ministry of Culture. This label is
intended to protect and promote remarkable gardens and parks.
In 2012, travel and tourism directly contributed EUR77.7 billion to
French GDP, 30% of which comes from international visitors and 70%
from domestic tourism spending. The total contribution of travel and
tourism represents 9.7% of GDP and supports 2.9 million jobs (10.9% of
employment) in the country.
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Tourism contributes significantly to
the balance of payments.