Europe · Authority: DGAC
50 researched schools and 83 verified programs so far. This is the research done to date, not a complete list of every provider in France.
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50 schools
Flying club · La Môle, France
Flying club at Saint-Tropez La Môle airport offering scenic flights and site-recognition, mountain (Courchevel, Megève) and IFR refresher training for pilots. No licence-course description or approval statement was found on the fetched pages.
Flying club · Le Versoud, France
Flying club at Grenoble-Le Versoud aerodrome offering LAPL and PPL training on two four-seat aircraft, including mountain flying, and 30-minute discovery flights.
Flying club · Rixheim, France
Flying club at Mulhouse-Habsheim with a mixed fleet of Cessna, Jodel and CAP 10 aircraft, offering PPL and LAPL training, aerobatics and mountain ratings.
Flying club · Limoges, France
Flying club at Limoges-Bellegarde airport offering BIA, ABL, LAPL, PPL and night training on Robin DR400 aircraft, plus pilot-experience sessions.
Independent flight school · Lognes, France
Pilot school at Lognes-Emerainville aerodrome, 25 minutes from Paris, offering PPL, CPL, airline pilot, MCC/APS on an A320 simulator and instructor courses.
Professional flight academy · Perpignan, France
Professional aviation training centre at Perpignan-Rivesaltes since 2010, offering ab initio airline pilot pathways, CPL, IR, UPRT, MCC and instructor courses.
Independent flight school · Perpignan, France
Private professional pilot school founded in 1970 at Perpignan airport with flight centres at Toussus-le-Noble and Valence-Chabeuil, offering integrated ATPL, modular and PPL courses.
Specialist training provider · Le Viviers-du-Lac, France
Mountain flying school and air services company at Chambéry airport and Courchevel altiport offering mountain and altiport site ratings, Pilatus PC-6 class rating, night VFR and tailwheel endorsements. The website carries 2011-2014 copyright notices.
Helicopter school · Épagny Metz-Tessy, France
Helicopter operator and ATO at Annecy airport offering PPL(H), CPL(H), type ratings, mountain courses and one-hour piloting initiation flights on Robinson R66 / R44 helicopters.
Specialist training provider · Biscarrosse, France
Regional flying club at Biscarrosse specialising in amphibious seaplanes: seaplane (SEP sea) class rating, LAPL/PPL training, discovery flights and shared-cost flights.
Independent flight school · Toussus-le-Noble, France
Integrated airline pilot school founded in 2004 at Paris-Saclay-Versailles (Toussus-le-Noble), running a 24-month ATP integrated course taught in English on Cessna 172S, Diamond DA42 and simulators.
Independent flight school · Metz-Tessy, France
Private company at Annecy Mont-Blanc airport offering scenic and introductory flights and an ATO pilot school (PPL/LAPL, IR/CB-IR, instructor, ATPL theory, UPRT). Training is stated to be delivered in French and English.
Independent flight school · Bron, France
Professional pilot school at Lyon-Bron airport (second site at Saint-Étienne-Loire) teaching PPL, LAPL, night rating and renewals on Cessna 152 and 172 aircraft.
Professional flight academy · Cannes, France
Flight academy at Cannes-Mandelieu offering PPL(A) and modular and integrated professional pilot courses, with English-language airline pilot training.
Independent flight school · Prouvy, France
DGAC-approved pilot academy at Valenciennes airport (Prouvy) with an EFIS-equipped Tecnam fleet and an ALSIM AL250 simulator, offering PPL, CPL, instrument and airline-pilot courses.
Independent flight school · Marck, France
Pilot school operating at Marck (Calais) and Le Touquet airfields, teaching LAPL, PPL, night rating and basic IFR on Robin, Cessna and Diamond aircraft.
Independent flight school · Merville, France
Pilot school at Merville aerodrome in northern France offering integrated and modular airline pilot courses, PPL, ratings and instructor training.
