.fr
.fr is a country-code extension for France, run by Association Française pour le Nommage Internet en Coopération (A.F.N.I.C.). Residents and organisations in the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
| Type | Country code |
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| Registry operator | Association Française pour le Nommage Internet en Coopération (A.F.N.I.C.) |
| Country | France |
| Who can register | Rules apply Residents and organisations in the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland. |
| DNSSEC | Signed |
| RDAP server | https://rdap.nic.fr/ |
| WHOIS server | whois.nic.fr |
| IANA record | iana.org/domains/root/db/fr |
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All 35 registrars for .fr. Other registrars may sell it too.
Look up a .fr domain
The .fr registry publishes registration data over RDAP. The free domain report reads it and shows a .fr domain's registrar, dates, status and DNS in one place. For the raw record, use the WHOIS lookup.
More extensions from Association Française pour le Nommage Internet en Coopération (A.F.N.I.C.)
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New to extensions? The guide to how domain extensions work covers generic, country-code and brand extensions. For who sells extensions in general, see the list of domain registrars.
Sources: the IANA root zone database and the ICANN list of generic extensions (refreshed 2026-10-24). Something out of date? Tell us.
Frequently asked questions
Who runs the .fr extension?
Association Française pour le Nommage Internet en Coopération (A.F.N.I.C.) is the registry operator for .fr, the country-code extension for France. The registry keeps the list of every .fr name; registrars sell the names to the public.
Can anyone register a .fr domain?
Residents and organisations in the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
How do I look up who owns a .fr domain?
The .fr registry publishes registration data over RDAP at https://rdap.nic.fr/ and over WHOIS at whois.nic.fr. The free domain report on lemon.domains reads it for you and shows the registrar, dates and status.
Is .fr signed with DNSSEC?
Yes. The .fr zone is signed, so a .fr domain can turn on DNSSEC once its registrar adds a DS record.