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Language spoken: French; English is understood in tourist districts and rarely outside them
Dialling code: +33 1; Paris and the Île-de-France; drop the leading 0 of 01 when calling from abroad
Currency: Euro (€, EUR); Cards accepted almost everywhere; markets prefer cash
Emergency number: 112; One number across the country; 15 reaches an ambulance directly
Plug type: Type C and E · 230 V; European two-pin; type E adds an earth pin in the socket
Tap water: Safe to drink; Held to the European drinking water directive

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