Their growth rate was shockingly low during the 1800's and early 1900's. France had a population of 29 million in 1795, and a population of 39 million in 1911. They went from being the most populous country in Europe, to being dwarfed by Russia and Germany. It's a bizarre demographic decline that I can't find an explanation for.
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