Large majority of French want Britain to stay in the EU

A British Union Jack flag and an European flag fly on the Amiens city hall during a a Franco-Britain summit in Amiens, northern France, March 3, 2016. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

PARIS (Reuters) - A large majority of French people want Britain to remain in the European Union, an opinion poll showed on Saturday, with 60 percent of them expecting negative consequences for the British if they leave.

Some 58 percent of those polled by the BVA institute for Orange and iTele said Britain should stay in the EU, up two points from a previous poll in February. Some 40 percent of them want Britain to leave, down two points.