| Date - Field | France - Geography - note |
2009 January Geography - note | largest West European nation |
2008 January Geography - note | largest West European nation |
2007 January Geography - note | largest West European nation |
2006 January Geography - note | largest West European nation |
2005 January Geography - note | largest West European nation |
2004 January Geography - note | largest West European nation |
2003 January Geography - note | largest West European nation |
2002 January Geography - note | largest West European nation |
2001 January Geography - note | largest West European nation |
2000 January Geography - note | largest West European nation; occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind known as mistral |