WHO TO CONTACT IN CASE OF EMERGENCY (updated 2021)
Here is a useful list of emergency numbers in France to cover all eventualities.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE CORONAVIRUS
A special hotline has been set up for help and advice regarding the coronavirus. The government has asked people to avoid calling 15 except in emergency situations. If you are worried about symptoms related to coronavirus you should call 0800 130 000.
| SAMU (Emergency medical help) | 15 |
| POLICE EMERGENCY | 17 |
| FIRE SERVICE EMERGENCY (also deal with medical emergencies) | 18 |
| EUROPEAN EMERGENCY LINE | 112 |
| DIRECTORY ENQUIRIES | 118 008 |
| INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY ENQUIRIES | 118 700 |
| TERRORIST/KIDNAPPING | 197 |
| DOCTOR OUT OF SURGERY HOURS | 116 117 |
| SOS MEDECINS PERPIGNAN (24/7 medical appointments including home visits) | 08 20 20 41 42 |
| PERPIGNAN | |
| Clinique St Pierre (A & E) | 04 68 56 28 28 |
| SOS Doctors 24/24 | 15 |
| Emergency vet | 04 68 55 55 83 |
| Anti-Poison Centre (Marseilles) | 04 91 75 25 25 |
| Perpignan Hospital | 04 68 61 66 33 |
| Department Council ( Conseil Départemental, P-O) | 04 68 85 85 85 |
| British Consulate emergency assistance | 01 44 51 31 00 |
| Belgian Consulate | 04 68 36 76 14 |
| Spanish Consulate | 04 68 34 33 78 |
| German Consulate | 04 68 35 60 84 |
| Perpignan Town Hall | 04 68 66 30 66 |
| Perpignan Police Station (Police Municipal) | 04 68 88 66 66 |
| International Mastercard | 08 00 90 13 87 |
| Préfecture | 04 68 51 66 66 |
| Customs Office (Douanes) | 09 70 27 71 60 |
| EDF (electricity problems) | 08 10 333 666 |
| GDF (gas problems) | 08 10 433 066 |
| English speaking CPAM Helpline (recent update 2021) | 09 74 75 36 46 |
| SOS Help in France (emotional support line in English) | 01 46 21 46 46 |
| CERET | |
| Céret Town Hall | 04 68 87 00 00 |
| Céret Police Station | 04 68 37 90 43 06 07 83 33 13 |
| Sous-Préfecture | 04 68 51 67 40 |
| PRADES | |
| Prades Town Hall | 04 68 05 09 02 |
| Prades Police Station | 04 68 96 39 77 |
| Prades Hospital | 04 68 05 44 00 |
| Sous-Préfecture | 04 68 51 67 40 |
In case of dispute with a hotel, restaurant, retailer…..
….contact the ‘Direction Départementale de la Concurrence, de la Consommation et de la Répression des Fraudes‘ [departmental consumer rights organization] of the region where the incident occurred. (see www.pagesjaunes.fr for the address of the appropriate organisation)
32 r Fusterie,
66000 PERPIGNAN
tel : +33 (0)4 68 51 11 52
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