Plugs & voltage in France
Types C and E · 230 V · 50 Hz
The same answers apply to Belgium, Monaco and Poland.
By population France ranks 2nd among the countries that use exactly Types C and E, after the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In Western Europe, only Belgium and Monaco use the same Types C and E, at the same voltage and frequency too; the other 6 do not. Next door the nominal figure varies within the same range: Andorra lists 220 V, while Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Spain and Switzerland share the 230 V used here.
Do I need an adapter for France?
Where are you travelling from?
Adapter, and mind the voltage.
230 V here, 120 V at home.
Bring an adapter to Types C or E.
Plug straight in.
Bring an adapter to Types C or E.
Bring an adapter to Types C or E.
Bring an adapter to Types C or E.
Type C plugs fit; Types D and M plugs need an adapter to Types C or E.
Adapter, and mind the voltage.
230 V here, 100 V at home.
The power supply
Also in the data
How we checked it: Wikidata also lists 400 V, which is the three-phase line voltage, not a socket voltage.
Every country in Western Europe lists the same 230 V.
Crossing a border
8 neighbours: 2 with the same plugs and 6 sharing at least one type.
- AndorraC/F · 220 VShares a type · same voltage
- BelgiumC/E · 230 VSame plugs · same voltage
- GermanyC/F · 230 VShares a type · same voltage
- ItalyC/F/L · 230 VShares a type · same voltage
- LuxembourgC/F · 230 VShares a type · same voltage
- MonacoC/E · 230 VSame plugs · same voltage
- SpainC/F · 230 VShares a type · same voltage
- SwitzerlandC/J · 230 VShares a type · same voltage
Same plugs as France
12 other countries use exactly C/E: 6 in Africa, 5 in Europe and 1 in Asia. Next door: Belgium and Monaco.
The plug types used here
Guides: The 15 plug types explained
Source: Wikidata Q142, corrected against a cited source; regions: UN M49 (Western Europe). Sources & method