France IP Lookup | Locate French IP Addresses
Running a French IP address lookup helps you trace the origin and routing paths of web traffic within Western Europe. Tracing French IPs with our free locate my IP search is key for GDPR compliance, localizing website languages, and analyzing routing through Mediterranean submarine cables.
Interactive France IP Location Finder
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France Internet Overview
The internet infrastructure in France is highly centralized around Paris, which handles the bulk of national network routing. However, cities like Marseille serve as crucial landing points for submarine cables linking Europe to Asia. France has been rapidly replacing copper ADSL connections with high-speed fiber-to-the-home (FTTH).
Does Your IP Address Change?
Most home broadband and mobile connections in France get a dynamic public IP address, so it can change when your router reconnects or your provider reassigns it. Many mobile networks also put customers behind carrier-grade NAT, where one public address is shared. Static addresses are usually a paid business option.
France Network Facts
IPv6 Adoption
73%
Regional Internet Registry
RIPE NCC
IPv6 figure: Internet Society Pulse, April 2026. IP addresses in France are allocated by RIPE NCC.
Major ISPs in France
- 1Orange
- 2Free
- 3SFR
- 4Bouygues Telecom
- 5OVH Telecom
Top Hosting Providers
- 1OVHcloud
- 2Scaleway
- 3Online.net
- 4o2switch
- 5Gandi
France IP Address Space in Numbers
As of 25 September 2026, the regional internet registries list 81.6 million IPv4 addresses (81,584,720) as delegated to 1,820 organisations in France: 2.21% of all delegated IPv4 space, the 7th-largest share of any country. Organisations there also hold 1,410 IPv6 blocks and 1,887 autonomous system numbers (ASNs).
IPv4 addresses registered
81.6 million
Share of world IPv4
2.21% (#7)
IPv6 blocks
1,410
AS numbers (ASNs)
1,887
Networks with the most IPv4 addresses in France
The five networks with the most IPv4 addresses in France hold 61.2% of the 87.4 million addresses that geolocate there, out of 2,163 networks in total.
- AS3215 · Orange S.A.22.7%
- AS15557 · Societe Francaise Du Radiotelephone - SFR SA18.1%
- AS12322 · Free SAS9.4%
- AS5410 · Bouygues Telecom SA8.1%
- AS2200 · Renater2.9%
Check any network's details with our ASN lookup.
Where those addresses geolocate
Share of France's geolocated IPv4 addresses by city.
- Paris, Île-de-France44.1%
- Lyon, Rhône-Alpes5.2%
- Nanterre, Île-de-France2.5%
- Strasbourg, Grand Est2.1%
- Roubaix, Hauts-de-France2.1%
How to read these numbers
The registry figures count addresses delegated to organisations based in France. The network and city figures count the 87.4 millionIPv4 addresses that geolocate there, which is why the two totals differ. Large address blocks usually geolocate to the owner's headquarters or data centres, so a city's share reflects where networks are registered and hosted, not how many people are online there. Some big holders, such as government, university or corporate networks, are not consumer ISPs at all.
Registries, exchanges and privacy rules in France
- Country domain
- .fr is run by Afnic.
- IP address registry
- RIPE NCC allocates addresses in France.
- Main internet exchange points
- France-IX. Networks exchange traffic directly here instead of through distant transit providers.
- Privacy law
- EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The regulator is the CNIL (Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés).
Sources: NRO combined RIR delegation statistics, file dated 25 September 2026; DB-IP IP to City Lite and IP to ASN Lite (2026-09) (CC BY 4.0). Network and city shares are IP Dekho's analysis of the DB-IP data (IPv4 only), updated monthly.
IPv6 Transition & Adoption
Next Generation Protocol Deployment
France has one of the highest IPv6 adoption rates in the world: about 73% of users in April 2026, according to Internet Society Pulse. Major French internet service providers like Free and Orange enabled IPv6 by default on their home routers years ago. Learn about the security implications in our guide on how hackers use your IP.
How to Use the Location Finder
Paste the French IP address into the lookup tool above. The database will find the region, city, broadband carrier, ASN, and coordinates. If you want to check your own public IP address, click the search button with an empty input box, or run a IP blacklist check.
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Type any valid IP or site domain in the input above.
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Analyze ISP, geolocation state/city, coordinates and timezone records.
Audit Network
Utilize the returned metrics to troubleshoot latency or perform compliance checks.
Benefits of France IP Lookup
- Keep web applications compliant with local French privacy laws and EU GDPR, and see securing your home router.
- Serve French language (Français) options and understand public Wi-Fi security risks.
- Trace whether traffic passes through local internet exchanges like France-IX in Paris with our traceroute tool, then check who operates each hop with a WHOIS lookup.
- Identify connections coming from major French hosting services like OVHcloud.
Common Use Cases
Media providers blocking access to French television broadcasts outside the country.
E-commerce shops showing prices in Euros (EUR) and applying appropriate tax rates.
Financial systems flagging transactions originating from unusual French IP pools.
Corporate networks monitoring and securing remote access points from French offices.
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