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Useful Information for Travelling around Paris


Public holidays

Public holidays in France are held on the following days:
1st January;
1st May, Worker’s Day;
8th May, Liberation Day;
Easter Monday;
Ascension;
Pentecost Monday;
14th July, Bastille Day;
15th August, Assumption;
1st November, All Saints Day;
11th November, Armistice Day;
25th December.

International prefixes:
- to call Italy from France, 0039 must be included
- to call France from Italy 0033 must be included, followed by the number of the subscriber (9 digits)

Hospitals: to obtain health assistance you need to get hold of the E111 form from the local Health Authority in your own city or carry your National Health Service card with you. With these documents, assistance is guaranteed in all public hospitals along with reimbursement of up to 80% of expenses incurred. To find a doctor call 01 47 07 77 77; to find a dentist call 01 43 37 51 00.
Hospitals you can turn to after 17.30 are:
- La Pitié,
- Hotel-Dieu,
- Lariboisière,
- Necker and Bichat.
Pharmacies are open from 8.00 until 20.00 without any breaks. There are notices on the display boards of closed pharmacies with information on shifts of those that are open at night.

Tourism Office:

National Tourism Authority (ENIT): 23, Rue de la Paix, tel. 0142660396 (2, E5)

Paris Tourism Office: 127, av. Des Champs-Elysée, tel.0149525300 (1, B6).

Emergency Numbers:

- Police Secours: tel.17

- Pompiers: tel.18

- SOS SAMU: tel. 15

- SOS Medècins: tel. 0147077777

- SOS Dentaire: tel.0143375100

- Posta centrale: 52 rue du Louvre , tel.0140282000

- Prefècture de Police (lost and found on public transport): 36, rue des Morillons, tel.0143375100

- Drugstore: Drugstore  des Champs- Elysèes, tel. 0147203925 ; Opèra, 6 bd des Capucines, tel.0142658829 ; des Arts, 106 bd Montparnasse, tel.0143354488.

- SOS Dèpanage Auto: tel. 0147079999; Mondiale Assistance, 2 rue Fragonard, tel. 0140255204.

Distance from major cities:

Paris – Amiens : 135km distance, journey time of1h24

Paris – Reims: 207km distance, journey time of1h53

Paris – Le Havre: 321km distance, journey time of3h02

Paris – Le Mans: 427km distance, journey time of4h02

Paris – Rennes: 578km distance, journey time of5h10

Paris – Nantes: 600km distance, journey time of 5h35

Paris – Orlèans: 135km distance, journey time of 1h24

Paris – Lyon: 691km distance, journey time of 6h02

Paris – Bordeaux: 787km distance, journey time of 7h30

Paris - Toulouse: 894kmdistance, journey time of 8h07

Paris – Marseille: 1003kmdistance, journey time of 8h44