Taxes on your French retirement benefits
If your retirement benefits are taxable in France, part of these benefits will be withheld before they are sent to you in the United States to cover your tax liabilities. The rate at which your benefits will be withheld will depend on the amount of your retirement benefits.
For all questions about taxes on your retirement benefits you can consult the question and answer forum of the fiscal services department at the French Embassy in Washington and the sheet on taxes French retirement benefits that are received by residents of the United States.