Where can you take IELTS in France?

British Council offers IELTS tests in different locations: Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Nice, Paris, Strasbourg and Toulouse. You can choose to take your IELTS test on paper or on a computer. Whichever you prefer, you will need to come to a test centre to sit your test. Find out more.

Test centres offering IELTS on paper

Bordeaux, Nantes, Paris

Test centres offering IELTS on computer

Paris, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Strasbourg, Toulouse

You can also take the IELTS test from the comfort of your home or anywhere with a reliable internet connection with IELTS Online (IELTS Academic only). 

You must bring the same identity document to the test venue, that you have registered with online. In cases of identity document changes, candidates must notify the British Council a minimum of 72 hours advance. Less than this timeframe and identity document changes will not be accepted

Find IELTS test dates

Use the dropdown to select your preferred location and see upcoming test dates.

Speaking test date details

 

City Speaking test date details
Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Nice, Strasbourg and Toulouse The Speaking test takes place on the same day as the written tests.
Paris*

Sessions on computer, the Speaking test takes place on the same day as the written tests.

Sessions on paper,on Saturday morning, the Speaking tests may be scheduled from the Monday before the written tests to the following Monday, between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., and/or on Saturday afternoon between 1:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Please make sure that you are available on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday when you choose your written test date.

For a paper-based session on Thursday, the Speaking test takes place on Wednesday, Thursday afternoon, Friday, and sometimes Saturday.

Institutions Speaking tests take place in the week before or after the date of your written tests, or on Saturday afternoon. Your institution will make sure that it fits in with your timetable. 

Test venue details

You will find all the information about your test on the Test Taker Portal.

For all applications and information requests, please contact the British Council Paris directly.

  • Marseille - The test take place at Kangourou Provence, 7 rue Gaston de Flotte, 13012 Marseille
  • Paris Est - The test takes place at Centrex, 2 rue de la Butte Verte, 93160 Noisy-le-Grand. 
  • Paris Centre - The test takes place at British Council, 9 rue de Constantine, 75007 Paris (On computer only)
  • Paris Saint-Lazare – The test takes place at International House (Les Ateliers FL), 9 Rue de Saint-Pétersbourg, 75008 Paris
  • Bordeaux - The test takes place at INP Bordeaux, ENSTBB, 125 rue de Bethmann, 33000 Bordeaux. 
  • Bordeaux – The test takes place at Newdeal Institut, 74 avenue Thiers, 33100 Bordeaux
  • Lille - The test tales place at LiL'Langues, 36 Pl. Cormontaigne, 59000 Lille
  • Lyon - The test takes place at PrepMyEnglish, 6 boulevard Jules Favre, 69006 Lyon
  • Nantes - The test takes place at the Université de Nantes, Faculté des Langues et Cultures Etrangères, 44312 Nantes. 
  • Nice - The test takes place at Les Ateliers FL Nice, 65 Bd Auguste Raynaud, 06100 Nice
  • Strasbourg - The test takes place at CECI Strasbourg - CECI Formation, 202 Avenue de Colmar, Strasbourg 67100.
  • Toulouse - The test takes place at IH Toulouse - The Cambridge Centre, 23 avenue Georges Brassens, 31700 Blagnac

The test fee includes exclusive preparation materials, free practice tests, and much more.

Looking to work, study, or live in the UK?

If you need a visa for working or studying in the UK, then in some cases you may need to take IELTS for UK Visas and Immigration or IELTS Life Skills.

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If you are an institution or language school and would like your students to take the test at your premises (bulk registration), please complete this form.

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