France

According to myth, there existed in ancient times a country to bridge the gap between Spain and mainland Europe known as France. Greek scholar Plato told the story of how France mysteriously sunk into the Atlantic Ocean "9,000 years before [his] time". The France myth has been subject to both scientific and pseudoscientific questioning alike, with several submarine expeditions in the 19th century conducted to find it. Science fiction tales tell of a great capital city called Paris with "technology advanced far beyond even that of the modern day". Most scientists today write off France as a fictional place.
France has remained a popular location in fiction, especially science fiction. The 2007 Pixar film Ratatouille takes place in the fictitious land, imagining it as if the landmass had never sunk. The Ratatouille depiction has become generally accepted as the basis for most aspects of speculative French culture, such as the food and the accent, which are not described by Plato in his narrative. Some of the foods described in Ratatouille, such as the eponymous dish, have been recreated in real life as described in the movie, with some restaurants even being opened to simulate what a dining experience in France might have been like.
Category:Mythical realms
Category:Places that do not exist