| Eurovision Song Contest 2011 | ||||
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| Country |  France | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | Artist: 4 February 2011 Song: 7 March 2011 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Amaury Vassili | |||
| Selected song | "Sognu" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 15th, 82 points | |||
| France in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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France participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Sognu" written by Daniel Moyne, Quentin Bachelet and Jean-Pierre Marcellesi. The song was performed by Amaury Vassili. The French broadcaster France Télévisions in collaboration with the television channel France 3 internally selected the French entry for the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf, Germany. Amaury Vassili was officially announced by France 3 as the French entrant on 4 February 2011 and later the song was presented to the public as the contest entry during a live performance by Vassili on 7 March 2011 during the France 3 programme Chabada.
As a member of the "Big Five", France automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 11, France placed fifteenth out of the 25 participating countries with 82 points.