American clubs and associations to join

Resources to help you find your community in France

Franco-American Organizations in The Marseille Consular District / French Riviera

American Club of the Riviera

Email: news@americanclubriviera.com

Short description: The club aims to cultivate social and cultural relationships among Americans, French and other nationals living on or visiting the French Riviera.

Anglo‑American Group of Provence (AAGP)

Email: info@AAGP-Provence.com

Short description: A non-profit organization serving the native English-speaking community of Provence and is chartered to promote friendly relations with our host community, provide assistance and information for expatriates and to preserve and promote our anglophone heritage

Franco-U.S. Organizations in Paris Area

American Club Paris

Email: contact@americanclubparis.org

Phone: 01 47 23 64 36

Short description: Rooted in the legacy of Benjamin Franklinʻs Paris lunch club, the American Club of Paris brings together members for a year-round calendar of social events and cultural exchange.

American Library in Paris

Email: info@americanlibraryinparis.org

Phone: +33 (0)1 53 59 12 60

Short description: The American Library in Paris was established in 1920 under the auspices of the American Library Association with a core collection of books and periodicals donated by American libraries to United States armed forces personnel serving their allies in World War I. The Library has grown since then into the largest English-language lending library on the European continent

American Women’s Group in Paris

Email: Enquiries@awgparis.org

Short description: AWGParis is a secular, non-profit volunteer organization. The aim is to foster and encourage social, educational and cultural activities among English-speaking women in France and to assist in furthering Franco-American relations

American Aid Society of Paris 

Email: info@americanaidsociety.org

Phone: +33 7 69 74 31 97

Short description: Offers practical help to Americans facing hardship in France

American Church in Paris

Phone: +33 (0)1 40 62 05 00

Short description: An International, Interdenominational English-speaking Protestant Christian Congregation

American Women’s Group in Paris

Email: enquiries@awgparis.org

Short description: AWGParis is a secular, non-profit volunteer organization. The aim is to foster and encourage social, educational and cultural activities among English-speaking women in France and to assist in furthering Franco-American relations

American Catholic Women's Organization (ACWO)

Email: membershipacwo@gmail.com

Short description: Get together a couple of times a month in Paris for lunch, coffee, book discussions or visits to museums and religious sites of interest.

Franco-American Associations in Brittany

Bretagne TransamericA

Email: bretagnetransamerica@hotmail.fr

Phone: +336 65 13 08 65

Short description: The association works to promote and pass on the history of the links between Central Brittany and North America.

Breizh Amerika

Email: info@breizh-amerika.com

Short description: Volunteer based non-profit organization that tries to strength ties between Brittany, France and the USA

Franco-American Associations Pays de la Loire

Maison des Etats-Unis

Email: asso.nsj@gmail.com

Phone: 09 83 21 20 35

Association France Etats UNIS - Nantes

Email: feu.nantes@gmail.com

Short description: Promotes Franco-American friendship through cultural exchanges, meetings and events in the Nantes region.

Franco-American Associations In Bordeaux and Area

Association Bordeaux−USA

Email: info@bordeaux-usa.com

Phone: 05 35 54 63 05

Association Girondine Louisianaise Francophone

Email: association-gironde-louisiane@orange.fr

Phone: +33 5 56 30 10 23

Association Sportive des Kangourous de Pessac (American Football Team)

Email: kangourous.pessac@gmail.com

Phone: 06 59 88 62 22

Bordeaux Women’s Club

Email: contact@bordeauxwomensclub.org

Phone: 05 56 36 06 50

Franco-American Associations in the Lille Area

American Club of Lille

Email: lynn.ellen.anderson@gmail.com

Phone: 03 62 57 61 93 / 07 68 89 98 42

Short description: The American Club of Lille is a non-profit organization that celebrates all things associated with the USA and American culture

Franco-American Associations in the Lyon Area

American Club of Lyon

Short description: The purpose of the club is to draw American expatriates together to share a common cultural background and to provide a network of assistance for newcomers in France

France-Etats-Unis Grenoble

Email: bkraabel@gmail.com

Phone: 04 76 62 54 45

Short description: The association offers activities to bring together French and English speakers. This could be pub evenings, movie nights, American holidays, informational meetings for ex-pats (taxes, retirement, etc.), or outdoor excursions.

Franco-American Associations in the Strasbourg-Metz Area

Strasbourg Amities USA

Email: secstrgamitiesusa@gmail.com

Short description: This organization was created by several teachers who are eager to promote the English language through various projects like sport, cultural and travelling events and exchange.

Association Alsace-Etats-Unis

Short description: Organisation of cultural events, conferences, exchanges and other activities that promote encounters with the United States.

The English Speaking Community (ESC)

Short description: An association for English speakers in Strasbourg

Americans in Alsace

Email: americansinalsace@americansinalsace.com 

Short description: Americans in Alsace (AIA) is a network of support for Americans and Canadians living in the Alsace region of France

Association des Amis de la Bibliothèque Americaine de Nancy (A.B.A.N.)

Email: contact@anglolibrarynancy.org

Phone: 03 72 74 09 08

Short description: The association is composed of volunteers who actively support the library's programmes and events. All activities are conducted in English, promoting cultural exchange.

Association Lorraine Etats-Unis

Email: Presidentlorraine.usa@sfr.fr

Short description:A non-profit volunteer organization the aim of which is to maintain and develop ties between people from the Lorraine Region and other Associations with American people, companies or any one interested

Franco-American Associations operating nationally

Association France-Etats-Unis

Email: contact@france-etatsunis.org

Phone: 07 81 33 61 25

Short description: A non-profit organisation whose aim is to contribute to greater knowledge and mutual understanding between the two nations.

Association of Americans Resident Overseas

Phone: + 33 (0)1 47 20 24 15

Short description: AARO builds awareness in the U.S. of the issues affecting Americans overseas and the inequities regarding their rights, and seeks fair treatment by the U.S. government for Americans abroad.

Association of American Wives of Europeans

Phone: (+33) 01 40 70 11 80

Short description: The Association of American Women in Europe (AAWE) is a bicultural community of American women primarily in France and in Europe and around the world.

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