Start a company in France: guides for international founders
Updated 22 October 2026 · By Dragos-Razvan Toma
LegalRapide forms French companies online and files them with the French one-stop registry (guichet unique). These guides answer the questions founders abroad ask before forming a company in France, with every figure sourced from official French pages.
- Starting a company in France: process, costs and documents
- Can a non-resident own and run a French company?
- SASU vs EURL for international founders
- Capital deposit and banking for a French company
- Registering a company vs permission to live and work in France
- LegalRapide for international founders: who we can serve
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