112 works for everything, but France also keeps 15 for ambulance, 17 for police and 18 for fire. SOS Medecins on 3624 sends a doctor to your hotel room for things that are urgent but not emergencies.
- 112 routes to police, fire or ambulance with English spoken, while France also keeps 15 for SAMU ambulance, 17 for police and 18 for the fire service.
- SOS Medecins on 3624 is the number worth remembering - a doctor comes to your hotel room, which for a fever at 22:00 beats a Paris emergency department.
- The fire service are the usual first responders to trauma, not the ambulance.
- A lost passport starts with a declaration at a Commissariat de Police. No embassy will issue an emergency travel document without that written statement.
- The US embassy in Paris allows no laptops or large bags on the premises, and there is nowhere to leave them.
Emergency numbers
- 112 - the European emergency number, routes to police, fire or ambulance, English spoken
- 15 - SAMU, medical emergencies and ambulance
- 17 - Police Secours
- 18 - Sapeurs-Pompiers, fire and rescue, and the usual first responders to trauma
- 3624 - SOS Medecins, a 24-hour doctor call-out service for urgent but non-emergency problems
SOS Medecins is the number worth remembering. A doctor comes to your hotel room, which for a fever or an infection at 22:00 is far better than a Paris emergency department.
If your passport is lost or stolen
- File a declaration (declaration de vol ou de perte) at the nearest Commissariat de Police. The written statement is required before any embassy will issue an emergency travel document.
- Contact your embassy.
Embassies in Paris
- United States - 2 Avenue Gabriel, 75008 Paris, consular section at 4 Avenue Gabriel - +33 1 43 12 22 22 - Metro Concorde. No laptops or large bags are allowed on the premises, and there is nowhere to leave them.
- United Kingdom - 35 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore, 75008 Paris - +33 1 44 51 31 00
- Canada - 130 Avenue Victor Hugo, 75116 Paris - +33 1 44 43 29 00
- Australia - 4 Rue Jean Rey, 75015 Paris - +33 1 40 59 33 00 - Metro Bir-Hakeim
EU and EEA citizens are covered by the EHIC for necessary state care. Schengen visa holders must carry at least EUR 30,000 of medical insurance.
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