His comments have been revealed via a new book titled A President Should Not Say That... The book details 61 private conversations Hollande held with Le Monde journalists Gerard Davet and Fabrice Lhomme between 2012, shortly after the President's election, and this year.
The comments reveal that Hollande has changed his mind on mass migration into France during his tenure, admitting "I think there are too many arrivals," the Daily Mail has reported.
And on France's Muslim population, one of the largest in Europe, the President is said to have commented: "It's true there's a problem with Islam, it's true. It's not in doubt."