The French participating broadcaster, Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (RTF), selected its two entries through the radio program Le palmarès de la chanson inédite.

[1] Le palmarès de la chanson inédite aired regularly on Saturday evenings on Programme parisien in 1956 and 1957.

[4][5] The program was directed by Michel du Plessis and presented by Maurice Yvain and Louis Poterat, with an orchestra led by Franck Pourcel accompanying the artists.

[14] Each participating broadcaster appointed two jury members who voted by giving between one and ten points to each song, including those representing their own country.

[17] Eurovision Song Contest 1956 was televised in France on RTF with commentary by Michelle Rebel, and also broadcast live on radio Paris-Inter.