Drone no-fly zones in France
France publishes 89,736 official drone (UAS) geographical zones, maintained by DGAC / IGN (France). Check any location before you fly, see the altitude limits and the responsible authority, and download the zones for your drone controller.
France drone zones by restriction type
Every zone is classified using the EASA ED-269 restriction vocabulary. Here is what France currently publishes:
| Restriction | Zones | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Prohibited | 73,938 | Drone flight is not permitted. |
| Conditional | 15,266 | Flight is allowed only under stated conditions (for example an altitude cap). |
| Other | 532 | The authority publishes the zone but states no restriction level. Check it yourself. |
Can I fly a drone in France's cities?
Zone counts, altitude limits and the authority to ask, for the 10 largest cities we can answer specifically:
Where does this data come from?
Under Regulation (EU) 2019/947, Article 15, every EU and EEA state must publish its UAS geographical zones - the areas where drone flight is prohibited, restricted, or requires authorisation. canfly? ingests France's official dataset directly, normalises it to the EASA ED-269 model, and refreshes it automatically.
- Published by
- DGAC / IGN (France)
- Dataset
- IGN / DGAC - Carte des restrictions pour drones de loisir
- Official source
- https://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/donnees/restrictions-pour-drones-de-loisir
- Last refreshed by canfly?
- 2026-07-31
- Legal basis
- Regulation (EU) 2019/947, Article 15
Frequently asked questions
Where can I fly a drone in France?
You can fly a drone in France outside the official UAS geographical zones published by DGAC / IGN (France). canfly? currently tracks 89,736 such zones in France, colour-coded by restriction, so you can check any location before you fly. Always confirm against the official source before a flight.
How many drone no-fly zones are there in France?
France currently has 89,736 published UAS geographical zones: 73,938 prohibited, 15,266 conditional, 532 other. These are published by DGAC / IGN (France) and refreshed automatically.
Who publishes the drone zones for France?
DGAC / IGN (France) publishes France's UAS geographical zones under EU Regulation 2019/947, Article 15. canfly? ingests that official data and normalises it to the EASA ED-269 model.
Can I download France's drone zones for my controller?
Yes. France has 89,736 zones - too many to download at once - so you pick an area on the map and export just that. Formats include KML, KMZ, GeoJSON, ED-269 and a QGroundControl .plan geofence.
Drone zones in other countries
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