World Tuberculosis Day is observed annually on March 24, marking Robert Koch’s discovery in 1882 of the bacillus that causes the disease. In France, as in other Western European countries, tuberculosis morbidity and mortality have declined significantly, and rates are now considered low. The data presented in this article concern cases of active tuberculosis reported in France in 2013. The number of reported cases of active tuberculosis was 4,934, including 3,579 cases with pulmonary involvement, representing a rate of 7.5 cases per 105 inhabitants and 5.4 per 105 for pulmonary forms. Compared to 2012, the total number of cases decreased by 0.8%. As in previous years, case rates remain higher in Île-de-France, French Guiana, Mayotte, and among certain population groups such as the homeless and those born abroad. The reporting rate was 10 times higher among people born abroad compared to those born in France, with the highest rates among people born in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Raising awareness and training healthcare professionals on tuberculosis and its determinants, as well as tailoring tuberculosis control measures to the most at-risk populations—including improving access to care and conditions that enable rapid patient management through to the completion of their treatment—remain key challenges for controlling tuberculosis in France.