France is famous for its food and wine, its ‘joie de vivre’, being good at football and rugby and it is also roughly the same
size as the state of Texas. In 2000, the WHO rated French healthcare as being number 1 in the world. But what is it like in
terms of healthcare market research? In the first of a new series, Jen Mallett presents a pocket guide of key facts
surrounding healthcare market research in France
Jennifer Mallett 
15 Sep, 2009
BHI Pocket Guides: France
France is about the size of Texas, has 3000 miles of coast line and seven
mountain ranges.
Top 5 Facts about French Healthcare:
- Population: 61, 350, 009 approx.
- System Type/Funding: Social security system (Securitie
Social) funded by the working population, contributing at least 20% of their
gross salary, with 11% going towards healthcare
- Healthcare spend % of GDP: 11.7% (in 2005)
- Average life expectancy: 80.98 Male: 77.79 Female: 84.33
- Fertility Rate: 1.89
Some Figures on French Healthcare: Market Research in France:
| No. of Hospitals: 3,
075 No. of PCPs: 96, 500 |
| Approx No. of Consultants Across
France |
| Cardiologists |
24,000 |
Dermatologists |
10,500 |
| Endocrinologists |
4,400 |
Gastroenterologists |
11,300 |
| Neurologists |
13,500 |
Obs / Gynae |
40,500 |
| Oncologists |
5,500 |
Ophthalmologists |
19,000 |
| Paediatricians |
52,000 |
Psychiatrists |
44,000 |
| Rheumatologists |
4,000 |
Urologists |
10,000 |
France has quite a number of market research facilities to work from, for
a more detailed list please click on the following links:
Bordeaux
Point Virgule
57 rue Amedee St Germain, Bordeaux |
Holiday Inn City Centre
Bordeaux |
Lille
Cofimar Lille
6 Rue Jean Roisin 59800 Lille |
BW Grand Hotel Bellevue |
Espace Flandres
95 rue Royale, 59000 Lille |
Mercure Lille Centre Opera
Novotel Lille Centre Nouveau Siecle |
Tous Terrains Associés
15 rue de Secretaire Arembault, Lille |
BW Grand Hotel Bellevue |
Lyon
10 Years After
13 rue Emile Zola, 69002 Lyon |
Boscolo Grand Hotel Concorde
Hotel Le Royal Lyon
Mercure Lyon Centre Republique
Sofitel Lyon Royal |
A+A Lyon
2 Avenue Lacassagne, Lyon 69003 |
Hotel de la Cite Concorde Lyon
|
Cofimar Lyon
37 Rue de la Republique |
Mercure Lyon Republique |
Marketing Espace
57 Place de la Republique, 69002 Lyon |
Boscolo Grand Hotel Concorde
Mercure Lyon Beaux Arts
Mercure Lyon Republique
Sofitel Hotel – Bellecour |
Marseille
All Field Marseilles
11bis Rue St Ferreol, 13001 Marseille |
New Hotel Vieux Port |
Paris
A+A Paris
159 Rue de Silly, Boulogne Billancourt 92641 |
Novotel Paris Pont De Sevres |
Cofimar
63 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris |
L'Empire
Novotel Paris Les Halles |
Consumed
8/10 Rue Saint Nicholas 75012 Paris |
Mercure Gare de Lyon |
EMS Paris
14, rue de la fidelité, 75010 Paris |
Le Merdien Etoile
Novotel Paris Les Halles |
Espace Traverse
1, Cité Bergère 75009 Paris |
Novotel Paris Les Halles |
Focus Pointe Paris
25 rue de Ponthieu |
Hotel Beauchamps
|
La Maison Du Test
100 Boulevard de Sébastopol, 75002 Paris |
Golden Tulip Little Palace
Holiday Inn Paris Republique
Hotel Magenta Paris
Novotel Paris Les Halles |
La Maison Du Test
2 Boulevard St Martin, 75010 Paris |
Holiday Inn Paris Republique
Hotel Meslay
Novotel Paris Les Halles |
Le Terrain
6 bis Allee Verte Paris 75011 |
Novotel Paris Les Halles |
Novatest
105 rue Amelot 75011 Paris |
Les Jardins du Marais
Novotel Paris Les Halles |
Passerelles
Grands Boulevards 15 rue Fauborg Montmarte 75009 Paris |
Holiday Inn Paris Republique
Mercure Terminus Nord
Novotel Paris Les Halles |
Passerelles Rive Gauche
86 Avenue de Breteuil, 75015 Paris |
Novotel Paris Les Halles
Sofitel Paris Porte De Sevres |
Puzzle
23 Boulevard des Capucines, 75002 Paris |
Best Western Hotel Astra Opera
Normandy Hotel
Saint James & Albany Hotel and Spa |
Reunions Service
36 Boulevard de Sebastopol, 75004 Paris |
Novotel Paris Les Halles |
Finally, in 2000 the WHO rated French healthcare as number 1 in the world.
To find out more please read a
previous article we wrote on French healthcare.
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