By default the rule is "priorité à droite", right priority, except on the road where you have the signals AB2 and AB6 :
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panneau_de_signalisation_routi%C3%A8re_de_priorit%C3%A9_en_France
That is very useful, thank you

. Now printed and in the "Driving in Europe" file.
My passenger saw it first and yelled.
As my wife and I found in France last year, the navigator certainly earns his/her place in the car.