French telephone numbers

Hi,
So:
The first number is a UK number, this is the correct way to call it whatever the phone from outside the UK (and will work inside too).
Second number is the right way from inside France, whatever the phone.
Third number is not correct. 33 is the country code, you don't dial it from France and you need to add a zero in front of the 6.

Basically, French number dialled from abroad should be dialled +33 (0)1 23 45 67 89, not dialling the zero between brackets.
And from within, are 01 23 45 67 89.
Hope it's clearer.
Voilà !

Have you reviewed this?

https://www.ricksteves.com/travel-tips/phones-tech/call-uk-europe

FYI, you'll also see a + at the start of many phone numbers. This is a shortcut (what I always use now) for the international access code (011), and once you start using the +, it makes calling a lot simpler (not used when calling a French number from a French phone).

On a cell phone hold down the 0 key to get a +.

For example, the number of the Park Hyatt Paris-Vendome (where I stayed a few years ago) is:

+33 1 58 71 12 34

33 is the country code. So you would dial +33 1 58 71 12 34 from your US phone. To call it from a French phone, drop the +33 but add a 0 and dial 0 1 58 71 12 34.

I knew I could count on the collective wisdom of RS travelers!!! You even answered my (unasked) question about the +. I never understood what that was. I am clear now on how this works. You all rock!!!

As a couple of people have noted you DO dial the 33 from within France if you are using an American cell. If using a local phone, you don't and add the zero back in.

Question for you -- what is the number of the phone you will be using ? I.e., U.S. cell, French SIM, non-French ? As noted above, this makes a big difference in how you put in the number to call.

So basically if you're using an American cell phone while in France you dial the number the same way you would have when you were in the US?

BF will have his US phone (good international plan)...I'm still deciding if I want to get a SIM card there or just pay for my not-so-excellent international plan. Last trip, I only used my phone on wifi but this time we will have a rental car and be all over the Dordogne so I'm not going to be able to count on wifi to get me by. I'm open to suggestions on the SIM card if anyone has some to share :)

All this info from everyone has really helped. I've updated my agenda to include notes about how to call from a US phone as well as a French phone.

Merci a tous!

It is good practice to put ALL phone numbers into your phone with the + and country code, no matter where you are, and no matter where the phone number is.

This means that whenever you're travelling you can call any number in your phone and be certain of dialling the correct number: if you're in France and decide to call your neighbour and go via your phonebook to call, you could end up trying to talk to someone in completely different country by mistake.

I am not sure that I agree with all the information posted above but if you save and dial all numbers using the + then country code as Simon suggests, it really won't matter. All of your calls will work, no matter from where they originate, when dialed using this format.