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Travel Insurance for France
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France Tourist Board Information
| Official French Tourist Office web site |
| http://www.franceguide.com/ |
Paris - British Embassy
| Address: | 35 rue du Faubourg St Honoré 75383 Paris Cedex 08 |
| Telephone General: | (33) 1 44 51 31 00 |
| Telephone General: | (33) 1 49 55 73 00 |
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Bordeaux - British Consulate-General
| Address: | 353 Boulevard du President Wilson 33073 Bordeaux Cedex |
| Telephone General: | (33) (5) 57 22 21 10 |
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Lille - British Consulate-General
| Address: | 11 Square Dutilleul 59000 Lille |
| Telephone General: | (33) 3 20 12 82 72 |
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Lyon - British Consulate-General
| Address: | 24 rue Childebert 69002 Lyon |
| Telephone General: | (33) 4 72 77 81 70 |
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Marseille - British Consulate-General
| Address: | British Consulate-General 24 Avenue de Prado 13006 Marseille |
| Telephone General: | (33) (4) 91 15 72 10 |
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Paris - British Consulate-General
| Address: | Consulate General, 18bis rue d'Anjou, 75008 Paris |
| Telephone General: | (331) 44 51 31 00 |
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Amiens - Honorary Consulate
| Telephone General: | (33) 3 22 72 08 48 |
New Caledonia - Honorary Consulate
| Address: | BP 362 98845 Noumea Cedex Nouvelle Caledonie |
| Telephone General: | (687) 282153 |
Nice - Honorary Consulate
| Address: | Honorary Consul: Mrs Simone Paissoni (by appointment only, please contact British Consulate General Marseille) |
| Telephone General: | (33) (4) 91 15 72 10 |
St Malo - Honorary Consul
| Telephone General: | (33) 2 23 18 30 30 |
Toulouse - Honorary Consulate
| Telephone General: | (33) (5) 61 30 37 91 |
Tours - Honorary Consulate
| Telephone General: | (33) 2 47 43 50 58 |
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Saumur - Consular Agent
| Telephone General: | (33) 2 41 52 90 54 |
La Reunion - British Honorary Consulate
| Telephone General: | (262) 34 75 76 |
Honorary Consul, French Polynesia (Papeete)
| Telephone General: | (689) 706 382 |
Fort de France, Martinique - Honorary Consulate
| Telephone General: | (596) 618892 |
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Guadeloupe - Honorary Consulate
| Telephone General: | (590) 825757 |
Le Havre - Honorary Consulate
| Address: | c/o Louis-Dreyfus Lines Terminal de la Citadelle BP 90746 76060 Le Havre Le Havre CEDEX |
| Telephone General: | (33) 2 35 19 78 88 |
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Lorient - Honorary Consulate
| Telephone General: | (33) 6 17 32 63 10 |
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Montpellier - Honorary Consulate
| Telephone General: | (33) (4) 67 15 52 07 |
Nantes - Honorary Consulate
| Address: | BP 22026 44020 NANTES |
| Telephone General: | (33) 2 51 72 72 60 |
Boulogne -sur-Mer - Honorary Consulate
| Telephone General: | (33) 3 21 87 16 80 |
Calais - Honorary Consulate
| Telephone General: | (33) 3 21 96 33 76 |
Cherbourg - Honorary Consulate
| Address: | BP 15 50460 Querqueville |
| Telephone General: | (33) 2 33 78 01 83 |
Clermont - Ferrand - Honorary Consul
| Telephone General: | (33) 4 73 34 24 29 |
Dunkirk - Honorary Consulate
| Telephone General: | (33) 3 28 66 11 98 |
French Guiana (Cayenne) - Honorary Consulate
| Telephone General: | (594) 311034 |
France Health System
If you are a UK or EU resident, you are entitled to medical treatment that becomes necessary, at reduced cost or sometimes free, when temporarily visiting France. You will need an EHIC – European Health Insurance Card to be eligible. EHIC may not cover for all medical costs so it is still advised to have travel insurance for your visitation.
Who is eligible?:
People who are normally resident in the UK are entitled to a UK-issued EHIC.
What medical treatment is covered?:
- Dental and medical treatments – refund of 75 per cent or more of charges incurred.
- Prescribed medicines – refund of 35 to 65 per cent of charges incurred.
- Hospital treatment: you must pay for out-patient treatment and then claim a partial refund from the local Sickness Insurance Office. If you are treated as an in-patient in an approved hospital and show your EHIC, the office will pay 75 per cent or more of the cost direct to the hospital.
- Routine maternity care while you are away
- Any treatment you need for a chronic disease or pre-existing illness.
- Not covered?:
- Unnecessary treatment
- If medical treatment is the main purpose of your visit
Claims / Money Back:
Send your claim form to your local Sickness Insurance Offices while you are still in France to receive your refund. The French authorities will send your statement and refund to your home. This process normally takes 2 months.
When claiming for prescribed medicines you should attach your prescription and/or labels from medicine container to the claim form. These should clearly state the name and price of the contents.
More information:
Centre des Liaisons Européennes et Internationales de Sécurité Sociale (CLEISS)
11 rue de la Tour des Dames
75436 Paris Cedex 09
Tel: +33 1 45 26 33 41
Health Care in Ski Resorts
In practice, the system will not fully cover you for events that often happen in ski resorts. The EHIC only covers you in state hospitals, though some private clinics in ski resorts will have agreements to treat non-private patients
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