France Travail – Telephone: 3949

• Chaumont Agency, rue Jules Cheret, 52000 Chaumont. Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Afternoon appointments by prior arrangement.
• Langres Agency, 29 Avenue du Général de Gaulle, 52200 Langres. Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Afternoon appointments by prior arrangement.
• Saint-Dizier Agency, rue Godard-Jeanson, 52100 Saint-Dizier

The full list of agencies is available on the France Travail website.

• Mission Locale de Chaumont, 2 bis rue de Bourgogne, 52000 Chaumont.  +33 (0)3 25 32 23 00 - accueil@missionlocale-chaumont.fr - Contact form.

  • Opening hours: Monday: 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m

• Mission Locale de Langres, Ruelle de la Poterne, 52200 Langres.  +33 (0)3 25 87 52 44 - accueil@missionlocale-langres.fr - Contact form.

  • Opening hours: Monday: 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  • Tuesday: 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  • Wednesday and Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  • Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m

• Mission Locale de Saint-Dizier, 4 rue Godard-Jeanson, 52100 Saint-Dizier.  +33 (0)3 25 56 11 36 - contact@mlsaintdizier.fr - Contact form

  • Opening hours: Monday to Thursday: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
  • Friday: 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Expert Emploi 52 / Cap Emploi 52

2 rue Paul-Greliche, 52000 Chaumont.  

+33 (0)3 25 02 29 10 - accueil.chaumont@capemploi52.com

The Meuse Haute-Marne Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI)

The Grand Est Chamber of Trades and Crafts – Haute-Marne (CMA)

The Aube/Haute-Marne Chamber of Agriculture

AATM (AGIR 52)

49 rue Lévy Alphandéry, 2ème étage, 52000 Chaumont, France

03 25 30 73 75, agir52@aatm.fr

The Haute-Marne branch of the “Les entreprises s’engagent” (“Businesses Commit”) network.

The digital mediator at the digital assistance point of the Ardèche prefecture can support your employee in completing their online procedures related to foreign nationals (residence permit applications via ANEF, validation of long‑stay visas equivalent to residence permits, naturalisation).
Address: Préfecture de l’Ardèche, Immigration Office, 4 boulevard du Vernon, 07000 Privas.

Opening hours:

• Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
• Wednesday from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

To book an appointment:

• Online, on the rdv-prefecture website
• By email: pref-pan@ardeche.gouv.fr
• By phone: 04 75 66 50 59

Don't make a trip for no reason—make an appointment! 

The advisors at France Services centres help users complete their administrative procedures linked to 12 national partners: CAF, CPAM, CARSAT, Chèque énergie, Finances publiques, France Rénov’, France Titres, France Travail, La Poste, Urssaf, MSA, and Point Justice.

They can help your employee resolve complex situations by liaising with a contact person within these partner networks, and can also support them in using digital tools (creating an email address, scanning documents needed for administrative applications, etc.).

You can find the list of France Services centres in Ardèche here.

Public writer services aim to support users in completing their administrative procedures, understanding and drafting administrative letters, and helping them become more autonomous in accessing their rights.

Porte‑plume: a socially‑oriented public writer providing support in the areas of Privas, Le Teil, Le Pouzin, Rochemaure and Cruas.

• Medical and social centers in Le Teil and Bourg‑Saint‑Andéol (one session every two weeks)
• Medical and social center in Privas and Le Pouzin town hall (one session per week)
• DMDC: Premises made available by the Lamastre town hall (one session every two weeks)

The department’s medico‑social centres are local services where your employee can receive support related to professional integration, housing, or social assistance.

You can find the contact details of all medico‑social centres on the Ardèche Department website.

The Municipal Social Action Center (CCAS) is a public institution of the municipality, chaired by the mayor. It provides information, guidance, and assistance with applications for statutory social assistance, and implements local initiatives (emergency aid, food assistance, registered address services) to support residents in need. When there is no CCAS, particularly in municipalities with fewer than 1,500 residents, you should contact the town hall directly or the intermunicipal authority if it has an Intermunicipal Social Action Center (CIAS).

Social centers and community spaces are local services for families and residents that contribute to social cohesion in their communities by empowering families and residents and facilitating access to their rights. For example, social centers and community spaces may offer sociolinguistic workshops.

