France, you can tell because during the song "Be Our Guest" Lumiere has a line which states- "After all dear, this is France! (at this point some of the silverware stack up to form the Eiffel Tower) And a dinner here is never second best"elements to it.
Setting sometimes has a cultural element to it which goes hand in hand with the historical aspect of the setting and the year or era in which the activities take place. ; for example, understanding life in the eighteenth century helps to set the scene for the story and the clothing and traditions of Belle's era.