Run by a volunteer honorary consul, the Honorary Consulate of Moldova in Saint-Etienne helps Moldovan nationals with information and selected formalities.
Contact Details
| Address | 10 rue Charles Darwin, 42100 Saint-Etienne, France |
| Telephone | +33 4 77 57 04 31 +33 6 08 68 52 66 |
| christian.daudel@laposte.net |
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 Moldovan honorary consul in Saint-Etienne
Saint-Etienne belongs to the Loire département in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Full consular services are available at the consulate general in Nice, roughly 298 km from here. Distance to the Moldovan Embassy in Paris: about 416 km.
French citizens do not need a visa for short stays in Moldova (up to 90 days). A valid passport or national identity card is accepted. Some regions of Moldova are on the French Foreign Ministry’s list of areas to avoid. Details: French travel advice (Conseils aux voyageurs).
Passports and visas: who is responsible?
Official documents for Moldovan citizens are issued by the Moldovan Embassy in Paris; the honorary consulate can explain the procedure.
Contact details of the Moldovan Embassy in Paris, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: 19 rue Henri Rochefort, 75017 Paris, France
- Telephone: +33 1 42 94 04 57
- Email: paris@mfa.gov.md
- Opening hours: Monday 09:00–10:00; Tuesday 09:00 – 10:00; Wednesday to Thursday 09:00–10:00
- Website: franta.mfa.gov.md
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 Moldova and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Moldovan 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.
Moldovan missions in France
Measured in a straight line from Saint-Etienne, the nearest other Moldovan office is the Consulate General in Nice (about 300 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Saint-Etienne.
- Paris (410 km) – Embassy of Moldova
- Nice (300 km) – Consulate General
- Bordeaux (400 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Lille (590 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Saint-Etienne – Honorary Consulate (this page)
- Toulouse (310 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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