France proxies by city

What sets each documented city in France apart?

• Paris, Île-de-France · 2,103,778 residents (2023). Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) handled 72.0 million passengers in 2025 and Paris-Orly (ORY) handled 34.9 million, according to Eurostat.
• Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 886,040 residents (2023). Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) handled 11.16 million passengers in 2025, according to Eurostat.
• Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 519,127 residents (2023). Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) handled 10.66 million passengers in 2025, according to Eurostat.
• Toulouse, Occitania · 514,819 residents (2023). Airbus has its headquarters in Blagnac, in the Toulouse urban area, and the French space agency CNES runs its Toulouse Space Centre.
• Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · 357,737 residents (2023). Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE) handled 15.22 million passengers in 2025, according to Eurostat.
• Nantes, Pays de la Loire · 327,734 residents (2023). Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) handled 7.18 million passengers in 2025, according to Eurostat.
• Montpellier, Occitania · 310,240 residents (2023). Montpellier Méditerranée Airport (MPL) handled 1.69 million passengers in 2025, according to Eurostat.
• Strasbourg, Grand Est · 293,771 residents (2023). Strasbourg is the official seat of the European Parliament and hosts the Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights.
• Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 267,991 residents (2023). Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) handled 5.86 million passengers in 2025, according to Eurostat.
• Lille, Hauts-de-France · 238,246 residents (2023). Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL) handled 1.70 million passengers in 2025, according to Eurostat.

Each city page adds its population source, postal codes, local networks and the nearby towns that geolocation databases may show.

What is the city parameter for each city in France?

• Paris: -country-fr-city-paris · 2,103,778 residents (2023)
• Marseille: -country-fr-city-marseille · 886,040 residents (2023)
• Lyon: -country-fr-city-lyon · 519,127 residents (2023)
• Toulouse: -country-fr-city-toulouse · 514,819 residents (2023)
• Nice: -country-fr-city-nice · 357,737 residents (2023)
• Nantes: -country-fr-city-nantes · 327,734 residents (2023)
• Montpellier: -country-fr-city-montpellier · 310,240 residents (2023)
• Strasbourg: -country-fr-city-strasbourg · 293,771 residents (2023)
• Bordeaux: -country-fr-city-bordeaux · 267,991 residents (2023)
• Lille: -country-fr-city-lille · 238,246 residents (2023)

Write the English name in lower case, without accents, with _ for spaces. The country code fr comes first; residential proxy with city targeting explains the rules, and every tier on the pricing page includes it.

Which operators run home broadband in France?

• Orange: Former incumbent operator; offers fibre and DSL (source)
• SFR: Offers fibre and cable home internet (source)
• Free (Iliad): Offers fibre home internet under the Freebox brand (source)
• Bouygues Telecom: Offers fibre home internet under the Bbox brand (source)

FTTP coverage reached 91.74% of households in 2025, above the EU average of 74.13%, per the EC Digital Decade 2026 report. (source)

This describes the national market, not the networks our pool uses at a given moment. Read the ASN of your exit with an IP lookup, or add -asn-<number> to stay on one network (proxy ASN targeting).

Which local platforms are worth checking from France?

• Leboncoin (classifieds): www.leboncoin.fr
• idealo.fr (price comparison): www.idealo.fr
• LeDenicheur (price comparison): www.ledenicheur.fr
• SeLoger (real estate): www.seloger.com

Prices, listings and delivery terms on these sites can depend on the visitor's location. Check them by hand, in French where relevant, and follow each site's terms and robots.txt. Methods: price monitoring proxy and real estate proxy.

Which data and tax rules apply in France?

Data protection is supervised by the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), under GDPR + Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 (Loi Informatique et Libertés), as amended. Shops include VAT in consumer prices: the standard rate is 20%, and reduced rates apply to some goods (2.1% (super-reduced) / 5.5% / 10%).

Metropolitan VAT rates shown; Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion apply an 8.5% standard rate.

This is not legal advice. Our GDPR checklist covers data collection through proxies.