Telephone numbers in France
5 geographic zones | |
| Country | Metropolitan France |
|---|---|
| Continent | Europe |
| Regulator | ARCEP |
| Numbering plan type | Closed |
| NSN length | 9 |
| Format | 0x xx xx xx xx |
| Country code | 33 |
| International access | 00 |
| Long-distance | 0 |
The French telephone numbering plan is used in Metropolitan France, French overseas departments and some overseas collectivities.
Since 1996, Metropolitan 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. Telephone numbers are usually stated as a sequence of five digit-pairs, e.g., 0x xx xx xx xx–and not, for example, 0 xxx-xxx-xxx or others.
Overseas departments and collectivities have distinct country codes and different digit grouping formats.