Renard is a former youth international having played at under-19 and under-20 level. She made her debut for the
France national team at the
2011 Cyprus Cup in a match against
Switzerland. Renard has since represented France in two
FIFA World Cups and two
Olympics, and was the team
captain from September 2013. She was stripped of the captaincy after the
Euro 2017 tournament and was ultimately succeeded by
Amandine Henry. Renard regained the captaincy in September 2021. At the
2019 World Cup on home soil, Renard scored three goals in the group stage: a brace against
South Korea and a penalty against
Nigeria. She also scored an own goal against
Norway. Renard scored a consolation goal in France's 2–1 quarter-final defeat to the United States. The 6 foot 2 inch-tall defender was the tallest player at that edition of the World Cup. On 24 February 2023, Renard announced she would not play at the World Cup later that year to
"preserve her mental health". According to a report in French multimedia outlet RMC Sport, Renard had decided not play for the national team as long as then-coach
Corinne Diacre was in charge. After Diacre was sacked in early March 2023, Renard said she was open to a return to the team if selected. When
Hervé Renard (no relation) succeeded Diacre as France's head coach at the end of March, he immediately invited Renard to rejoin the national squad. Renard accepted the invitation to resume playing for France and serving as captain. In France's second match of the
2023 FIFA World Cup group stage, she scored the winning goal against
Brazil. In the quarterfinals of the World Cup tournament, France saw a goal called back after Renard was charged with a jersey-pulling foul on an Australian player, and ultimately lost to Australia in a penalty kick shoot-out. In July 2024, Renard was named in France's squad for the
2024 Olympics. However, she was not chosen by coach
Laurent Bonadei for the
Euro 2025 squad. ==Style of play==