Our handy guide to the British community in Paris, from cricket clubs to Scottish country dancing lessons to where to find a jar of Marmite when you need one.
UK GOVERNMENT OFFICES
35 rue du Faubourg St. Honoré
75383 Paris Cedex 08
Postal address:
British Embassy
BP111-08
75363, Paris Cedex 08
Passport and Notarial Services
British Consulate General Paris
18bis, rue d’Anjou
75008 Paris
Open from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday.
Tel: (For recorded information regarding consular and passport services) 01 44 51 31 02
Tel: (For out of hours emergency services) 01 44 51 31 00
Voter Information for UK Citizens
Also visit for more information www.aboutmyvote.co.uk
GENERAL INFORMATION AND RESOURCES
The British Community Committee
The committee exists to co-ordinate the activities of the British social, educational and other organizations in the Paris region. The Committee also sometimes represents the British community on all official or social occasions of importance.
British Community Committee 7, rue Auguste-Vacquerie 75116 Paris
British Guides in Foreign Countries (B.G.I.F.C.)
Tel: 020 7592 1814 (Direct)
Fax: 020 7828 7951 (Direct) Via CHQ: 020 7834 6242, ext. 354 Email: [email protected]
Council for the English-Speaking Community
An informal organization dedicated to the exchange of news and information between more than eighty English-speaking service groups and associations in the Paris region.
52 rue Notre Dame de Lorette 75009 Paris 01 40 38 16 11 06 16 81 48 07 fax 01 40 62 94 27 Email [email protected]
English Speaking Union
International London-based organization with branches in Paris, Anjou and Strasbourg. Under patronage of Prince Phillip, the Union aims to build worldwide understanding and trust using English as a shared language.
Dartmouth House 37 Charles Street London W1J 5ED Tel: 020 7529 1550 Fax: 020 7495 6108 e-mail: [email protected]
Franco-British Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Organization founded to promote Franco-British economic relations.
Email: [email protected]
Telephone : 00 33 (0)1 53 30 81 30 Fax. 00 33 (0) 1 53 30 81 35 31 rue Boissy d’Anglas 75008 Paris
Hertford British Hospital
3 rue Barbès
92300 Levallois-Perret
Tel: 01 46 39 22 22
British Charitable Fund
Founded to help British nationals permanently residing in France who are suffering hardship or financial distress.
Tel: 01 47 59 07 69 (afternoons only)
INTERCULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS
Association Franco-Ecossaise
Promotes good relations between Scotland and France, with lectures, visits, historical, cultural, and economic research.
Clan MacLeod Society of France
Broad aims are to foster research into the role of MacLeods in France and to conserve and make family records. Open to all, but particularly MacLeods.
President: Michel Maclot
4, rue du Moulin 54121
VANDIERES
Phone: +33 (0)3 83 82 67 75
Association France-Grande Bretagne
183 avenue Daumesnil
75012 Paris
Tel: 01 55 78 71 71
Email: [email protected]
DANCE AND SPORTS CLUBS
British Rugby Club of Paris
The Paris branch of the society runs three sides and caters to most skill levels. The club also enjoys an active social calendar.
The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
Learn the steps and formation of traditional Scottish dance while mingling with other internationals.
Email: s[email protected]
English-speaking sports and social club set in the forest of Meudon in the south-west of Paris.
Thoiry Cricket Club
Plays around 40 games a season against French, British and Benelux sides. Players of all ages and standards welcome. The club includes an active junior section.
Subscription address: William Ratcliffe – Treasurer BP 227 78770 Thoiry E-mail: [email protected]
Cricket France
The ‘official’ site of cricketing and cricket clubs in France.
France Cricket 4 Quai de la République 94410 SAINT-MAURICE Tel. : 09.54.34.18.93 Fax : 09.59.34.18.93
WOMEN’S ORGANIZATIONS
British and Commonwealth Women’s Association
A social club for British woman offering numerous activities from lectures to Pilates classes.
Address: 157 rue du Faubourg St Honoré
Tel: 01 47 20 50 91
Email: [email protected]
ALUMNI ORGANIZATIONS
Alumni of the University of Edinburgh in France
Facebook page
Spreads the message about the activities of the Association and organise informal events (pub evenings, exhibitions of Scottish artists, etc.).
The Cambridge Society of Paris
Provides a platform for Cambridge graduates to meet like-minded individuals while participating in artistic, sporting, business, political, musical and often just “plain fun” events together.
The Oxford Society
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 01 47 22 47 34 BRITISH FOOD STORES
Pickwicks
8 rue Mandar
75002 Paris
Tel: 01 40 26 06 58
CHURCHES AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
St. George’s Anglican Church
7 rue Auguste-Vacquerie
75116 Paris
Tel.: 01 47 20 22 51
St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church
50 avenue Hoche
75008 Paris.
Tel: 01.42.27.28.56
St. Michael’s Church
5 rue d’Aguesseau
75008 Paris
Tel: 01 47 42 70 88
The Scots Kirk
Church of Scotland – Presbyterian
17 rue Bayard
75008 Paris
Tel: 01.48.78.47.94
Eglise Anglicane de Fontainebleau
18 boulevard André Maginot
Fontainebleau
Tel: 01 60 66 26 47
Holy Trinity Church
15 avenue Carnot
78600 Maisons Laffitte
Tel: 01.39.62.34.97 (Chaplain)
Tel:03.44.56.76.08 (Assistant Chaplain)
St. Mark’s Church
31 rue du Pont Colbert
78000 Versailles.
Tel: 01 39 02 79 45
MISCELLANEOUS MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS
Caledonian Society of France
Founded to bring together Scots residing in France. Anyone, whether Scots-born or not, who has an interest in Scottish culture, may join.
Email: [email protected]
Paris Welsh Society
Founded to foster knowledge of Wales, its language and culture, the Society organises events with Welsh artists, lunches, pub-evenings and Welsh language classes. The Society welcomes all who are interested in Wales.
Royal Society of St. George
Referring to itself as ‘The Premier Patriotic Society of England’, the Royal Society organizes social occasions for Britons and their friends including embassy cocktails and a picnic at the Longchamp race course.
President: Mr. Eric Osman
Maison d’Antoine,
705 Chemin d’Antoine,
40330 Bonnegarde
Tel: (00-33) 5 58 89 02 32
Email: [email protected]
British Freemasons in France
Email: [email protected]