diff --git a/Translations/locale.xml b/Translations/locale.xml
index 4bcb9860e..c238d318e 100644
--- a/Translations/locale.xml
+++ b/Translations/locale.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,19 @@
   <strings>Translations/strings-en.xml</strings>
  </locale>
 
+ <locale>
+  <lang type="string">fr</lang>
+  <lang type="string">fr_BE</lang>
+  <lang type="string">fr_CA</lang>
+  <lang type="string">fr_CH</lang>
+  <lang type="string">fr_FR.ISO8859-15</lang>
+  <lang type="string">fr_BE.ISO8859-15</lang>
+  <lang type="string">fr_CA.ISO8859-15</lang>
+  <lang type="string">fr_CH.ISO8859-15</lang>
+
+  <strings>Translations/strings-fr.xml</strings>
+ </locale>
+
  <locale>
   <lang type="string">nl</lang>
   <lang type="string">nl_BE</lang>
@@ -91,19 +104,6 @@
   <strings>Translations/strings-fi.xml</strings>
  </locale>
 
- <locale>
-  <lang type="string">fr</lang>
-  <lang type="string">fr_BE</lang>
-  <lang type="string">fr_CA</lang>
-  <lang type="string">fr_CH</lang>
-  <lang type="string">fr_FR.ISO8859-15</lang>
-  <lang type="string">fr_BE.ISO8859-15</lang>
-  <lang type="string">fr_CA.ISO8859-15</lang>
-  <lang type="string">fr_CH.ISO8859-15</lang>
-
-  <strings>Translations/strings-fr.xml</strings>
- </locale>
-
  <locale>
   <lang type="string">hu</lang>
 
diff --git a/Translations/strings-fr.xml b/Translations/strings-fr.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8a14f7128
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Translations/strings-fr.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
+
+<!-- FlightGear menu and options tranlations for French -->
+
+<PropertyList>
+  <!-- Fall back -->
+  <null>No tranlation available for this text</null>
+
+  <!-- File menu -->
+  <file>Fichier</file>
+  <save-flight>Enregistrer le vol</save-flight>
+  <load-flight>Charger un vol</load-flight>
+  <reset>Réinitialiser</reset>
+  <hi-res-snap-shot>Capture Haute Resolution</hi-res-snap-shot>
+  <snap-shot>Capture</snap-shot>
+  <print>Imprimer</print>
+  <exit>Quitter</exit>
+
+  <!-- View menu -->
+  <view>Vue</view>
+  <toggle-panel>Basculer le tableau de bord</toggle-panel>
+  <pilot-offset>Excentrage par rapport au pilote</pilot-offset>
+  <hud-alpha>Alpha du HUD</hud-alpha>
+  <properties>Propriétés</properties>
+
+  <!-- Environment menu -->
+  <environment>Environnement</environment>
+  <goto-airport>Aller à l'aéroport</goto-airport>
+
+  <!-- Autopilot menu -->
+  <autopilot>Autopilote</autopilot>
+  <set-heading>Définir le cap</set-heading>
+  <set-altitude>Définir l'altitude</set-altitude>
+  <add-waypoint>Ajouter un point de route</add-waypoint>
+  <skip-current-waypoint>Passer le point de route actuel</skip-current-waypoint>
+  <clear-route>Effacer la route</clear-route>
+  <adjust-ap-settings>Ajuster les paramètres AP</adjust-ap-settings>
+  <toggle-hud-format>Basculer le format du HUD</toggle-hud-format>
+
+  <!-- Help menu -->
+  <help>Aide</help>
+
+</PropertyList>