France is Europe’s leading producer of oak. More widespread than all other species of hardwood in France, oak accounts for 5 530 000 ha of French forest. Oak are tall, slow growing, long lived trees, up to 40 meters in height, with straight trunks, up to one meter in diameter. Harvesting begins at around 150 years of age.

法国是欧洲橡木的主要生产国，在法国它是所有硬木中分布最为广泛的树种。法国的森林共计有 5,530,000公顷。橡木树木高大，生长缓慢。其生长高度可以达到40余米，树干笔直，径级可达1米。采伐树龄从150年起。

Thanks to its easy machining oak is the wood of choice for cabinet makers, joiners and interior designers. French oak is often used to create beautiful, high performance, solid strip hardwood flooring ideal for hallways, living rooms and kitchens. Oak beams are favoured in building traditional framework, to form the centrepiece of period refurbishment, or to add charm to a new property. Oak is also very appreciated in wine barrel production as well as for exterior use as decking, pilings and in the manufacture of railway sleepers.

由于橡木易于加工，常用来制作家具、细木工件和室内装饰用件。

法国橡木常用来制作美观、性能良好的制品、实木的条状地板是用于过道、客厅、和厨房的理想材料。橡木梁也是传统的建筑结构件的上好材料，在定期整修老房时它是主要的材料，或者在新建房时候来增添趣味。橡木同时也是制作酒桶的首选材料，同时也可以用作室外比如步道、建筑桩基、以及铁轨枕木等。