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 Being a foreigner, if I were to commit a crime in France, would I be prosecuted by the French justice or by that of my country of origin?

Yes, French criminal law applies to any offender who has committed an offense on the national territory, regardless of the nationality of the author and the victim (https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCodeArticle.do?cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006070719&idArticle=LEGIARTI000006417187 - click on the article to access its contents). If you are a citizen of the European Union and you leave the French territory, a European Arrest Warrant can be issued against you so that you will be accountable for your actions before a French jurisdiction.
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