On a weekend, when the world's press is asleep and in a special meeting, t
he article was approved 249-97.
http://www.france24.com/en/20130202-france-gay-marriage-bill-parliament-vote-adoption-vote
"France’s marriage equality bill cleared its first and main hurdle on Saturday when lawmakers overwhelmingly approved the most important article of the new law, redefining marriage as an agreement between two people of opposite or same sex."
