Telephone numbers in France
The French telephone numbering plan is used in Metropolitan France, French overseas departments and some overseas collectivities.
5 geographic zones | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Continent | Europe |
| Regulator | ARCEP |
| Type | Closed |
| NSN length | 9 |
| Format | 0x xx xx xx xx |
| Access codes | |
| Country code | 33 |
| International access | 00 |
| Long-distance | 0 |
Since 1996, France uses a ten-digit closed numbering plan, where the first two digits denote a geographic area, mobile or non-geographic number.
- 01 Île-de-France
- 02 Northwest France
- 03 Northeast France
- 04 Southeast France
- 05 Southwest France
- 06 Mobile phone services
- 07 Mobile phone services
- 08 Special phone numbers: Freephone (numéro vert) and shared-cost services.
- 09 Non-geographic number (used by Voice over IP services)
All geographic numbers are dialed in the ten-digit format, even for local calls. The international access code is the International Telecommunication Union's recommended 00.
When calling France from abroad, the leading zero should be omitted: for example, to call a number in Southwest France, one would dial +33 5 xx xx xx xx.
French people usually state phone numbers as a sequence of five double-digit numbers, e.g., 0x xx xx xx xx (and not, for example, 0 xxx-xxx-xxx or 0xxx-xx-xxxx or 0xx-xxx-xxxx).