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.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.

You can review any domain registration requirements before checkout.

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.

Mandatory

Name length

The label before .fr must contain between 1 and 63 characters.

Mandatory

Characters and IDNs

ASCII names and supported accented internationalised names are accepted, subject to the registry syntax rules.

Mandatory

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.

conditional

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.

131.37 RON per year, excluding VATRequired only when the holder or administrative contact does not meet the .fr location rule. The service is billed yearly.
conditional

Local contact service

Provides an eligible administrative contact while the customer remains the domain holder.

0.00 RON per year, excluding VATAvailable 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.

A domain transfer can take time after it starts. We'll let you know when the registry confirms it is complete.

  • Transfer authorisation codeA transfer requires the Auth_info code from the current registrar and can take several days.