EnglishSending SMS to France
France separates marketing from service messaging clearly, and the distinction is enforced through timing rules as well as consent. Marketing SMS may not be sent on Sundays, public holidays, or outside daytime hours — a constraint that catches international senders scheduling in their own time zone.
How to dial France
Every part of the number, laid out separately, then the same thing written the way an API expects it.
+33 — +33 6XX XX XX XX or 7XX — mobile numbers begin 06 or 07 nationally.
From abroad, replace your exit code with +, then 33, then the national number — dropping the national trunk prefix if the country uses one (a leading 0 in most, though not in the +1 numbering plan). Store numbers in E.164 (+33…) and they work from any country and any API.
France by the numbers
The figures below come from public country data and set the context for how much SMS traffic France actually carries.
How your name appears in France
What shows up in the recipient’s inbox, and what has to be true before it can.
Delivered on +33Sender ID rules for +33
Alphanumeric sender IDs are supported; marketing messages must carry a STOP opt-out.
+33 6XX XX XX XX or 7XX — mobile numbers begin 06 or 07 nationally.Delivers across every major network in France: Orange, SFR, Bouygues Telecom, Free Mobile.
What people send most: Retail and click-and-collect · Appointment confirmations · Banking alerts.
Message length: under the standard SMS encoding, a segment typically holds 160 GSM-7 characters, or 70 once a message uses Unicode — Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, emoji. Longer messages split into several segments automatically and are billed per segment; exact limits are confirmed for France as part of onboarding.
What France requires
These are the constraints that decide whether a message is delivered, filtered or blocked — not general best practice.
Requirement 1 of 4: Marketing SMS is prohibited on Sundays, public holidays, and outside 08:00–20:00.
Marketing SMS is prohibited on Sundays, public holidays, and outside 08:00–20:00.
Checked automatically on every message we send to France — nothing for you to track by hand.
Mobile operators in France
We deliver to every network below. Route quality is measured per operator, not averaged across the country.
4NetworksWhat businesses send in France
Needs clear consent and a working opt-out — the requirements above apply directly to this traffic.
Cuts no-shows more effectively than email — most people notice a text within minutes of it arriving.
Sent the instant the triggering event happens — trusted for anything time-sensitive tied to money.
All country calling codes
Looking for a different country? Pick a continent, or search by name, code or ISO — no need to go back to the directory page.
AlbaniaAL+355
AndorraAD+376
AustriaAT+43
BelarusBY+375
BelgiumBE+32
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBA+387
BulgariaBG+359
CroatiaHR+385
CyprusCY+357
CzechiaCZ+420
DenmarkDK+45
EstoniaEE+372
FinlandFI+358FranceFR+33
GermanyDE+49
GreeceGR+30
HungaryHU+36
IcelandIS+354
IrelandIE+353
ItalyIT+39
KosovoXK+383
LatviaLV+371
LiechtensteinLI+423
LithuaniaLT+370
LuxembourgLU+352
MaltaMT+356
MoldovaMD+373
MonacoMC+377
MontenegroME+382
NetherlandsNL+31
North MacedoniaMK+389
NorwayNO+47
PolandPL+48
PortugalPT+351
RomaniaRO+40
San MarinoSM+378
SerbiaRS+381
SlovakiaSK+421
SloveniaSI+386
SpainES+34
SwedenSE+46
SwitzerlandCH+41
UkraineUA+380
United KingdomGB+44
Vatican CityVA+3Other country codes
Countries with neighbouring dialling codes.
Start sending to France
Direct routes, per-operator delivery reporting and sender ID handling for +33 — from one dashboard or one API call.