diff --git a/profiles/car.lua b/profiles/car.lua
index 161a6466b..ff508ee94 100644
--- a/profiles/car.lua
+++ b/profiles/car.lua
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ function setup()
       ["de:rural"] = 100,
       ["de:motorway"] = 0,
       ["dk:rural"] = 80,
+      ["fr:rural"] = 80,
       ["gb:nsl_single"] = (60*1609)/1000,
       ["gb:nsl_dual"] = (70*1609)/1000,
       ["gb:motorway"] = (70*1609)/1000,
diff --git a/taginfo.json b/taginfo.json
index 3796bc67a..0bb923ecf 100644
--- a/taginfo.json
+++ b/taginfo.json
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@
         {"key": "maxspeed", "value": "DE:rural"},
         {"key": "maxspeed", "value": "DE:motorway"},
         {"key": "maxspeed", "value": "DK:rural"},
+        {"key": "maxspeed", "value": "FR:rural"},
         {"key": "maxspeed", "value": "GB:nsl_single"},
         {"key": "maxspeed", "value": "GB:nsl_dual"},
         {"key": "maxspeed", "value": "GB:motorway"},