VerifiedEuropeReviewed 2026-08-08

France

France's country identifiers provide essential codes for international communication and commerce. The ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code FR and alpha-3 code FRA serve as standard geographic references in data systems. The international calling code +33 is required when dialing French landlines and mobile numbers from abroad. France's country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is .fr, used for domain registration by businesses and organizations operating in France. As a Eurozone member, France uses the euro (EUR), with the ISO 4217 code EUR central to financial transactions and currency exchange. Together, these codes are fundamental for telecommunications, web infrastructure, banking, and trade.

VerifiedReviewed 2026-08-08
Calling code
+33
ISO alpha-2
FR
ISO alpha-3
FRA
ISO numeric
250
ccTLD
.fr
Currency
EUREuro (EUR)
Region
Europe
Capital
Paris
Time zones
Europe/Paris
Postal format
5-Digits - NNNNN

How to call France

From outside France, dial your international access prefix, then +33, then the national number. Drop the leading trunk zero when the destination numbering plan requires it.

+33 [area or mobile code] [local number]

Read the international dialing guide