Footwear market in France - statistics & facts
While previous generations might have lived with one or two pairs of functional shoes, today most people own a collection that meets various criteria and needs. Formal, leather, casual, athletic: shoes come in a wide variety of shapes, styles and sizes. In 2020, the French footwear market achieved a turnover of almost nine billion euros. Slightly more than half of the shoes produced in France were intended for urban and casual use. Among them, sneakers, derived from shoe models designed for sports, and diverted to urban and daily use, are very popular with the French. In 2020, 196,000 pairs of sports shoes were manufactured in France, and over 26,000 tons were imported.
