The foreign relations between Croatia and France are bound together by shared history, political development, geography, religion and cultural commonalities.

French interests in Croatia are centered on the state's stabilizing influence in Southeast Europe and extending the global reach of jointly-held Western ideals.

The nobility regarded the peasant class as an unseen and irrelevant substrata of people which lead to high causality revolts and beheadings as well as sporadic periods of intense domestic violence.

One of the most prominent members was Saro Gučetić, who, upon request of the French King Francis I with Suleiman the Magnificent, negotiated secret pacts with neighboring countries.

As the 1789 French Revolution progressed, the ideas of enlightenment deeply influenced Croatian society, which lead to the creation of Jacobin clubs in Zagreb and Dubrovnik.

[3] In 1809, Napoleon Bonaparte and his administration established this territory in Ljubljana (Laybach) as an extension against the Austrian Empire in what mostly comprised modern day Croatia and parts of Slovenia.

The provinces had four governors during its existence: Auguste de Marmont, Henri Gatien Bertrand, Jean-Andoche Junot, and Joseph Fouché.

The influence of the Illyrian Territories and the rejection of Austrian rule, has prompted a French cultural diffusion and national appreciation in certain areas of the countries that made up the providences that last to this day.

[1] President of Croatia Ivo Josipović was invited by Francois Hollande to celebrate the National Day of France in July 2013.

[1] After the 2022 Tu-141 drone crash in Zagreb, France dispatched two fighter jets from aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle in a show of military strength for Croatia.

[1] The construction of the Zagreb Airport through the Bouygues-Aéroports de Paris (ADP) investment of €250-€300 in 2012 substantially increased the public perception of France in Croatia.

French exports to Croatia amounted to €364 million in 2015 (+17% compared to 2014) which marks a sharp increase from the previous five years of stagnation and decline.

[1] After the 2015 Paris terrorist attacks the government of Croatia made November 16, 2015 a national mourning day in the country and flew their flags half mast.

The French government expressed interest in May 2017 of "twinning" with the following Croatian cities:[1] The football teams of France and of Croatia began competing against each other in a series of friendly exhibition games, but since 1998 their encounters have become increasingly competitive.

During the 1998 World Cup, both France and Croatia reached their then-pinnacle of international prowess after the former won the tournament after defeating the latter who took third place.