That's the general sentiment in France. Too often UK has used their veto to prevent some EU-wide change or to block any initiative that was not about purely trade. Most of the people who follow EU politics think that Brexit is an economical loss but a political gain.

Here is for example an opinion piece by Michel Rocard, a former French PM (left-wing guy, really not a nationalist), before the Brexit: https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/27e68h/what_rocard_...