Europe
Healthcare and travel insurance in France
$5,327health spend per person
Healthcare in France
Excellent care at moderate cost. A GP visit costs about €30, specialists more; visitors pay upfront and claim from their insurance.
Key facts
- Travel insurance: Schengen visa applicants need €30,000 medical cover; visa-free visitors may be asked for proof of insurance at the border.
- Pharmacies: Green-cross pharmacies everywhere give good advice; a rota 'pharmacie de garde' covers nights and Sundays.
- Doctors: 3.3 per 1,000 people (2022, World Bank).
- Emergency: Police 17 · Ambulance 15 · Fire 18 · All emergencies 112.
Healthcare & insurance by place
- ParisHealthcare & insurance
- NiceHealthcare & insurance
- ProvenceHealthcare & insurance
- French RivieraHealthcare & insurance
- LyonHealthcare & insurance
- MarseilleHealthcare & insurance
- BordeauxHealthcare & insurance
- CannesHealthcare & insurance
- StrasbourgHealthcare & insurance
- ChamonixHealthcare & insurance
- AnnecyHealthcare & insurance
- CorsicaHealthcare & insurance
- Aix-en-ProvenceHealthcare & insurance
- ToulouseHealthcare & insurance
- Loire ValleyHealthcare & insurance
- NormandyHealthcare & insurance
Sources
- CDC Travelers' Health
- US State Department travel advisory
- GOV.UK: France travel advice
- EU: Entry/Exit System (EES)
- Speedtest Global Index: France
- EF English Proficiency Index: France
- World Bank open data
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