The Banque de France was established on January 18, 1800 by Napoleon Bonaparte as a private-sector corporation with unique public status. Headquartered in Paris, it carries out three main missions within the Eurosystem: contributing to the design of eurozone monetary policy and printing euro banknotes in large volume, participating in prudential oversight of the French financial sector and overseeing payment systems and financial market infrastructure, and providing services to the economy such as assistance to households in financial difficulty, credit ratings for non-listed businesses, credit mediation, and economic education; as of 2025 its balance sheet totaled 1.818 trillion US dollars, the fifth largest of any central bank.
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Country or Jurisdiction ServedWikidata Q60245387, property P17 (country). Founding YearSourced to the subject's own account HeadquartersSourced to the subject's own account Classification
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Member Of
Banque de France is one of the BIS's 63 member central banks and monetary authorities (Membership and shareholding structure table); the BIS has been wholly owned by its member central banks since the 2005 buyback of private shareholders.
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In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: France, located there.
Sources
1. Bank of France (Wikipedia)
WikipediaBank of France (Banque de France) article, lead section
It was the French central bank between 1800 and 1998, issuing the French franc.
Bank of France (Banque de France) article, Buildings section
A decree on 6 March 1808 authorized the Bank to purchase the former mansion of the Count of Toulouse in the rue de la Vrillière in Paris for its headquarters.
Introduction, institution-subtype
Headquartered in Paris, it carries out three main missions within the Eurosystem: contributing to the design of eurozone monetary policy and printing euro banknotes in large volume, participating in prudential oversight of the French financial sector and overseeing payment systems and financial market infrastructure, and providing services to the economy such as assistance to households in financial difficulty, credit ratings for non-listed businesses, credit mediation, and economic education; as of 2025 its balance sheet totaled 1.818 trillion US dollars, the fifth largest of any central bank.
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Wikimedia FoundationMember Of: Bank for International Settlements, Bank for International Settlements, Membership and shareholding structure sectionQuote, Member Of: Bank for International Settlements, Bank for International Settlements, Membership and shareholding structure section
The BIS members are central banks of 63 jurisdictions: 34 in Europe, 16 in Asia, 5 in South America, 3 in North America, 3 in Africa, and 2 in Oceania.
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