Why is France using Central European Time despite broadly sharing

CETCEST Central European Time Zone · France · Gibraltar · Croatia · Hungary · Italy · Liechtenstein · Luxembourg · Monaco; Montenegro; Macedonia Malta

time zone hwclock 14:19:+02:00 Time zone: EuropeVienna System clock synchronized

cest time Central European Summer Time is 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time This time zone is a Daylight Saving Time time zone and is used in:

cest time zone Central European Summer Time is +2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time CEST time is used in: Europe Also known as: MESZ Time Zone CEST