DGAC / AlphaTango
France
Register or certify firstRegister and check dense geo-zones
France is flyable, but the map work matters. Many photogenic places have UAS restrictions, privacy constraints, or local site rules.
The trip, step by step
- Bring it
- Normal consumer drones can travel, but flying around Paris, airports, military sites, events, and protected places is heavily constrained.
- Register it
- Use AlphaTango for French registration and operator services when France is your state of registration.
- Fly it
- EU Open Category rules apply. Register as an operator if your drone weighs over 250 g, or carries a camera and is not a toy. Every drone over 800 g must also be registered on AlphaTango and fitted with a French electronic signalling device. Open-category flights over public space in built-up areas are prohibited, and the ceiling is 120 m.
- Map check
- Use the Geoportail UAS restriction map before every flight.
Before you travel
- 01Complete EASA-style registration/training before flying.
- 02Check Geoportail for the exact launch area.
- 03Get site or prefecture authorization where the map or local authority requires it.
Operating notes
- Max altitude
- 120 m AGL in Open Category, lower where geo-zones require it.
- Commercial work
- Low-risk work may fit Open Category; Specific Category operations require authorization through the French system.