The France River is a tributary of Chibougamau Lake, flowing into the Regional County Municipality (RCM) of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James and in the city of Chibougamau, in Jamésie, in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

The hydrographic slope of the "France River" is accessible by the junction of a forest road (East-West direction) serving the north side of Chibougamau Lake; the latter is connected to route 167 which also serves the south side of Waconichi Lake and the Waconichi River.

The surface of the "France River" is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however traffic Ice safety is usually from mid-November to mid-April.

The "France River" originates from an unidentified lake (elevation: 424 metres (1,391 ft)) in the canton of Bignell.

This source is located at: From its source (unidentified lake), the France River flows over 32.2 kilometres (20.0 mi) generally towards the Southwest, according to the following segments: Upper part of the river France (segment of 16.1 kilometres (10.0 mi)) Lower part of the river France (segment of 16.1 kilometres (10.0 mi)) The France River flows on the northeast shore of "Baie des Rapides" which is an extension of McKenzie Bay, north-east of Chibougamau Lake.