The Honorary Consulate of Albania in Lyon represents Albanian interests on an honorary basis; formal consular services are provided by the Albanian Embassy in Paris.
Contact Details
| Address | 208, rue Vendôme, 69003 Lyon, France |
| Telephone | +33 4 72 61 75 15 |
| denisdileonardo@orange.fr |
Opening Hours
No regular opening hours are published. Contact the consulate by phone or e-mail to arrange a visit.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Lyon
The embassy in Paris is roughly 395 km away.
According to the French Foreign Ministry, about 33,000 Albanian nationals live in France.
French citizens do not need a visa for short stays in Albania (up to 90 days). A valid passport or national identity card is accepted. Details: French travel advice (Conseils aux voyageurs).
Which Albanian office issues passports and visas?
The Albanian Embassy in Paris is the place for passports and most consular matters; the honorary consul can advise but does not replace it.
Contact details of the Albanian Embassy in Paris, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: 57 avenue Marceau, 75116 Paris, France
- Telephone: +33 1 47 23 31 00
- Email: consulate.paris@mfa.gov.al
- Opening hours: Tuesday to Thursday 09:30–13:00
- Website: ambasadat.gov.al/france/fr
What can an honorary consul do?
An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Albania and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Albanian citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.
Other consulates and embassies in Lyon
50 other countries are represented in Lyon, among them: Algeria (consulate general), Armenia (consulate general), Austria (honorary), Belarus (honorary), Belgium (honorary), Benin (honorary), Brazil (honorary), Burkina Faso (honorary), Canada (honorary), China (consulate general), Croatia (honorary), Czech Republic (honorary), Côte d’Ivoire (consulate general), Dominican Republic (honorary), Ecuador (honorary), El Salvador (honorary), Estonia (honorary), Ethiopia (honorary), Finland (honorary), Republic of the Congo (honorary). The full list of all 51 missions is on the overview page for France.
Albanian missions in France
Measured in a straight line from Lyon, the nearest other Albanian office is the Embassy in Paris (about 390 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Lyon.
- Paris (390 km) – Embassy of Albania
- Lyon – Honorary Consulate (this page)
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Details checked on 8 October 2026. Sources: French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs – directory of foreign representations in France, French travel advice. Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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