Tarik Sektioui put Morocco ahead in the eighth minute when he tapped home from close range after France goalkeeper Mickael Landreau couldn't control a long shot from Youssef Hadji.
Govou leveled in the 15th, swapping passes with Nasri on the edge of the penalty area, taking a touch to move inside his defender, and firing a low shot across goalkeeper Nadir Lamyaghri for his sixth international goal.
In the 75th, Nasri controlled a ball on his thigh and then hit a powerful shot from 23 yards (meters) into the bottom corner.
A minute later, Landreau dropped a high ball and Hadji headed wide of an open net. In the 84th, Morocco opened up France's defense down the left and Mokhtari struck powerfully past Landreau from the edge of the penalty area.
France was using the match as a warmup for its final European Championship qualifier at Ukraine on Wednesday.
"We suffered, we fell behind and we were shaken up a lot," France coach Raymond Domenech said. "We could have this again on Wednesday."
The World Cup finalists need only a draw against Ukraine in Kiev to qualify for next year's tournament in Austria and Switzerland, and they can also advance if Italy beats Scotland on Saturday.
France leads Group B with 25 points, one more than Scotland and two more than Italy. All three have a chance to claim one of the two spots.
"The idea of this match was to play as well as possible and to prepare for the match in Ukraine," Domenech said. "The result is a fair one given what happened on the field. We conceded two goals, we suffered."
Florent Malouda, who is recovering from a knee injury, and Barcelona striker Thierry Henry were both rested by Domenech at Stade de France.
The French national anthem was roundly booed and jeered, and French fans were largely outnumbered by their Moroccan counterparts.
Hadji went close for Morocco moments after Govou's goal, but France gradually got on top and Lamyaghri dove low to his right to palm away Francois Clerc's powerful shot in the 26th.
Shortly before halftime, Landreau dove to his right to punch away Youssef Safri's curling freekick, and Lamyaghri almost juggled Jerome Rothen's freekick into his own net.
Nicolas Anelka, recovered from a thigh tear, replaced Karim Benzema midway through the second-half and had a chance to score in the 71st when released by Nasri. However, the Bolton striker shot straight at Lamyaghri.
Lineups:
France: Mickael Landreau, Francois Clerc, William Gallas, Lilian Thuram (Sebastien Squillaci, 63), Patrice Evra, Claude Makelele (Jeremy Toulalan, 46), Lassana Diarra, Sidney Govou, Jerome Rothen (Mathieu Flamini, 81), Samir Nasri, Karim Benzema (Nicolas Anelka, 63).
Morocco: Nadir Lamyaghri, Michael Basser, Abdeslam Ouaddou, Amine El Erbate, Badr El Kadouri, Abdelkrim Kissi (Abderrahmane Kabous, 46), Houssine Kharja (Noureddine El Boukhari, 46), Youssef Safri, Youssef Hadji (Jaouad Zairi, 83), Tarik Sektioui (Youssef Mokhtari, 74), Marouane Chamakh (Soufiane Alloudi, 66).
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