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France Travel

"If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast." - Ernest Hemingway

Street singer, Paris

Quick facts about France
Country code: FR
Zone: Europe
Country local name: République française
Demonym: French
Official languages: French
Driving on the right side of the road
Currency: EUR (Euro)
Internet TLD: .fr
Calling code: +33
Time zone: CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
UE accession: March 25 1957
Population: 64.102.140
Capital: Paris
Biggest city: Paris
Borders: Andorra, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands (Holland)
 
 
Medical 15
Police 17
Fire 18
Pan-European 112

The Pan-European emergency number 112 works in any EU country from any telephone - and it's also the number to call for any emergency services if you're using a cellular/mobile telephone.

Drugs/Alcohol Hotline 113
Homeless Hotline 115 / 0800 30 63 06
Child abuse Hotline 119 / 0800 05 41 41
Emergency: Sea & Lake 1616

SOS Help Crisis line in English 15:00-23:00 daily 01 46 21 46 46
HIV/AIDS Info / SIDA 0800 84 08 00
Red Cross Info 0800 85 88 58
Ecoute Alcool (Alcohol helpline) 0811 91 30 30
(Open 14:00 to 2:00)
Ecoute Cannabis (Canabis helpline) 0 811 91 20 20
(Open 8:00 to 20:00)
Drogues Info (Drug abuse helpline) 0800 23 13 13 (Freephone)
01 70 23 13 13 (Call from a mobile phone)
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