.FR domain name - France
French domain name registration is restricted to individuals and corporations having an address in the European Union territory, or in Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.
For non-residents, FranceDNS offers its trustee or local contact service, which allows everyone to register a .FR domain.
Register your domain name in France for € 6.00 VAT Ex. / yr
Search for your domain name in .fr
Prices and Services
| Registration | € 6.00 VAT Ex. / yr |
| Renewal | € 6.00 VAT Ex. / yr |
| Restoration | € 16.00 VAT Ex. |
| Transfer | € 6.60 VAT Ex. |
| Trade | Free of charge |
| Trustee service | € 24.00 VAT Ex. / yr |
| Local presence service | Free of charge |
The following services are included with the domain :
Technical information
Rules:
| Available extensions | fr |
| Registration period | 1 to 10 years |
| Renew period | 1 to 10 years |
| Syntax | From 1 to 63 alphanumeric characters or hyphens |
| IDN support | Yes |
| Premium domains | No |
| DNSSec support | Yes |
.fr with FranceDNS
| Accreditation | FranceDNS is an accredited registrar |
| Special terms and conditions | Special terms and conditions - french domain names |
| Registration timeline | Immediate |
| Activation timeline | 6-12 hours |
Procedures
Registration:
To register a .FR domain name, the registrant must match the following conditions:
Address in European Economic Area (E.U members, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland) and french overseas
If you don't fullfill the rule above, you can register using our trustee service (see our domain services)
Eligible countries are:
AT (Austria), AX (Aaland), BE (Belgium), BG (Bulgaria), CH (Switzerland), CZ (Czech Republic), CY (Cyprus), DE (Germany), DK (Denmark), ES (Spain), EE (Estonia), FI (Finland), FR (France), GF (French Guyana), GP (Guadeloupe), GR (Greece), GB (Great Britain), GI (Gibraltar), HR (Croatia), HU (Hungary), IE (Ireland), IS (Iceland), IT (Italy), LI (Liechtenstein), LT (Lithuania), LU (Luxembourg), LV (Latvia), MQ (Martinique), MT (Malta), NC (New Caledonia), NL (Netherlands), NO (Norway), PF (French Polynesia), PL (Poland), PM (St Pierre and Miquelon), PT (Portugal), RE (Reunion), RO (Romania), SE (Sweden), SK (Slovakia), SI (Slovenia), TF (French Antartic lands), YT (Mayotte), WF (Wallis and Futuna)
During the order process, if the owner or the administrative contact don't match these conditions, FranceDNS can offer its trustee or local contact services.
Renewal:
A renewal extends the domain name for one year. Renewal procedures must be carried out before the domain's expiration date otherwise the domain will switch to quarantine status for a 30 days period before being removed. During this period, the domain is no longer active but can still be restored.
Change of registrar:
To transfer a .FR domain name, you need to get its authorization code.
Once the transfer is initiated by FranceDNS, the current registrar has 1 to 22 days to reject the request. Nevertheless, in case of agreement or lack of response within 8 days, the transfer is automatically realized.
Once the transfer is finalized, the domain's expiration date is extended for 1 year, starting at the transfer date.
N.B: If the domain name uses the trustee service of your current registrar, you will have to proceed to a change of ownership for FranceDNS. Contact us
Change of ownership:
To transfer the registrant of a .FR domain, you need to ensure that the current and new owner email adresses are active.
According to the registry rules, FranceDNS will contact both parties by email to obtain their agreement. Both will have 7 days to approve and reply. If a refusal or no reply is received during the timeframe, the request will be cancelled.
Once the transfer is finalized, the domain's expiration date is extended for 1 year, starting at the transfer date.
Last news from .FR
From the registry
(10-19-2020) Webinar ‘How to create and test your DNS-over-TLS and DNS-over-HTTPS (DoT/DoH) resolver’
Read the news
(09-29-2020) Results of the 2020 Registrar client satisfaction survey
Read the news
(09-28-2020) Global Citizens' Dialogue, France Edition
Read the news
(09-10-2020) Forum Afnic - Domain names: protecting against and reacting in response to abuse
Read the news
(09-02-2020) .fr turns 34!
Read the news
