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France number screening
Ten-digit numbers, four networks shaped by Free's price war, and telemarketing written into its own statute — France punishes sloppy list handling.
Mobile number format
French mobiles are ten digits nationally, starting 06 or 07 and conventionally written in pairs: 06 12 34 56 78. Drop the trunk zero and nine digits remain in international form. Ranges 01–05 are regional landlines and 09 is reserved for VoIP — never load 09 numbers as mobiles.
Main carriers
- Orange
- SFR
- Bouygues Telecom
- Free Mobile
Orange, SFR, Bouygues Telecom and Free Mobile. Free's 2012 entry dragged French tariffs to the bottom of the European range and created a habit of switching networks for a better price, so numbers move more than in Germany. The prefix tells you nothing; resolve carrier live.
On the ground
Telemarketing in France has its own statute: lists must be screened against the Bloctel opt-out register, and cold calls are confined to weekdays, 10:00–13:00 and 14:00–20:00, with weekends and public holidays off limits. August is the national holiday month, and response rates sag for weeks.
Screening guidance
Validate the 06/07 pattern and nine-digit subscriber body first, and strip out 09 VoIP lines. Then WhatsApp as the base layer, Snapchat for younger segments, and an RCS capability check to decide whether rich SMS is worth the spend. Bloctel screening is not optional before any outbound calling.
Key platforms in France
WhatsApp is the everyday default, but the French outlier is Snapchat, whose penetration ranks near the top among large European markets. French operators pushed RCS harder than most, so rich messaging is genuinely usable here, and France has long been one of Airbnb's biggest markets worldwide.
FAQ
How many digits is a French mobile number?
Ten digits nationally, starting 06 or 07 and grouped in pairs by convention: 06 12 34 56 78. Drop the trunk zero for international form and nine digits remain: +33 6 12 34 56 78. Numbers beginning 09 are VoIP lines rather than mobiles and should be filtered out before import.
What is the difference between French 06 and 07 numbers?
Both are mobile ranges with no difference in status or operator. 06 was allocated first and 07 opened later as numbering ran short; capability, tariffs and reachability are identical. The first two digits say nothing about the network — only a live lookup does.
Are there time limits on cold calling French numbers?
Yes, and they are written into law. Cold calls are permitted only on weekdays between 10:00–13:00 and 14:00–20:00, never on weekends or public holidays, and lists must first be screened against the Bloctel opt-out register. August is the national holiday month — even compliant campaigns land badly then.
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