page_title: Cambodia–France relations
section_title: French assistance
hierarchical_section_title: Cambodia–France relations / French assistance
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Ambassade du Cambodge en France, 4 rue Adolphe-Yvon (Paris, 16e).
context_page_description: Cambodia–France relations refer to the bilateral relations between Cambodia and France. Cambodia was the protectorate of France from 11 August 1863 to 9 November 1953. King Norodom approached the French in 1861 in attempt to stop neighbors Thailand and Vietnam from swallowing Cambodia's land.
context_section_description: France was part of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia.
caption: Embassy of Cambodia in Paris
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