Banks

Société Générale International Private Clients Branch, 29 boulevard. Haussmann, 75009 Paris, France; tel. (33)1-53-30-87-10; fax (33)1-53-30-87-30; website: www.socgen.com.

Barclays SA (Head Office), 20 bis rue La Fayette, 75009 Paris, France; tel. (33)1-55-33-55-33; fax (33)1-55-33-55-55; website: http://bpc.barclays.fr.

Visa in France, tel. (33)1-45-67-84-84.

Business and Investment

American Chamber of Commerce in France; 156 boulevard Haussmann 75008 Paris, tel. (33)1-56-43-45-67; fax (33)1-56-43-45-60; e-mail: amchamfrance@amchamfrance.org; website: www.amchamfrance.org.

Chambers of Commerce, CCIP; 2, place de la Bourse 75002 Paris; tel. (33)1-53-40-46-00.

Société Générale, 29 boulevard Haussmann, 75009 Paris, France; tel. (33)1-53-43-57-12, fax (33)1-53-43-57-62; e-mail: agencecentrale.enterprises@socgen.com. Contact Société Générale about financing.

URSSAF, 3 rue Franklin, 93100 Montreuil, France; tel. (33)1-49-20-10-10; website (in French): www.urssaf.fr. Contact URSSAF for self-employment tax information.

Embassies and Consulates

Embassy of France, 4101 Reservoir Road N.W., Washington, DC 20007; tel. (202)944-6000; fax (202)944-6166; e-mail: info@consulfrance-washington.org; website: www.info-france-usa.org.

Canadian Embassy of France, 42 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1M 2C9-Canada; tel. (613)789-1795; fax (613)562-3704; website: www.ambafrance-ca.org.

American Embassy in France; 2 avenue Gabriel, 75008 Paris; tel. (33)1-43-12-22-22; website: www.amb-usa.fr.

Expatriate Community

American Library in Paris, 10 rue du Général Camou, 75012 Paris; tel. (33)1-53-59-12-60; fax (33)1-45-50-25-83; e-mail: alparis@noos.fr; website: www.americanlibraryinparis.org.

American Women’s Group (AWG), 32 rue du Général Bertrand, 75007 Paris; tel. (33)1-42-73-36-74; fax (33)1-42-73-28-72; e-mail: awgparis@wanadoo.fr; website: www.awgparis.org.

Association of American Wives of Europeans (AAWE), 34 Avenue de New York; 75116 Paris; tel. (33)1-40-70-11-80; fax (33)1-47-23-32-97; e-mail: aawe@aaweparis.org; website: www.aaweparis.org.

Association of Americans Resident Overseas (AARO); 34 Avenue de New York; 75116 Paris; tel. (33)1-47-20-24-15; fax (33)1-47-20-24-16; e-mail: aaromail@aaro.org; website: www.aaro.org.

French American Chamber of Commerce, 262, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré; tel. (33)1-53-89-11-00; e-mail: info@faccparisfrance.com; website: www.faccparisfrance.com.

American Chamber of Commerce in France Inc., 156 boulevard Haussmann, 75008 Paris; tel. (33)1-56-43-45-67; fax (33)1-56-43-45-60; e-mail: amchamfr@amchamfrance.org; website: www.amchamfrance.org.

Health Care

American Hospital of Paris, 63 boulevard Victor Hugo, 92202 Neuilly, France; tel. (33)1-46-41-25-25; e-mail: information@ahparis.org; website: www.american-hospital.org.

Hertford British Hospital, 3 rue Barbès, 92300 Levallois-Perret; tel. (33)1-46-39-22-22; e-mail: hertford@british-hospital.org; website: www.british-hospital.org.

Hotels and Gîtes

The Hotel Saint-Nicolas, 2 rue Saint-Nicolas, Riquewihr, France; tel. (33)3-89-49-01-51; e-mail: saint.nicolas2@wanadoo.fr.

Le Jardin de Cygnes, Avenue de Lattre de Tassigny, 47190 Aiguillon, France; tel. (33)553-79-60-02; fax (33)553-79-61-94.

Hotel les Cèdres, 07260 Joyeuse, France; tel. (33)4-75-39-40-60; fax (33)4-75-39- 90-16.

La Forestière, 1 Avenue Kennedy, 7810 Saint-Germain-en-Laye (Autour de Paris), France; tel. (33)1-30-61-64-64; fax 39-73-73-88; e-mail: cazaudehore@relaischâteaux.com.

Le Prieuré, 7 place du Chapite, 30400 Villeneuve lez Avignon, France; tel. (33)4-90-15-90-15; fax (33)4-90-25-45-39; e-mail: leprieure@relaischâteaux.com.

Maison des Gîtes de France et du Tourisme Vert, 59 rue Saint-Lazare, 75439 Paris, CEDEX 9, France; tel. (33)1-49-70-75-75; fax (33)1-42-81-28-53; e-mail: info@gites-de-france.fr.

Chez Nous, Bridge Mills, Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth HD7 2TW, Great Britain; tel. (44)1-48-468-9199; fax (44)1-48-468-5852; e-mail: cheznous@cnts.demon.co.uk; website: www.cheznous.com.

Chateau de Courtomer, Courtomer, Normandy 61390, France; tel. (410)783-8460; website: www.chateaudecourtomer.com.

Language Schools

Center International d’Antibes, 28 Avenue du Château, 06600 Antibes; tel. (33)4-93-74-35-48; fax (33)4-93-74-57-11; e-mail: cia@imcn.com.

Alliance Française, 101 boulevard Raspail, 75270 Paris; tel. (33)1-45-44-38-28; fax (33)1-45-44-89-42; e-mail: info@alliancefrancaise.fr.

Souffle (Jean Petrissans), Cedex BP133, 89357, La Garde, France; tel. (33)4-94-21-20-92; fax (33)4-94-21-22-17; e-mail: courrier@souffle.asso.fr; website:www.souffle.asso.fr. Contact Jean Petrissans for information on accredited private language schools throughout France.

Tourism

French Government Tourist Office, 444 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10022-6903; tel. (410)286-8310; fax (212)838-7855; website: www.francetourism.com.

Alsace tourism, website: www.tourism-alsace.com.

Auvergne tourism, website: www.crt-auvergne.fr.

Brittany tourism, website: www.brittanytourism.com.

Limousin tourism, website: www.cr-limousin.fr.

Normandy tourism, website: www.normandy-tourism.org.

Provence tourism, website: www.visitprovence.com.

Editor’s Note: This is just a partial list of International Living’s contacts in France, provided to you free of charge. We have included many more contacts in IL’s France: The Owner’s Manual. See here for more information.