France, as a neighbouring country and founding member of the European Union (EU), is a priority partner of Swiss foreign policy. Relations between the two countries are governed by numerous bilateral treaties as well as by a series of agreements concluded between Switzerland and the EU.
Switzerland and France share a border of almost 600km in length. Cross-border exchanges are very intensive, especially in the Geneva conurbation, the Lake Geneva and Mont Blanc regions, the Upper Rhine and along the Jura Arc region. More than 180,000 people cross the Swiss-French border every day to work in Switzerland.
Bilateral cooperation focuses in particular on economic, fiscal and financial
issues, cooperation in research and innovation, and infrastructure projects.
France and Switzerland also conduct regular exchanges on current international issues and on cooperation in multilateral bodies.
Treaty database