How to Call France Phone Numbers
Country phone codes
+33 is the country calling code assigned to France by the International Telecommunication Union. All of the country’s telephone numbers are also designated under the Law No. 2004-669 of July 9 of 2004, created by the Autorité de Régulation des Communications Électroniques et des Postes.
So if you’re calling France, the number should start with:
+33 12-345-6789
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Prefix
A prefix is simply the set of numbers that come before the country and area codes of a telephone number. France’s telephone numbers are made up of 11 numbers split into groups of 3. So if you’re going to make a call to France using a mobile phone, you should dial country code+area code+8-digit number. Some of the common area codes in France include Paris (1), Marseille (4) and Toulouse (5).
| Location | Country Code | Landline Area Code | Landline Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paris | +33 | (1) | 1234 5678 |
| Marseille | +33 | (4) | 1234 5678 |
| Toulouse | +33 | (5) | 1234 5678 |
So if you’re making a call to Paris, dial +33 1 1234 5678.
Network coverage
Network coverage is readily available across France.
4G coverage
4G LTE connection is readily available across the country, but quality highly depends on the mobile operator.
International Roaming
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Top Mobile SIM network in France
Here are the top mobile SIM networks in France:
Bouygues Telecom
Orange Mobile
SFR Mobile
Top apps used to communicate
Here are the top apps mostly used for communication in France:
Emergency phone numbers
Here is most important emergency number to take note of when visiting France:
112 for the national emergency number
Best Time to Call France
France observes Central European Summer Time (CEST) using the time offset of UTC+02.
Wherever you are in Australia, you can call France from the following time zones:
| Best time to call | Time to Call |
UTC Relative |
Time Zone |
State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 6:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+10:00 | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) | Queensland |
| 4:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+08:00 | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) | Western Australia | |
| 5:30pm – 12:00am | UTC+09:30 | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) | South Australia, Northern Territory and town of Broken Hill in Western New South Wales | |
| 7:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+11:00 | Norfolk Island Standard Time (NFT) | Norfolk Island | |
| 3:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+07:00 | Christmas Island Standard Time (CXT) | Christmas Island | |
| 2:30pm – 12:00am | UTC+06:30 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands Standard Time (CCT) | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
Daylight Savings Time (first Sunday in October – first Sunday in April)
| Best time to call | Time to Call |
UTC Relative |
Time Zone |
State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 7:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+11:00 | Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) | New South Wales (except Broken Hill), Victoria, Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory |
| 6:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+10:00 | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) | Queensland | |
| 4:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+08:00 | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) | Western Australia | |
| 6:30pm – 12:00am | UTC+10:30 | Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT) | South Australia, Northern Territory and town of Broken Hill in Western New South Wales | |
| 5:30pm – 12:00am | UTC+09:30 | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) | Northern Territory | |
| 8:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+12:00 | Norfolk Island Daylight Time (NDT) | Norfolk Island | |
| 3:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+07:00 | Christmas Island Standard Time (CXT) | Christmas Island | |
| 12:30pm – 12:00am | UTC+06:30 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands Standard Time (CCT) | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |