Are you almost ready for your vacation and curious about what currency is used in France? Or what denominations French currency comes in? One of the first things you’ll want to get ironed out on your pre-trip checklist is the French money situation. Let’s talk about money in France including the currency used in Paris and all of France, where to get it, some best practices for France currency, and more money tips.
CURRENCY IN FRANCE
Does France still use francs? Nope! The euro has been the national currency of France since January 1, 2002. The euro is used in 19 of the 27 European countries that make up the European Union. Before that, the official currency of France for hundreds of years was the French franc (FF), but they are completely out of circulation and not accepted as legal tender anywhere.
That said, sometimes receipts still show the total amount in francs just for reference but that is phasing out and you see it less and less.
The French currency is made up of euro banknotes (bills) in the following denominations — 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500 — and coins are 1 euro, 2 euros, and 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50-centime pieces.
The euro currency symbol is € and it comes before the amount. In France, you’ll often see a comma used in place of where we’d use a period in the US and vice versa. Like this, €1.000,35.
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