France

The Hellenic Republic has been represented in France on the Embassy level since 1833, just three years after the founding of the modern Greek state (1830). Greece also has the following Consular Missions in France:

Consulate General Marseille
Eleven Honorary Consulates (Ajaccio, Corsica; Bordeaux; Cherbourg; Grenoble; Le Havre; Lille; Lyon; Nantes; Nice; Saint-Etienne; and Strasbourg)
A sub-Consulate in Calais
The French Republic is represented in Greece on the Embassy level.

Political Relations

Relations between the two countries have deep historical roots. Today, Greece and France cooperate closely within the framework of the European Union and other international organizations. The excellent level or our bilateral relations with France is reaffirmed by the frequent exchange of high-level visits.

Cultural Relations and Greek Community

The Greek Missions in France – in cooperation with Greek communities and selected French agencies – organize notable events. The French Institute in Athens is at the forefront of France’s cultural presence in Greece. Some 15,000 Greeks reside in the wider region of Paris, Lille and Lyon. In the region of Southern France, the Greek community numbers some 20,000.
Ethnic Greeks in France maintain strong sentimental ties with Greece, despite being assimilated into French society, and have distinguished themselves in the arts and sciences. Greece has been a full member of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) since 2006.

The Ambassodor in brief

Christophe CHANTEPY| Ambassador of France in Greece

Christophe CHANTEPY, born on August the 8th, 1959 in Saint-Etienne
French Ambassador designate in Greece
State councilor
Education
– Graduate of the Ecole Centrale de Paris (1981)
– Graduate of the Institute of Political Studies in Paris (1982)
– Graduate of the Ecole Nationale d’Administration – ENA – (1986)
Career
– State Council (1986-1990)
– Technical Advisor to the cabinet of Mr Michel Charasse, deputy Minister for the Budget
(1990-1991)
– Technical advisor to the cabinet of Edith Cresson, Prime Minister (1991-1992)
– Technical advisor to the cabinet of Pierre Beregovoy, Prime Minister (1992-1993)
– State Council (1993-1997), government commissioner to the dispute resolution division
starting from 1995
– Head of cabinet of Ségolène Royal, deputy Minister for Education (1997-2000)
– Head of cabinet of Michel Sapin, Minister for Civil Service and State Reform (2000-2002)
– State Council (2002-2007)
– Head of cabinet of Ségolène Royal, candidate to the French presidential election (2007)
– State Council (2007-2012), President of a subsection of the dispute resolution division,
starting from 2010
– Head of cabinet of Jean-Marc Ayrault, Prime Minister (2012-2014)
– State Council (2014-2015)

Embassy in Paris

Address : 17,Rue Auguste Vacquerie, 75116 Paris
Tel. : (00331) 47237228
Fax : 47237385
Emergency Tel: 0033 (0) 611222837
E-mail : gremb.par@mfa.gr
Web Site : www.mfa.gr/france
Head of Mission: Theofili Maria

Commercial Section in Paris

Address : 17, Rue Auguste Vacquerie, 75116 Paris
Tel. : (00331) 47202660
Fax : 40701904
E-mail : ecocom-paris@mfa.gr
Head: Dimitrios Halepidis

Permanent Mission to the UNESCO

Address : Maison De L’Unesco, 1, Rue Miollis, 75015 Paris
Tel. : (00331) 45682982, 45683064
Fax : 43060030
Emergency Tel: 0033 620374450
E-mail : dl.grece@unesco-delegations.org
Permanent Representative : Giorgos Veis

Permanent Mission to the Council of Europe

Address : Place Broglie 21, 67000 Strasbourg, France
Tel. : (0033388) 328818
Fax : 231246
E-mail : greekdelegce@orange.fr , grdel.ce@mfa.gr , grdel.ce@gmail.com
Permanent Representative: Iraklis Asteriadis

Permanent Mission to OECD

Address : 15 Villa Said 16e, Paris
Tel. : (00331) 45000836, 45022410
Fax : 45007155

Consulate General in Marseille

Address : 54, Rue Jean Mermoz, 13008 Marseille
Tel. : (0033(0) 491 330869
Fax : 0033(0) 491 540831
Emergency tel: 003(0)684841409
E-mail : cons.g.gr.mars.@wanadoo.fr grgencon.mas@mfa.gr
Website: www.mfa.gr/marseille
Head: Nikolaos Gaitanidis

Honorary Consulate in Ajaccio

Address : 6 Quai Napoleon, 20000 Ajaccio, France
Tel. : (0033) 495219137
Fax : (0033) 495219137
Honorary Consul :

Honorary Consulate in Bordeaux

Address : 95 Rue Ducau, 33000 Bordeaux, France
Tel. : (0033) 557870476
Fax : (0033) 556792229
Honorary Consul : Mihail-Stamatios Korfia

Honorary Consulate in Strasbourg

Address: 49, Avenue des Vosges, 6700, Strasbourg, France
Tel.: (00333) 88354024
Fax: (00333) 88250524
Honorary Consul: Albert Rosenstiehl

Honorary Consulate in Calais

Address : 12, Boulevard des Alliés, BP 450, 62225 Calais Cedex, France
Tel. : (0033) 321972700
Fax : (0033) 321974159
Honorary Consul : Patrick Foissey

Honorary Consulate in Grenoble

Address : 9 Rue de la Liberte, 38000 Grenoble, France
Tel. : (0033) 476473923
Fax : (0033) 476473776
Honorary Consul : Mihail Hatzimanolis

Honorary Consulate in Le Havre

Address : 28 Rue de General de Gaulle, 76310 Sainte-Adresse, France
Tel. : (0033) 235462892
Fax : (0033) 235467316
Honorary Consul : Nicolas Bunge

Honorary Consulate in Lille

Address : 21 Rue Jules Ferry, 59370 Mons-en-Barceul, France
Tel. : (0033) 320334625
Fax : (0033) 320332892
E-mail : consulatgrece_lille@yahoo.fr
Honorary Consul : Konstantinos Tournakis

Honorary Consulate in Lyon

Address : 7 Rue Barrème, 69006 Lyon, France
Tel. : (0033) 478894669
Fax : (0033) 478933717
Honorary Consul : Aikaterini Vlassopoulou-Imbert

Honorary Consulate in Nantes

Address : 47-49 rue Leon Jost, 44300 Nantes, France
Tel. : (0033) 0686082092
Fax : (0033) 240597101
Email: consulatgrece.nantes@free.fr
Honorary Consul: Antoine Grekas

Honorary Consulate in Nice

Address : Villa Carlonia, 13, rue Maccarani, 06000 Nice, France
Tel. : (0033) 689834142, 660748569
Email: info06@consulatgrece.fr
Honorary Consul : Pasxalis-Armandos Karra

Embassy of France in Greece

7 Vas. Sofias Ave.
106 71 Athens
Tel +30 2103391000 Fax:+30 2103391009
Consulate in Athens:
5-7 Vas. Konstantinou Ave.106 74 Athens
Tel.: 210.33.91.200
Fax: 210.33.91.209
e-mail: athenes.consul-france@diplomatie.gouv.fr
web site: www.consulfrance-athenes.org