French Standard Bed Sizes

I would like to know the dimensions of a standard double bed in France; in particular, I%26#39;m interested in the width.

A North American standard double bed is 54%26quot; or 137 cm and a standard Queen bed is 60%26quot; or 152 cm.

Is the French standard somewhere between these?

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A double size for all double french beds is 140cmX 200 centimeters.

Some hotels will take two single size beds and attach them together.

I think (?) the singles are 90 cm X 190 cm.

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A French Queen bed measures 160 x 200 cm .

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in the US the standard for a double bed now is the Queen bed -- the old double which is about the same as the French 140 has fallen almost completely out of use

I was rather shocked to rent an otherwise lovely apartment this spring with a brand new 140 bed -- so it does pay to check size in detail -- and not go for less than the 160 or the two singles as one double (which we find most often) which is closer to a King

we rarely find hotels in Europe -- that don%26#39;t either have a large double 160 -- or two beds together -- if we are in doubt we book a twin room

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A French standard bed is 140x195.

More and more hotels now have 160x195/200.

You seldom have king size unless you go to high end properties.

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Thank you for this information. FYI, two single beds put together and made as one are referred to as %26quot;a l%26#39;Italienne%26quot;

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FYI, two single beds put together and made as one are referred to as %26quot;a l%26#39;Italienne%26quot;

Maybe but NOT IN FRANCE!

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A 1.40m bed is perfectly OK for a real couple ! Otherwise people might as well get two single beds !

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For our rental cottages, I take a set of US twin sheets for the kids,

and a set of US queen sheets for my hubby and I.

I%26#39;ve never had a problem with them fitting French beds (or Italian, for that matter!)

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