Find the list and contact information for social centers and community spaces in Ardèche on the website of the Ardèche Federation of Social Centers.

North Ardèche : 

• Community and Family Centres of Annonay 
  Le Zodiaque:  07 71 89 77 42 
  La Croze: 06 18 88 77 12 ou 04 75 32 40 00
• Cap solidaire (Annonay):  07 66 60 07 19
• ASTI (Annonay):  06 33 62 00 30 - asti07.annonay@hotmail.fr
• Saint Agrève Sociocultural Centre:  04 75 30 26 60 - j.mandon@cscodyssee.fr
• Family association du Canton de Saint Péray:  06 07 98 04 84 - af.stperay@gmail.com
• Secours populaire Tournon sur Rhône:  06 27 83 16 63 - mginguenaud@free.fr

Central Ardèche : 

• Association MJC social centre Couleurs des Liens (Privas):  06 13 16 59 52 - coordination@couleursdesliens.fr
• MJC social centre Pierre Rabhi (La voulte sur Rhône): 06 33 68 84 65 - animation.famille@mjclavoulte.com  
• Jean‑Marc DOREL Sociocultural Centre (Le Pouzin) :  04 75 85 93 36 - animation.dsl@gmail.com
• Les Clefs - Sociocultural centre (Le Teil):  06 47 56 07 02 - aurelelarchez@lesclefs-csc.fr
• Médiacom association (Le Teil):  04 75 96 69 85 - afb_mediacom@yahoo.fr
• ALPEV (Parents and Children Leisure Association in Viviers): 04 75 52 54 24 - evs@alpev.fr 

South Ardèche

• Amicale Laïque  (Bourg Saint Andéol):  06 70 73 99 49 - amicale.bsa@free.fr
• Secours Catholique (Joyeuse):  09 84 07 58 32 - s-cathojoyeuse@protonmail.com  

North Ardèche

• Nouvelle donne (Davezieux):  04 75 67 76 04 - ndannick@gmail.com
• AGISS Formation (Guilherand-Granges): 06 24 48 20 42 - contact@formation-agiss.fr
• SAAT formation (Guilherand-Granges):  saatformation@gmail.com
• CEFORA (Tournon sur Rhône) :  04 75 07 14 06 - cefora@cefora.org  
• Léo Lagrange Formation

Central Ardèche

• CEFORA :  04 75 07 14 06 - cefora@cefora.org
• Léo Lagrange Formation

South Ardèche

• A.I.M.E Agir Innover Mobiliser Essaimer (Bourg Saint Andéol):  04 75 01 96 55 - abonnet@aime-emploi-formation.org
• INFREP (Aubenas) :  04 75 35 50 50 - contact@ifra.fr, bchaumont@infrep.org  
• Léo Lagrange Formation

To learn more about our online training offerings, visit the page “Tools for Onboarding and Training Foreign Employees.”

French-language educational programs: 

The “Opening Schools to Parents for Children's Success” initiative aims to promote the integration of parents of newly arrived students by offering free workshops in elementary, middle, and high schools on learning French, how the school system works, and republican values, in order to better support their children's education.

In Ardèche:

• Privas: école primaire Clotilde Habozit,  04 75 64 22 97 - ce.0070854R@ac-grenoble.fr
• Aubenas: école élémentaire Beausoleil,  04 75 35 05 35 - ce.0071325C@ac-grenoble.fr
• Annonay: école Cance Malleval,  04 70 29 35 22 - ce.0030119N@ac-clermont.fr

A driver’s license issued in a country outside the European Union is valid for one year starting from:

• The start date of the first residence permit in France
• The date the long-stay visa was validated through the Digital Administration for Foreigners in France (Anef).
• Before the end of this one-year period, the holder must exchange their driver’s license to continue driving. The application is submitted online via the France-Titres website.

If the employee has not exchanged their license within the year, they will have to retake the written and driving tests.

Some licenses obtained abroad cannot be exchanged for a French license and require the holder to retake the driving test in France.

Check if a non-European driver’s license is exchangeable for a French license on the Service-Public webesite. 

