🇫🇷 Drone laws in France
DGAC registration for drones 800 g - 25 kg. EU EASA framework applies. AlphaTango portal for registration.
Registration + flight rules
- Registration threshold
- 800 g
- Max altitude
- 394 ft AGL
- Visual line-of-sight
- Required
- Remote ID
- Not required
- Authority
- Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile (DGAC)
No-fly zones
- Crowded areas without permit
- Near airports
- Above 120 m AGL
- Defence-restricted areas
Permit / portal
Last verified 2026-04-28.