Telephone Area Code System In France

France by Telephone Area Codes

The telephone code for France is 33

France is divided into 5 telephone areas, each corresponding to a separate telephone code reserved primarily for landlines:

1. Paris and Île-de-France: Area Code 01
2. Northwest France: Area Code 02
3. Northeast France: Area Code 03
4. Southeast France: Area Code 04
5. Southwest France: Area Code 05

The prefixes 06 and 07 are are designated for mobile phones.

The 08 is reserved for special numbers and services.

However, the 08 numbers can vary in their nature and usage. Some may be toll-free (Numéros Verts), while others may be premium rate numbers (Numéros Indigo) utilized by corporations and businesses.

The telephone area code 09 is reserved for Internet Access Providers in France

Orange is the French multinational telecommunications corporation formerly known as France Telecom.

Area Code 01

Corresponds to the city of Paris and the departments of the Paris region or Ile de France:

Essonne, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-d’Oise, Val-de-Marne and Yvelines.

Area Code 02

Corresponds to the regions and departments of Northwestern France:

Normandie: Calvados, Manche, Orne and Seine-MaritimeCentre-Val-de-Loire: Cher, Eure-et-Loir, Indre, Indre-et-Loire, Loir-et-Cher and LoiretPays de la Loire: Loire-Atlantique, Maine-et-Loire, Mayenne, Sarthe and VendéeBretagne: Côtes d’Armor, Finistère, Ile-et-Vilaine and Morbihan

The Telephone Area Code 02 also corresponds to the Overseas departments of Réunion and Mayotte in the Indian Ocean.

Area Code 03

Corresponds to the regions and departments of the Grand Est, Hauts-de-France and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in Northeastern France:

Champagne-Ardennes: Ardennes, Aube, Haute-Marne and MarneNord-Pas-de-Calais: Nord and Pas-de-CalaisPicardie: Aisne, Oise and Somme,Lorraine: Meuse, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Moselle and VosgesAlsace: Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Territoire de BelfortFranche-Comté: Doubs, Haute-Saône and JuraBourgogne: Côte-d’Or, Nièvre, Saône-et-Loire and Yonne

Area Code 04

Corresponds to the regions and departments of Occitanie, PACA and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in Southeastern France:

Languedoc-Roussillon: Aude, Gard, Hérault, Lozère and Pyrénées-OrientalesProvence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur or PACA: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Alpes-Maritimes, Hautes-Alpes, Bouches-du-Rhône, Var and VaucluseAuvergne: Allier, Cantal, Haute-Loire and Puy-de-DômeRhône-Alpes: Ain, Ardèche, Drôme, Haute-Savoie, Isère, Loire, Rhône and Savoie

The Telephone Area Code 04 also corresponds to the two departments of Corsica: Corse-du-Sud and Haute-Corse.

Area Code 05

Corresponds to the regions and departments of Nouvelle Aquitaine in Southwestern France:

Poitou-Charente: Charente, Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres and VienneLimousin: Corrèze, Creuse and Haute-VienneAquitaine: Dordogne, Gironde, Landes, Lot-et-Garonne and Pyrénees-AtlantiquesMidi-Pyrénées: Ariège, Aveyron, Gers, Haute-Garonne, Hautes-Pyrénés, Lot, Tarn and Tarn-et-Garonne

The Telephone Area Code 05 also corresponds to the Overseas departments in the Atlantic Ocean region: Guadeloupe, Saint-Barthélémy, Saint-Martin, French Guiana (Guyanne), Martinique and Saint-Pierre-and-Miquelon.

How to call a French number?

To call a French number from within France:

Dial the complete relevant Telephone Area Code including the 0 (01, 02 etc …) Followed by your correspondent’s 8 digits number (i.e. 01 42 43 44 45)

To call a French number from abroad:

Dial the international prefix 00 Followed by the code for France 33 Followed by the code of the relevant telephone area code or mobile prefix without the 0 Followed by your correspondent’s 8 digits number: i.e. Land line : 00 33 1 42 43 44 45 i.e. Mobile line: 00 33 6 (or 7) 42 43 44 45)

Lastly, don’t forget that French answer the phone with: Allo!

Credits: Map by Cartes de France – Header by Photographs by Gnangarra…commons.wikimedia.org CC BY 3.0 au

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