The Francoeur Studios are film production

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in Paris. In 1926 Bernard Natan's Rapid Films set up production at the location, before in 1929 it was merged with the Pathé conglomerate under Natan's overall control. In the

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it was part of the Franstudio complex along with the

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and Saint-Maurice Studios. In the 1970s it was used for shooting television. Since 1999 it has been the headquarters of

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