conditional
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.
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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.
required
Name length
The label before .fr must contain between 1 and 63 characters.
required
Characters and IDNs
ASCII names and supported accented internationalised names are accepted, subject to the registry syntax rules.
required
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.Extension capabilities
What this domain can support.
Current registration information for this extension. Availability describes the extension, not the configuration of an individual domain.
Supported for this extension
DNSSEC support
DNSSEC can be configured after registration when the authoritative DNS provider supports it.
Supported for this extension
Transfer code
An authorisation code can be requested when a transfer is supported.
Supported for this extension
Registrar lock
A transfer lock can be managed for registrations using this extension.
Supported for this extension
Automatic renewal
Automatic renewal is available for this extension.
Supported for this extension
WHOIS privacy
Privacy protection is available subject to registry policy.
Supported for this extension
Trustee service
A trustee service is available when registry eligibility requires it.
Supported for this extension
Local contact service
A local-contact service is available when a registry requires one.
Not supported for this extension
DNS zone validation
The provider reports DNS zone validation support for this extension.
Capability data is maintained from current extension information. Registry policy, the chosen DNS service and the final registration can still affect availability.
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.