When did france have the most territory in it's entire history?

by helpmymotherboard

I've been researching france as I have relatives over there, it has a great history, but I can't find out when it controlled the most territory, I am talking about both international and european territory.

Does anyone here know if so how much and when?

Ekaterinburg

In 1920 the French Colonial Empire controlled around 11m km^2 of land; it ruled over 110 million people in 1939.

http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/2600793.pdf