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Département: Charente-Maritime (17) · Region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Rochelle is the capital of the Charente-Maritime département: these are the services of the préfecture and of the département. Depending on your address, your office may be in another town.
Residence permit: préfecture of the Charente-Maritime département
Most applications and renewals are done online on the ANEF (the official online portal for foreigners). The préfecture (local state office) sees people by appointment, notably to hand over the permit.
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Préfecture - Charente-Maritime
- Address
- Cité administrative 5 Place des Cordeliers 17000 La Rochelle
- Opening hours
- Lundi au jeudi : 8 h 30 à 12 h 15 et 13 h 30 à 17 h
- Vendredi : 8 h 30 à 12 h 15 et 13 h 30 à 16 h
- Phone
Official website Official website See on the map Official directory entry
Help doing the procedure online
At the préfecture's digital help desk, an adviser helps you do your procedure on a computer.
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Point d'accueil numérique - La Rochelle (Préfecture)
- Address
- Préfecture - Cité administrative 5 place des Cordeliers 17000 La Rochelle
- Opening hours
- Mardi au vendredi : 8 h 30 à 12 h et 13 h 30 à 16 h
- Phone
Housing aid and allowances: CAF office in Charente-Maritime
Applications are made online on caf.fr, from your account.
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Caisse d'allocations familiales (Caf) de Charente-Maritime - siège de La Rochelle
- Address
- 4 bis avenue Leclerc 17000 La Rochelle
- Opening hours
- Lundi au vendredi : 8 h 30 à 12 h 30 et 15 h à 16 h 30
- Phone
- 32 30 · Du lundi au vendredi de 9h à 16h. Service gratuit + prix d’un appel
- 0 969 32 52 52 · Pour les étudiants. Du lundi au vendredi de 9h à 19h30. Service gratuit + prix d’un appel
Social security: CPAM office in Charente-Maritime
Social security number, carte Vitale, certificate of entitlement: most procedures are done from your ameli account.
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Caisse primaire d'assurance maladie (CPAM) de Charente-Maritime - siège de La Rochelle
- Address
- 55 rue de Suède 17014 La Rochelle
- Opening hours
- Lundi au vendredi : 9 h à 17 h
- Phone
- 36 46 · Rendez-vous téléphoniques possible de 13h à 17h. Service gratuit + prix d'un appel
- +33 184 90 36 46 · Depuis l’étranger. Service gratuit + prix d’un appel
Official website Official website See on the map Official directory entry
France Travail in La Rochelle
You register online. Your local office depends on your address.
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Agence France Travail LA ROCHELLE-VILLENEUVE
- Address
- 45 Avenue Billaud-Varenne 17000 La Rochelle
- Opening hours
- Lundi au vendredi : 8 h 30 à 12 h 30
- Phone
Agence France Travail LA ROCHELLE-BEL AIR
- Address
- 88 Rue de Bel Air 17000 La Rochelle
- Opening hours
- Lundi au vendredi : 8 h 30 à 12 h 30
- Phone
Taxes in La Rochelle
You file your tax return on impots.gouv.fr. Your tax office depends on your address.
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Service des impôts des particuliers (SIP) - La Rochelle
- Address
- 26 avenue de Fétilly 17000 La Rochelle
- Opening hours
- Lundi au vendredi : 8 h 30 à 12 h 30
- Phone
- 0 809 401 401 · Renseignements fiscaux pour les particuliers (service gratuit + coût de l'appel). Du lundi au vendredi de 8h30 à 19h.
- 05 16 59 09 06
Our guides: Download Your French Tax Notice (Avis d'Imposition)
Civil records: town hall of La Rochelle
Birth and marriage certificates. ID card and passport by appointment.
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Wait for a town hall appointment in the Charente-Maritime département: 6 days (as of October 6, 2026, town halls connected to the ANTS platform). Book an appointment
Mairie - La Rochelle
- Address
- 3 place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville 17000 La Rochelle
- Opening hours
- Lundi au vendredi : 8 h 30 à 17 h 30
- Phone
Help with procedures: France services in La Rochelle
An adviser helps you in person, free of charge, with the CAF, taxes, health insurance, retirement, France Travail and the driving licence or vehicle registration. The Charente-Maritime département has 37 France services centres. The other 34 are on france-services.gouv.fr.
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France services - La Rochelle
- Address
- Mairie de proximité 2 square de la Passerelle 17000 La Rochelle
- Opening hours
- Lundi : 14 h à 17 h
- Mardi : 9 h à 12 h
- Mercredi au vendredi : 9 h à 12 h et 14 h à 17 h
- Phone
France services - La Rochelle - Villeneuve-les-Salines
- Address
- Mairie annexe 28 avenue Billaud Varenne 17000 La Rochelle
- Opening hours
- Lundi : 14 h à 17 h
- Mardi au mercredi : 9 h à 12 h et 14 h à 17 h
- Jeudi : 14 h à 17 h
- Vendredi : 9 h à 12 h et 14 h à 17 h
- Phone
France services - Aulnay
- Address
- Bureau de Poste 31 place Aristide-Briand 17470 Aulnay
- Opening hours
- Lundi au vendredi : 9 h à 12 h et 14 h à 16 h 30
- Phone
Addresses, opening hours and phone numbers: Government directory (service-public.gouv.fr, open licence), as of October 31, 2026. France services centres: same directory, as of October 31, 2026. Appointment waiting times: Observatoire DigiDémarches, based on ANTS data (CC BY 4.0), as of October 6, 2026. Before going in person, check whether you need an appointment.