Mathieu Bastareaud will captain France in their final Six Nations match against Wales on Saturday.
Usual captain Guilhem Guirado misses out after sustaining an injury in the 22-16 victory over England.
The 29-year-old Bastareaud was unavailable for the first two matches in the competition after a suspension was handed down following the use of a homophobic slur in a match for his club.
The Toulon star made his debut for Les Bleus in 2009, and has received 44 caps since then.
Guirado will be replaced at his position of hooker by Bordeaux front-rower Adrien Pelissie.
Elsewhere, Hugo Bonneval’s head injury will keep him sidelined for the match in Wales, as Gael Fickou will replace him in the number 15 jersey.
In one final change, prop Cedate Gomes Sa will start in place of Rabah Slimani, who drops to the substitutes bench.
France: Benjamin Fall; Gael Fickou, Mathieu Bastareuad (c), Geoffrey Doumayrou, Remy Grosso; Francois Trinh-Duc, Maxime Machenaud; Jefferson Poirot, Adrien Pelissie, Cetade Gomes Sa, Sebastien Vahamaahina, Wenceslas Lauret, Yacouba Camara, Marc Tauleigne.
Replacements: Camille Chat, Dany Priso, Rabah Slimani, Bernard Le Roux, Mathieu Babillot, Baptiste Couilloud, Lionel Beauxis, Geoffrey Palis.
