France Country Codes
- Telephone: +33
- 2 Letter: FR
- 3 Letter: FRA
- ISO 3116-1 Numeric: 250
- ISO 3116-2: FR
- Internet TLD: .fr
- ICAO Airport Code: LF
- Maritime Identification Digits: 226, 227, & 228
- Emoji Flag: U+1F1EB U+1F1F7
- Official Name: The French Republic
How to call France (international dialing)
- Do not include a leading ‘0’ in the international call sequence – it is only used in France for domestic long distance calls and domestic calls to a mobile phone.
- A leading '+' in the phone number means 'dial your country's exit code'.
- Calling from a mobile phone: dial from on the country where you're currently located.
- Calling from a VoIP or satellite phone: dial from on the country where the phone is registered.
France’s country code may be mislabeled:
- Country code 0033 (exit code of ’00’ used in many European, Asian, and African nations followed by France’s country code of ’33’).
- Country code 01133 (exit code of ‘011’ used in the United States and Canada followed by France’s country code of ’33’).
When calling to a mislabeled country code, remove the exit code from the call sequence and replace it with the exit code of the country the call is dialed .
… to a mobile (cellular) phone
Use the same call sequence.
Mobile phone numbers are represented by area codes ’06’ and ’07’. Do not include the leading ‘0’ when calling from outside France.
When calling a mobile phone user, dial to the country where the mobile phone is registered, regardless of where the person is currently roaming.
… to a VoIP phone
Use the same call sequence.
Area code ’09’ represents VoIP phone numbers. Do not dial the leading ‘0’ when calling from outside France.
When calling a VoIP phone user, dial to the country where the VoIP phone is registered, regardless of where the person is currently roaming.
… to a satellite phone
France does not have a country-specific satellite phone system.
Most satellite phones operate on their country code – calls to these satellite phones follow their call sequence.
… sending a fax
Use the same call sequence.
How to call within France (domestic dialing)
All domestic calls in France use the ten digit dialing sequence including the leading ‘0’ as well as the area code.
| 0 | one digit | eight digits |
| trunk prefix | area code | local phone number |
French phone numbers explained
Number details
French phone numbers are nine digits (ten digits including a leading ‘0’).
The leading ‘0’ is a trunk prefix that communicates to the phone system that the phone call is domestic.
The first digit is an area code that represents a geographic part of the country, or whether the phone number is a mobile or VoIP phone number.
Mobile numbers begin with digit ‘6’ or ‘7’. VoIP phone numbers begin with digit ‘9’.
An example of a French phone number
The Louvre Museum lists its phone number in Paris as +33 (0)1 40 20 53 17.
Number explanation
| 33 | 1 | 40 20 53 17 |
| country code for France | geographic (area) code for Paris | local phone number within Paris |
Local example – calling from another location in Paris
Dial all ten digits of the phone number (including the trunk prefix ‘0’ and the area code) for any domestic calls within France – even within the same area code.
| 0 | 1 | 40 20 53 17 |
| trunk prefix | area code for Paris | local phone number |
Long distance example – calling from Marseilles, France (on the other side of the country)
Dial all ten digits of the phone number (including the trunk prefix ‘0’ and the area code)
| 0 | 1 | 40 20 53 17 |
| trunk prefix | geographic (area) code for Paris | local phone number within Paris |
International example – calling from outside France
To call from outside France, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by France’s country code of ’33’, followed by the local area code and phone number.
The leading ‘0’ is not included in the phone call when calling from outside France.
| exit code | secondone | 1 | 40 20 53 17 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for France | geographic (area) code for Paris | local phone number within Paris |
How to call from France
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from France.
Sources and more resources
- Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques et des postes – Ministry responsible for telecommunications in France.
- BEREC (Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications) – European agency responsible for regulation and co-ordination of European telecommunication markets.
- European Commission Digital Single Market – Telecom Rules for the Digital Single Market. Outlines some of the telecommunications regulations across the European Single Market.
- European Commission Digital Single Market – Country information – France – Update on internet and wireless access across the European single market. Has a focus on broadband, however, includes wireless information as well.
- ITU (International Telecommunications Union) – United Nations specialized agency for information and communications technologies.
- International Telecommunications Union – DIALLING PROCEDURES (INTERNATIONAL PREFIX, NATIONAL (TRUNK) PREFIX AND NATIONAL (SIGNIFICANT) NUMBER) (IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITU-T RECOMMENDATION E.164 (11/2010)) – A collection of dialing procedures for all countries and regions of the world. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- International Telecommunications Union – France (country code +33) communication of 29.III.2010 national numbering plan on file with ITU – Details of France’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone Numbers in France – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for France. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – the Phonebook – France’s International Codes – Summary of phone codes for France from the BT phone book.