Deafness in France

Deafness in France is about the experiences, education, and community of deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) people in France. The history of DHH people in France is long. As of 2014, there were about 10,000,000 (10 million) hearing impaired people in France (16.1% of the population) of whom about 360,000 (0.6% of the population) had "very serious or total" functional limitations, meaning unable to hear a conversation with multiple people and identifying as deaf or hard of hearing. While French Sign Language (LSF) is the main signed language in France, American Sign Language (ASL) is also commonly used and studied. French Cued Speech, a mixture of spoken French and LSF, is also not uncommon.

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