A France phone number is a cost-effective way of growing in or entering the thriving French market.
You can build and foster relationships with current and potential clients. Plus, receive calls from these clients on multiple phone lines—VoIP, mobile, and landline.
And with a cloud-based phone system, you can scale your telephony system based on your business needs.
In our France phone number guide, learn about French virtual numbers, different number types, and formats.
Let’s see how using a local phone number helps boost business.
Guide to Phone Numbers in France
Obtaining a France phone number can help in creating a local presence and connecting with French clients.
One of the biggest advantages is that customers can call you at affordable local rates or even for free, depending on the number type you choose to use. Our France phone number guide will help you make the choice.
Businesses with familiar local codes gain trust, leading to increased support and engagement. Further, you can amplify brand visibility and customer recall with local numbers.
If you are thinking about purchasing a French number, read our article on how to get a business number in France.
France Phone Number Plan
The Autorité de Régulation des Communications Électroniques et des Postes (ARCEP) is the authority overseeing and managing France’s telecom sector. They take care of the country’s phone numbering system, making sure rules and standards are followed.
Telecom operators in France provide a plethora of offerings, from voice calls to data services, useful for businesses and service providers.
You can also explore virtual phone services that come with comprehensive features, such as call routing, call recording, and call forwarding, suitable for all business types.
In fact, Global Call Forwarding offers many of these features and more with our France virtual numbers.
Different Types of France Phone Numbers
The country code for France is ‘+33.’ All France phone numbers have 10 digits:
- starting with the trunk prefix ‘0,’
- followed by the area or toll-free code,
- and a 7-8-digit-long subscriber number.
A standard France phone number looks like this: +33 0x xx-xx-xx-xx.
A strategic use of different number types can facilitate communication and help meet customer expectations in the French market and network with local clients.
Let’s understand these number types.
1. France Toll-Free Numbers
France toll-free numbers are a valuable conduit for French callers to reach your business free of cost. They appear as local toll-free numbers used in France with ‘0800’ and ‘0805’ prefixes.
Because these numbers work virtually, you can operate your business in the country from anywhere in the world and simply forward incoming calls to where your teams are located.
The standard France toll-free number format is +33 (0800) (xxx-xxx).
There are many perks to using a toll-free number:
- Encourage interactions between global businesses and French consumers
- Support real-time engagement
- Enable you to test the market without physically being there.
Many service providers offer features like IVR, call recording, and geographic routing with their virtual toll-free numbers. This makes the toll-free numbers extra functional.
2. France Local or Geographic Numbers
Geographic numbers are region-specific and accessible at standard local calling rates.
If your business has a target audience in a specific French region, then having a local number allows you to tailor communication strategies and services to that area.
France is geographically divided into five main regions: Paris, North-West, North-East, South-East, and South-West.
Most providers include local numbers for major French cities and regions like:
- Lyon (487)
- Marseille (484)
- Nice (422)
- Paris (187)
- Toulouse (532), and so on.
The standard France local number format is +33 01 xx-xx-xx-xx.
*The area code for Paris is 1.
Global Call Forwarding also offers France geographic and national numbers with Local 2-Way Voice. Use these numbers and display local, in-country caller IDs to place outbound calls to your customers in France and increase response and callback rates.
3. France National Numbers
National or non-geographic numbers are linked to an entire country instead of specific regions. So you can use these numbers to establish a presence beyond particular French cities.
Calls made to national numbers typically incur local calling rates, making them cost-effective for your callers.
A France national phone number starts with the prefix ‘9’ followed by an 8-digit subscriber number.
The standard France national number format is +33 09 71 xx-xx-xx.
Global Call Forwarding offers France national numbers with the ‘97’ prefix.
Related: Geographic Versus Non-Geographic Numbers
4. France Mobile Numbers
Mobile phones are ubiquitous, and therefore, you can reach a broader audience with mobile numbers.
France mobile numbers start with prefixes ‘6’ or ‘7’ (mobile services code) followed by the 8-digit unique subscriber number.
The standard France mobile number format is +33 6 xx-xx-xx-xx.
Get a France Phone Number with Global Call Forwarding
Use our France phone number guide to take your business to new heights and establish yourself globally. Get a French number and make your business a cross-border success!
We can help you choose the right type of number to operate in France.
With early French roots, Global Call Forwarding has been a pioneer in the telecom industry since 1996, and we offer dynamic telecom solutions to transform business communications throughout France.
