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Start your company in France

Formation, registered office and bookkeeping — ready to operate from day one.

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Live in 19-21 days
  1. 1
    Statuts & capital Jour 1–3
    • Rédaction des statuts SAS/SARL
    • Dépôt du capital à la banque
    • Annonce légale
  2. 2
    Greffe & immatriculation Jour 4–7
    • Dépôt au tribunal de commerce
    • Réception du KBIS
    • Numéro SIREN/SIRET
  3. 3
    Opérationnel Jour 7–10
    • TVA intracommunautaire
    • Inscription INPI marque
    • Facturation active
Starts from
€2,208 first year, all-in
≈ $2,598
What's included
  • Company formation €900
  • Registered office €240 /year
  • Bookkeeping €89 /month
    See pricing tiers by revenue
    • ≤ €50K CA €89 /month
    • €50–200K CA €149 /month
    • €200–500K CA €249 /month
    • €500K–€1M CA €499 /month
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Why France?

Industrial and R&D heavy companies

Crédit Impôt Recherche (CIR) returns 30% of R&D spend, uncapped. Jeune Entreprise Innovante (JEI) status grants social charge exemptions for up to 8 years. Bpifrance co finances eligible programmes.

CIR (30%)JEI statusBpifrance

EU passporting fintech and regulated services

ACPR (banking/payments) and AMF (markets) are top tier European regulators. EEA passport for 30 markets from one French licence. MiCA (EU crypto framework) framework already implemented for digital assets.

ACPR / AMFEEA passportMiCA ready

Founders building a French speaking employer brand

Local hiring of French speaking talent is dramatically easier with a local employer. SAS is the modern, US style flexible vehicle (modeled on the Delaware LLC). Strong public sector procurement access.

SAS structureLocal hiringPublic procurement

Considerations

If you want light touch administration

France's compliance load (URSSAF, DSN, liasse fiscale) is heavier than digital first peers. For minimal admin overhead:

URSSAFDSNLiasse fiscale
→ Estonia 100% digital, e residency→ United Kingdom Companies House filings are simple→ Ireland English language EU presence

If you need a common law jurisdiction

France runs civil law. Contracts, governance and dispute resolution differ materially. For US style flexibility:

Civil lawNotary required
→ United Kingdom common law, English language→ Ireland common law inside the EU→ Delaware (USA) Delaware corporate law, the VC standard
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