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Holder location
The holder and administrative contact must be located in an EU member state, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland. Applicants elsewhere can use the trustee service.
.fr domain registration
Register a .fr domain
Build trust with a French web address. Eligible European applicants can register directly, with a trustee option for other locations.
Before you register
A recognisable address for France
A .fr domain gives projects, organisations and businesses a clear connection to the French market. Registration is automated after we confirm the holder eligibility path and the final price.
Registration requirements
What you need to know.
Requirements are visible before checkout. Unknown or conflicting conditions stop automatic provisioning and go to review.
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Name length
The label before .fr must contain between 1 and 63 characters.
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Characters and IDNs
ASCII names and supported accented internationalised names are accepted, subject to the registry syntax rules.
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Rights and protected terms
The requested name must respect third-party rights and French law. Some protected terms can require prior registry review.
Registration addons
Services required by the extension.
An addon can be mandatory for every applicant or only when the holder does not meet a local eligibility rule.
Trustee service
A compliant holder service for applicants outside the normal .fr eligibility area. You retain beneficial use of the domain and identity verification is required.
€25.00 per year, excluding VATRequired only when the holder or administrative contact does not meet the .fr location rule. The service is billed yearly.Local contact service
Provides an eligible administrative contact while the customer remains the domain holder.
Available when the registry requires an eligible local administrative contact. The exact condition is checked during checkout.Already own the domain?
Transfer it to your Silurian workspace.
Transfers are not treated as complete when an API accepts the request. We track the registry operation until its final state.
- Transfer authorisation codeA transfer requires the Auth_info code from the current registrar and can take several days.