Irreligion in France

Religion in France (September 2019)[citation needed]

  Roman Catholic (41%)
  Unaffiliated (40%)
  Orthodox (2%)
  Other Christians (2%)
  Protestant (2%)
  Muslim (5%)
  Buddhist (1%)
  Jewish (1%)
  Other (5%)
  Undeclared (1%)
Columbarium of Pere-Lachaise Cemetery, on right: "No being on Earth has any relation to a deity in the depths of infinity".

Irreligion in France has a long history and a large demographic constitution, with the advancement of atheism and the deprecation of theistic religion dating back as far as the French Revolution. In 2015, according to estimates, at least 29% of the country's population identifies as atheists and 63% identifies as non-religious.[1]

  1. ^ "La carte de l'athéisme dans le monde : la France numéro 4". L'Obs (in French). Retrieved 28 August 2021.