Europe
SIM cards, eSIM and internet in France
332 MbpsMedian fixed download
Internet and SIM cards in France
Median fixed broadband is 332 Mbps and mobile 133 Mbps (Speedtest Global Index, 2026-08). Orange's Holiday SIM or eSIM, or prepaid SIMs from phone shops and tabacs, cost about €20–40 a month; passport needed to activate.
Mobile carriers
Key facts
- Tourist SIM: Orange's Holiday SIM or eSIM, or prepaid SIMs from phone shops and tabacs, cost about €20–40 a month; passport needed to activate.
- eSIM: local carriers sell eSIMs to visitors.
Internet & coworking by place
- ParisInternet & coworking
- NiceInternet & coworking
- ProvenceInternet & coworking
- French RivieraInternet & coworking
- LyonInternet & coworking
- MarseilleInternet & coworking
- BordeauxInternet & coworking
- CannesInternet & coworking
- StrasbourgInternet & coworking
- ChamonixInternet & coworking
- AnnecyInternet & coworking
- CorsicaInternet & coworking
- Aix-en-ProvenceInternet & coworking
- ToulouseInternet & coworking
- Loire ValleyInternet & coworking
- NormandyInternet & coworking
Sources
- Speedtest Global Index: France
- US State Department travel advisory
- GOV.UK: France travel advice
- EU: Entry/Exit System (EES)
- EF English Proficiency Index: France
- World Bank open data
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