Independent flight school · Lognes, France
Flight school at Lognes-Emerainville, opened in 2013 by two airline pilots and instructors, training PPL(A) and LAPL(A) pilots.
Helicopter school · Toussus-le-Noble, France
Helicopter school and operator at Toussus-le-Noble offering PPL(H), modular and integrated CPL(H), theory courses and instructor courses.
Independent flight school · Guipavas, France
DGAC-approved pilot training organisation at Brest Bretagne airport offering PPL, night, instrument and professional courses, with simulators.
Flying club · Tomblaine, France
Flying club based at Nancy-Essey (Tomblaine) teaching the LAPL and PPL on a six-aircraft fleet.
Flying club · Les Artigues-de-Lussac, France
Approved flying club at Libourne - Les Artigues de Lussac aerodrome, about 45 km from Bordeaux, teaching the PPL on an Aquila AT-01 school aircraft.
Flying club · Rennes, France
Flying club on the south platform of Rennes airport offering PPL and LAPL training, night rating, introductory flights and a youth (BIA) programme.
Helicopter school · Les Milles (Aix-en-Provence), France
Non-profit helicopter flying club at Aix-en-Provence Les Milles training private helicopter pilots (PPL-H) on a fleet of three Robinson R44 / Guimbal Cabri G2 aircraft, with piloted initiation flights.
Results are listed alphabetically; there is no price ranking because prices in different currencies, price types and bases are not comparable. Schools marked Sponsored are paid placements and never change approval status or order.
French pilot licences follow the EU aircrew rules (Part-FCL), which EASA sets and the DGAC applies as the national competent authority. DGAC licence offices within the regional DSAC directorates process licence files, mostly through the Portail PN online portal, and the DSAC also handles ATO and DTO training organisations and examiners. Initial professional licences (CPL, ATPL) and the instrument rating are handled centrally in Paris, while private licences go through regional offices. The directory could not retrieve DGAC pages stating specific age and hour minimums, so those are not listed here.
Source: ecologie.gouv.fr/politiques-publiques/bureaux-licences-r
Licence application through the DSAC licence offices
Pilots are asked to use the Portail PN online procedures for licence requests; the central Paris office handles initial CPL and ATPL and the IR, regional offices handle private licences.
Names and privileges are local to France. Similar names in other countries are not interchangeable.
| Code | Official name | Minimum age | Regulatory minimum flight time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPL | Licence de pilote privé (Part-FCL)Private pilot licence under EU Part-FCL, issued in France by the DGAC. EASA guidance for the aeroplane licence cites about 45 hours of flight instruction; DGAC pages retrieved for this review state no figures. | n/p | 45 hEASA general guidance for the PPL(A): around 45 hours of flight instruction. Confirm the Part-FCL text with the DGAC. | official |
| CPL/ATPL | Licences de pilote professionnel et de ligne (Part-FCL)Initial CPL and ATPL licences and the IR qualification are handled by the central DSAC licence office in Paris. | n/p | n/p | official |
A regulatory minimum is a legal floor for the qualification. It is not the number of hours most students need, and not a guarantee of cost or completion time.
Aeronautical medical certificates are required under EU Part-MED; no DGAC page stating the classes was retrieved for this review. Official medical information
Languages of instruction among researched schools: French, English.
Non-EEA nationals should check French visa and residence requirements with the French authorities and the school; no flight-training-specific official page was retrieved and nothing here promises eligibility.
Training approval does not establish immigration permission or international-student eligibility. Verify current rules with the official sources above.
The DGAC page on foreign aeronautical titles explains that only licences issued by third states are subject to validation, that EEA licences benefit from mutual recognition, and lists forms for validation, ICAO conversion to a Part-FCL licence and EU-US BASA conversion. One passage on private validation cites an old date and should be checked with the DSAC.
Country information last reviewed 16 October 2026. 4 official sources consulted.