Run by a volunteer honorary consul, the Honorary Consulate of Gabon in Lyon helps Gabonese nationals with information and selected formalities.
Contact Details
| Address | 3, rue de Sévigné, 69003 Lyon, France |
| Telephone | +33 4 72 84 26 52 |
| cabinet.bessy@wanadoo.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
The Gabonese honorary consul in Lyon
Lyon belongs to the Rhône département in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. For services the honorary consul cannot provide, the closest Gabonese career post is in Paris (around 396 km). The embassy in Paris is roughly 396 km away.
The Gabonese community in France numbers around 23,909, according to French official figures.
French citizens need a visa for Gabon; it can be applied for online (e-visa). A valid passport is required. Details: French travel advice (Conseils aux voyageurs).
Passports and visas: who is responsible?
The Gabonese Embassy in Paris is the place for passports and most consular matters; the honorary consul can advise but does not replace it.
Gabon also has career consular offices in France: consulate general in Paris.
Contact details of the Gabonese Embassy in Paris, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: 26 bis avenue Raphaël, 75016 Paris, France
- Telephone: +33 1 42 99 68 68
- Email: cab.ambassadegabonfrance@yahoo.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 Gabon and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Gabonese 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
49 other countries are represented in Lyon, among them: Albania (honorary), Algeria (consulate general), Armenia (consulate general), Austria (honorary), Belarus (honorary), Belgium (honorary), Benin (honorary), China (consulate general), Côte d’Ivoire (consulate general), Germany (consulate general), Italy (consulate general), Mali (consulate general), Morocco (consulate general), Poland (consulate general), Portugal (consulate general), Romania (consulate general), Senegal (consulate general), Tunisia (consulate general), Türkiye (consulate general), United States (consulate). The full list of all 50 missions is on the overview page for France.
Gabonese missions in France
Measured in a straight line from Lyon, the nearest other Gabonese office is the Honorary Consulate in Perpignan (about 370 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Consulate General in Paris (about 390 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Lyon.
- Paris (390 km) – Embassy of Gabon
- Paris (390 km) – Consulate General
- Bordeaux (440 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Lyon – Honorary Consulate (this page)
- Perpignan (370 km) – Honorary Consulate
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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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