☎️ French Phone Number

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Always make sure your plans are “sans engagement” if your remaining time in France is less than 6 months or a year, so you can cancel them whenever you want.

Option 1: πŸ†“Free1

  • Pros:
    • Easy to get
    • Cheap (~€11, 2024)
    • They offer eSIM
  • Cons:
    • Signal drops in some areas
    • Long waiting lines at the store

Option 2: 🟠Orange2

  • Pros:
    • Good signal
  • Cons:
    • More expensive (~€25 in 2025, although in August 2025 there was a €15 offer for people aged 18–26)
    • They ask for more documents

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Requirements:

Option 2.1:

  1. ID with your French address on it (such as the Titre de SΓ©jour received after your second-year visa renewal in France)
  2. Housing insurance (with your name and address) or an Attestation de droits Γ  l’assurance maladie (available in the Compte Ameli app β†’ Log in β†’ Mes Documents β†’ Attestation de droits β†’ Demander mon attestation β†’ Share by email)

Option 2.2:

  1. Any form of ID
  2. Pay a €250 deposit (refunded after staying with Orange for one year)

Option 3: Bouygues3

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Requirements:


  1. https://mobile.free.fr/ β†©οΈŽ
  2. https://boutique.orange.fr/mobile/offres?internet=false#forfait β†©οΈŽ
  3. https://www.bouyguestelecom.fr/forfaits-mobiles/sans-engagement β†©οΈŽ