Utilities

Electricity in France

Electricity in France is usually provided by EDF (Electricité de France). If you are moving into a property that has previously been occupied by someone else, you will need to ascertain that the metre has been read before your contract begins. Payment of your bills is usually done by direct debit. The most popular rate is the off peak option, which offers cheap electricity at times you choose yourself.

Gas supply in France

Mains gas is usually available only in cities and towns. The supplier is GDF (Gaz de France) which is connected to EDF.

Installing new telephone lines in France

You should first contact France Telecom to obtain an estimate.

Contacts:

To find any telephone number, you should use the Pages Jaunes, the equivalent to Golden pages: www.pagesjaunes.fr.