🇫🇷 France — Embassies & Consulates
France maintains one of the world's largest diplomatic networks, with the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères) operating over 160 embassies and more than 500 consular posts globally. France has a particularly extensive consular presence owing to its overseas territories and departments in the Caribbean, Pacific, Indian Ocean, and South America, which extend French jurisdiction and citizen services to every major global region. French consular services for citizens abroad include passport and civil status documents, consular registration (via the Registre des Français Établis hors de France), support during emergencies, and assistance in legal matters. France also participates in EU consular protection, allowing French nationals to seek help from any EU member state mission where France is not represented. The France-Visas and France Diplomatie platforms provide visa application information, travel advisories, and expatriate resources. France's diplomatic reach is reinforced by its permanent membership on the UN Security Council and its leading role in multilateral diplomacy, Francophonie networks, and defence partnerships across Africa, the Middle East, and beyond. French cultural diplomacy is extended through the Alliance Française network and French lycées abroad.
Notable embassies abroad
Washington D.C.
4101 Reservoir Road NW, Washington, D.C. 20007, USA
+1-202-944-6000
franceintheus.org/France's principal diplomatic post to the US; reflects the historic Franco-American alliance
London
58 Knightsbridge, London SW1X 7JT, United Kingdom
+44-20-7073-1000
uk.ambafrance.org/Key post for post-Brexit UK-France relations; consulate in London serves the large French community in Britain
Berlin
Pariser Platz 5, 10117 Berlin, Germany
+49-30-590-03900
allemagne.ambafrance.org/Central to the Élysée Treaty Franco-German partnership; located on Pariser Platz near the Brandenburg Gate
Tokyo
4-11-44 Minami-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8514, Japan
+81-3-5798-6000
jp.ambafrance.org/France and Japan share strong cultural and luxury goods trade ties
Beijing
3 Sanlitun Dongsan Jie, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100600, China
+86-10-8531-2000
cn.ambafrance.org/France's largest consular post in East Asia; China is a key partner in trade and diplomacy
New Delhi
2/50 E Shantipath, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110021, India
+91-11-4319-6100
in.ambafrance.org/Reflects the growing France-India strategic partnership; high student and trade visa volumes
Algiers
25 Chemin Abdelkader Gadouche, Hydra, Algiers, Algeria
+213-21-98-11-22
dz.ambafrance.org/One of France's highest-volume consular posts; reflects the large Algerian diaspora in France
Dakar
1 Rue Assane Ndoye, Dakar, Senegal
+221-33-839-5100
sn.ambafrance.org/Key sub-Saharan Africa post; reflects France's longstanding presence in Francophone West Africa
Singapore
101-103 Cluny Park Road, Singapore 259595
+65-6880-7800
sg.ambafrance.org/Regional hub for Southeast Asia; important for trade, defence, and French community services
Sources & last verified
- Official source
- Last verified 2026-06-15