What is a boîte de domiciliation?

Every French company must have a registered office address. This designates its official place of establishment, its nationality, its country of taxation, and the competent jurisdictions in the event of a dispute. It should therefore be chosen carefully, as it appears on all of the company's official documents (quotes, purchase orders, delivery notes, invoices, etc.). Did you know that individuals can also obtain a domiciliation address?

While business domiciliation is reserved for professionals, individuals can also use domiciliation services. In addition to offering a number of interesting services, it is very useful if you have to travel regularly or do not have a primary residence. But be careful, a domiciliation address is not to be confused with a PO box, a service of La Poste (French postal service), which is far from offering the same advantages.

Explanations. 

How does a domiciliation box work?

A domiciliation box has the same needs as a post office box. A post office box can only be delivered by La Poste (French postal service), while a domiciliation box can be provided by domiciliation companies, municipalities, or any other approved organization.

Domiciliation companies allow you to receive mail to stay in contact with the authorities and have an official address in Paris or anywhere in France.

Unlike a simple postal address, this is the company's commercial and administrative address. 

Business address providers have different locations to offer individuals a spot for their business address among a wide range of prestigious addresses in Paris or the most popular French cities.

Much more than just a mailbox, domiciliation companies offer full mail management for their clients on a daily basis: 

• The domiciliation center handles mail according to the entrepreneur's needs. It is stored, forwarded, or scanned and then sent by email.
• There is also the possibility of having a personal and virtual space in order to manage all the parameters of the domiciliation and additional services

What are the advantages of a domiciliation company for individuals?

Getting a domiciliation address in Paris is the perfect solution for individuals who want a prestigious contact address. It can also be useful for people with multiple residences. Expats will also find it beneficial and can rest assured that their mail will be handled with care. Let's also mention hospitalized individuals or those under guardianship, who can receive social benefits through this service.

The most vulnerable people, without a fixed address for more than 6 months, can contact the CCAS (Communal Social Action Centers) and CIAS (Intercommunal Social Action Centers) to obtain an administrative address. 

What are the advantages of a domiciliation company for professionals?

Having a domiciliation box allows your company to benefit from the reputation of many dynamic cities! By offering domiciliation addresses located in the most prestigious cities and districts of Paris and France, it is easy to put the reputation of a renowned address at the service of the success of your project. 

Setting up your company's address protects your privacy by letting you choose a registered office address that's not your home address.

You then protect your privacy and that of your family.

Much more than just a mailbox, domiciliation companies offer many services to their clients: telephone switchboard, administrative and legal assistance, meeting room rental, office rental, daily mail management, package reception, etc.

Services offered by the domiciliation company

In addition to simply receiving mail, domiciliation boxes offer a large number of services.

• Handling your mail: Depending on what you need, it's either kept, forwarded, or scanned and sent to you by email.
• You have the option of having a personal and virtual space to manage your domiciliation settings.
• Daily scanning of your mail so you can view it online 24/7 via your personal account. 

All these services are à la carte, which means the domiciliation company can always meet your needs as best as possible.

Difference between a postal box and a domiciliation address

A business address is not a PO box

The first and most important difference between the two is that a post office box can only be provided by La Poste (The French Postal service), whereas a domiciliation box can be provided by organizations, municipalities, and especially private domiciliation companies.

However, domiciliation companies meet the same needs, namely the possibility of receiving mail and staying in contact with administrations and relatives.

This is a very interesting alternative to the P.O. box in that :

• It's not always possible to get a PO box. You need to live in the post office's delivery area, and not all post offices have PO boxes available (due to lack of space or resources).
• PO boxes often have a bad reputation. They are often associated with security or mismanagement issues.

How do I get a business address box?

Getting a business address is super simple:

• Step #1: Choose an online business address provider. Be wary of deals that seem too good to be true, and opt for those with transparent pricing. Also, all business address providers must have a valid license from the prefecture to operate.
• Step #2: Choose the business address you want in Paris or France, based on your preferences and budget. Then, select the additional services you'd like to use. 
• Step #3: Sign your business address contract and get your business address in less than 72 hours!

Domiciliation companies are therefore true allies for entrepreneurs and individuals, simplifying their daily lives by handling their mail and offering many additional services!

Domiciliation is required by law.

This is indeed the only way for the administration to ensure that it stays in contact with individuals. So a domiciliation box can be useful to several categories of people: for example, expatriates who can consult their mail from anywhere in the world, or people who have several residences and want their mail to follow them wherever they go. For homeless people or travelers, it is generally necessary to go through approved organizations in order to obtain a personal domiciliation.

To get a business address, you can contact a domiciliation company. You'll then sign a domiciliation agreement online, which commits the domiciliation company to:

• Discretion regarding your personal contact information
• Keeping your mail safe and sound
• Your correspondence is totally private.

Setting up your business address online is super simple and fast. Plus, it gives you a lot of flexibility in managing your account and services without even leaving your home.