Why choose .fr extension for your website?

Why choose a .fr domain name
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credibility

Build trust with a recognised extension and strengthen your credibility from the first interaction with your visitors.

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visibility

Strengthen your identity and local presence, and improve your position in search engine results in France.

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security

An abuse rate 30 times lower than .com (0.01%), with data protected by French legislation and the GDPR.

Register my .fr domain name

.fr is for a website made in France

A .fr domain name affirms your French identity and creates an immediate connection with your audience. Directly associated with France, it strengthens your proximity and credibility with your customers, while also showcasing French authenticity internationally.

🇫🇷 .fr continues to grow! Discover the latest market data, registration trends and key figures in our analysis of the .fr market.

90% of French people

Register a .fr domain name

Included with your .fr domain name:

Excellent quality/price ratio and no
hidden fees
Global DNS Anycast
and DNSSEC
Whois privacy for individuals
Unlimited redirects
1 x 1GB email address
Full DNS zone file management
Currently $8.50 excl. VAT
instead of $14.50 (1) (1) offer valid for the 1st year only, until 2026-12-31 inclusive
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Afnic, a trusted and committed organisation

Behind .fr is Afnic: the French Association for Cooperative Internet Naming. A non-profit organisation responsible for managing the French domain name registry, it also supports digital inclusion projects to help make the Internet accessible to everyone. By choosing .fr, you are helping to contribute to a more inclusive and responsible French Internet.

Find out more about Afnic and its commitments

Réussir en .fr: resources to support you

Entrepreneur, shopkeeper or professional: would you like to develop your business online but do not know where to start? Afnic's Réussir en .fr programme supports you at every stage of your digital project. Practical advice, free resources, training and support: everything you need to make the right choices and develop your online presence effectively.

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FAQ

Netim is an accredited registrar and has been elected to the Afnic Board of Directors. By choosing Netim, you benefit from the expertise of a registrar committed to the .fr ecosystem, with customer satisfaction at the heart of its priorities.

The .com extension is very generic, and can suit any type of project. However, its popularity has made .com a highly saturated extension, making it increasingly difficult to find an available domain name. .fr is the official domain extension for France. Suitable for all types of activities, it is ideal for asserting your French identity and achieving better positioning in search engine results in France. Find out more about the differences between the .com and ccTLDs.

Any adult residing in the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland, as well as any company or organisation with an address in one of these countries, can register a .fr domain name. However, our trustee service makes .fr an extension open to everyone.

.fr affirms your French identity and roots while highlighting your values and company culture. But beyond the French market, .fr can also showcase your expertise, products or services. It therefore becomes a marker of French identity, authenticity and know-how, and can support the development of your business internationally.

.fr recorded only 0.0102% of abuse in 2025, 30 times less than .com. It benefits from French legislation and secure infrastructure, hosted in France and ISO 27001 certified. In addition, the personal data of individuals provided when registering a domain name is anonymised by default in the Whois database.

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