Here are the steps your employee must follow to obtain a driving licence in France. These steps are the same for French nationals:

1. Register on the France‑Titres website and obtain their NEPH number.
2. They must then study the highway code, which is required for the theoretical exam. The exam fee is €30. To find where to register for the highway code exam, visit the Service‑Public website.
3. Take driving lessons with a driving school and pass the practical exam, or register as an independent candidate.
4. Download the driving test certificate (CEPC) if they pass the exam.

La région vous transporte
Two types of bus and coach networks with different fares are available in Ardèche, organised by the Auvergne‑Rhône‑Alpes Region:

• The Regional Express Coach network, offering routes between departments
• Departmental coaches, mainly serving routes within Ardèche, with 15 regular lines

Twelve demand‑responsive transport services allow smaller municipalities to be served through advance booking. To book, visit La région vous transporte website. 

Navette et bus des communautés de communes : 

• Annonay Rhône Agglo : Coqueligo bus network
• Arche Agglo
• Valence Romans Mobilité serving Saint-Peray, Guilherand-Granges, Cornas, Toulaud, Vernoux
• Privas centre Ardèche : TCAP bus network
• Bassin d’Aubenas : Tout’en bus network

The solidarity mobility platform Mobilité 07/26  offers various services aimed at removing barriers related to mobility (mobility assessment and support, vehicle rental for people in professional integration, social driving school, etc.).
Espace ADEN, 15 rue du Travail, 07400 Le Teil.  04 75 49 29 40.

Several carpooling platforms operate in the Ardèche department for daily commuting.

• CA Hermitage Toumonais Herbasse Pays de Saint Félicien: BlablaCar daily (fee-paying)
• CC Rhône Crussol: BlablaCar Daily (fee-paying)
• CA Privas Centre Ardèche: Karos (fee-paying)
• CC Ardèche Rhône Coiron: Karos (fee-paying)
• CC du bassin of Aubenas: Atchoum (fee-paying)
• CC du Rhône aux Gorges of Ardèche: Karos (fee-paying)
• CC Ardèche des Sources et Volcans: Mov'Ici
• CC Pays des Vans in Cevennes: Mov'Ici
• CC des Gorges of Ardèche: Mov'Ici

To obtain social housing, the applicant must submit an online request on Demande-logement-social.fr. A unique departmental registration number is then assigned.
The housing applicant must be over 18 years old (or legally emancipated) and have lawful residence status in France.

Social housing is allocated based on income conditions (the reference taxable income from year N‑2 must not exceed certain ceilings set by decree). The N‑2 tax notice is a mandatory document. For particular situations involving a recent arrival in France, a decree specifies the documents to be provided when no tax notice is available (see useful links at the bottom of the page).
Some individuals, depending on their situation, are given priority for accessing social housing (Article L 441‑1 of the French Construction and Housing Code).

If you are a private-sector company (non‑agricultural) with 10 employees or more, Action Logement can support your employee in several ways:

• Finding housing
• Acting as a guarantor
• Advancing the security deposit payment
• Covering part of the rent during a work‑study training program (up to 11 months maximum).

These residences offer furnished or unfurnished accommodation and shared common areas for people aged 16 to 25 (and up to 30 in some cases) who are employed or in the process of social and professional integration.

• Privas Young Workers’ Residence – “Good Bail”
  6 avenue Saint‑Exupéry – 07000 Privas.  04 75 64 26 54 - contact@habitatjeunesprivas.com
• Aubenas Young Workers’ Residence – “Bois Vignal”
  5 avenue de Bois Vignal – 07200 Aubenas.  04 75 89 95 0
• Annonay Young Workers’ Residence
  Chemin de Villedieu – 07100 Annonay.  04 74 86 54 96

The Family Allowance Fund (CAF) offers a tool to estimate the benefits your employee may be eligible for.

Your employee must provide you with a provisional or permanent social security number.
If they do not have one, they must submit a social security registration application.
They will need to provide proof of having been present in France for more than three months.

The formation‑civique website provides information sheets on healthcare access for foreign nationals.

The Monenfant.fr website allows your employee to search for childcare options and to calculate childcare costs and the financial assistance they may be eligible for.

They can receive support in their search and administrative procedures from the Ardèche CAF or one of its partner organisations.