As a foreign national, you do not enter the Schengen Area. In principle, you are not subject to entry visa requirements, with some exceptions. Certain nationalities are subject to visa requirements to transit through an airport in France (Airport Transit Visa or ATV).
French regulations divide the foreign nationals requiring an ATV into two groups, for whom different exemptions may apply.
First group: Nationals of the following states: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iraq, Iran, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Sri Lanka;
Second group: Nationals of the following states holding ordinary passports:Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Congo (Brazzaville), Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guinea (Conakry), Haïti, India, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, Sudan, South Sudan, Syrie, Togo ;
French regulations divide the foreign nationals requiring an ATV into two groups, for whom different exemptions may apply.
First group: Nationals of the following states: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iraq, Iran, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Sri Lanka;
Second group: Nationals of the following states holding ordinary passports:Angola, Cameroon, Chad,
Congo (Brazzaville), Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guinea (Conakry), Haïti, India, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, Sudan, South Sudan, Syrie, Togo ;