Not just France, but Canada as well. Ontario "Hydro," a major power exporter to new england has nuclear for over a third of its generation capacity. Considering there is a higher concentration of environazis in new england than anywhere else except Kalifornia, I find this somewhat ironic.
What is the SUN if not one giant reactor?
It is entirely possible to heat/cool your home and have all the electric/electronic toys as well using solar photovoltaic panels ;the downside is the initial cost adds $25 to 45 thousand dollars to the home's cost. Persons willing or not who live simpler(enegy misers) can get buy with $7 to 15 thousand dollar systems. Once people in this nation had only a few 60 watt bulbs ,and perhaps a radio. The water pump was hand-cranked,the cookstove wood=fueled.These are NOT viable options for 95 % of the population. But we do have hundreds of thousands or perhaps millions of acres of roof space which could support solar-powered electric generation.
Perhaps someone could work up the numbers re:cost vs. benefits of displacing imported oils with roof power.