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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Other Important Information about France

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:

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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