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France IBAN Format (FR)

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A France IBAN has 27 characters: FR, two check digits and a 23-character national account number (BBAN), which contains a 5-character bank code.

Length
27 characters
IBAN structure
FR2!n5!n5!n11!c2!n
Bank code length
5 characters
Example
FR14 2004 1010 0505 0001 3M02 606

France IBAN structure

After the country code and check digits, the BBAN is 5 digits, then 5 digits, then 11 letters or digits, then 2 digits.

PartIn the exampleWhat it is
Country codeFRISO 3166 code of the country
Check digits14Two digits from the ISO 7064 MOD 97-10 calculation
Bank code200415 characters, national bank identifier
Account number010050500013M02606The rest of the BBAN, including any national check digits

The example is the sample IBAN given for this country in the IBAN registry, not an account to pay. Structure notation: n digits, a upper-case letters, c letters or digits; 4!n means exactly four digits.

French Guiana, French Polynesia, the French Southern Territories, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Réunion, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin (French part), Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and Wallis and Futuna have their own ISO country codes but use FR IBANs.

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Questions

How many characters does a France IBAN have?
27 characters: the country code FR, two check digits and a BBAN of 23 characters.
What does a France IBAN look like?
For example FR14 2004 1010 0505 0001 3M02 606 on paper, or FR1420041010050500013M02606 in electronic form.
Where is the bank code in a France IBAN?
The national bank code has 5 characters, at positions 5 to 9 of the IBAN.
How do I check a France IBAN?
Paste it into the IBAN checker on this site. It tests the length, the structure and the check digits in your browser.

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Formats from the IBAN Registry (release 99, December 2024) that Swift publishes as the ISO 13616 registration authority, read from public mirrors of the registry. Check the current registry before relying on a format.