I disagree. The French have the same abstract ideological  concept of nationhood - what Habermas in a somewhat different context referred to as Verfassungspatriotismus. The legacy of the arrogant 'mission civilizatrice' can also be seen among both Gaullists and certain nationalists on the left  (Chevenement is the extreme case). On the other hand it is much weaker today than the US version so perhaps the question is whether a difference of degree has reached the level where we can speak of a difference of kind.

Viewed from the outside, there are some similarities, though. Say pomp and grandiosity of July 14 parades.

Regarding your first point, I don't see your consideration of non-Western Europe reflected ("small minority"), unless you only considered 2004 new EU members.

_{*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.}