France doesn't have any coal mining anymore, it was totally stopped in 2004 according to Wikipedia (French-only page). You can still see a lot of former "mining

France doesn't have any coal mining anymore, it was totally stopped in 2004 according to Wikipedia (French-only page). You can still see a lot of former "mining cities" (easily recognizable because of naming quirks and the distinctive houses) in parts where there was mines in the past. It seems to me it's still in the culture of some people (especially older ones), but it's fading. France has a strong nuclear culture (though with fierce opposition from part of the population). Not too sure about the reason, but it might be because France has few resources, but lots engineering expertise. Nuclear also don't have much CO2 emissions and produce cheap electricity.