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France travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit France: travel advice level, plug type C/E, 400V, emergency 112, currency EUR.

📷 Paris · Yann Caradec from Paris, France · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

No advice against travel Updated 2026-10-22

Latest change (original, English)
Updated information about demonstrations (‘Warnings and insurance’ page).

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⚠️ This is the UK government’s assessment. Rules for your passport (visa, entry) can be different — check your own government’s official travel advice too.

CapitalParis
CurrencyEUR, XPF
LanguagesFrench
Calling code+33
Emergency numbers112 · 114 · 17 · 18
Plug typesType C, Type E
Voltage400 V
Driving sideRight
Population69M
Type CType E

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📷 Photos

Ximonic, Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Dennis G. Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
malachybrowne · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
Landreau Patrick · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
VOA- Nicolas Pinault · Public domain · Commons
François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Eric Pouhier · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Commons
Master of Saint Giles · Public domain · Commons

About this data

Safety levels and entry notes are based on the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) travel advice published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence, checked every day. Capitals, languages, currencies, time zones and photos come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons.

Advice is written for British travellers; your own government’s advice, visa rules and insurance terms may differ. Always check your foreign ministry and the destination’s embassy before you travel.

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