What's also weird is that OCaml doesn't even have a big following in France, the French are well-known for championing their own ideas in the face of whatever Les Rosbifs are doing.
I get the impression that it may have been more popular several years ago - OCaml, Caml Light, and predecessors have been around for a rather long time, and have been used in education. It has a long, parallel history to SML.
I'm not sure about the above because I can't read French, but I remember reading it somewhere relatively 'official'. (Perhaps in the translated O'Reilly book?) Either way, having half the stuff written about your language only available in French is probably not a strong life sign.
What's also weird is that OCaml doesn't even have a big following in France, the French are well-known for championing their own ideas in the face of whatever Les Rosbifs are doing.