.fr

Q: What is .fr used for?

France's country-code TLD, widely adopted by French businesses and organizations. Since 2011, EU residents can also register .fr domains without a French address.

Q: Who can register a .fr domain?

Registrants must reside in the EU.

Q: Who manages the .fr top-level domain?

The .fr TLD is managed by AFNIC (Association Française pour le Nommage Internet en Coopération), which is responsible for the registry operations and maintaining the zone file.

Abstract

Eligibility for .fr reaches across the European Union: since 2011, residents of any member state have been able to register France's country code without holding a French address. AFNIC, the Association Francaise pour le Nommage Internet en Cooperation, operates the registry, which holds roughly 4 million names. Delegated in 1986, the extension is widely adopted by French companies, institutions, and public bodies addressing the domestic market, and the registry supports DNSSEC validation.