For you and colleagues, finding your way through France’s administrative systems may not be second nature.
This e-guide aims to save you time with shortcuts to the right information – and the right points of contact. Just click and get connected with the fast facts you need!
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Administration
Contact an embassy or a foreign consulate in France
Everything you need to know about residency and the hosting of new immigrants to France
Discover the French public services
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Business
Chamber of industry and commerce
Everything you need to know about setting up a business in France
Post job offers, recruit new employees
Get employment help, register your employment
Find professional addresses and telephone numbers
Find the nearest French language classes
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Offices
Everything you need to know about energy supplies (electricity,natural gas, etc.) in France
Everything you want to know about the French property market: listings, information, advice
Find your international movers
Find a hall for receptions, seminars, and conferences anywhere in France
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Taxes
Declare and pay VAT and tax online
All you need to know about national insurance
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Telephony / Internet
Find out about SFR mobile telephony offers and plans
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Transport
Travel around Paris by métro, bus and RER
Travel by train: book and buy tickets, consult timetables, etc.
Travel by plane: book and buy tickets
Easily book your car rental anywhere in Europe
Reserve a taxi online throughout Ile de France (Paris and the surrounding suburbs)
Get around the following cities by bicycle with the self-services bike rental available 24/7.
- Paris, Vélib’ (site in English)
- Lyon, Vélo’v (site in English)
- Nantes, Bicloo (site in French)
- Aix-en-Provence, Vhello (site in French)
- Mulhouse, Vélocité (site in French)
- Besançon, Vélocité (site in French)
- Marseille Provence Métropole, Le Vélo (site in French)
- Toulouse, Vélô (site in French)
- Rouen, Cyclic (site in French)
- Amiens, Velam (site in French)
- Grand Nancy, Vélostan (site in French)
- Cergy Pontoise, Vélo2 (site in French)
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Emergency numbers
15
Medical emergency (SAMU)
17
Security emergency, police or the National gendarmerie
18
Emergency assistance, fire brigade
112
European number via a mobile phone to contact emergency services
36 24
SOS Médecins (out of hours doctor service)
