Europe · 4 verified centres
France examines German through the Goethe-Institut in Paris, Lyon and Nancy, with further centres run by cooperation partners, and telc adds a centre at Schiltigheim just outside Strasbourg - the closest option to the German border, where cross-border work makes a certificate a practical necessity rather than an academic one.
Where to sit the exam
Each centre was checked on the exam board's own website. Dates and fees change, so confirm directly with the centre before you pay or travel.
Goethe-Institut France names Paris, Lyon and Nancy as exam locations and says further exams run through cooperation partners. We could not load its address page, so confirm the venue when you register.
Named by the institute as an exam location. No address published on the exam page - contact the institute for the venue and calendar.
The closest Goethe exam location to the German border in Lorraine. No address published on the exam page.
Rue de la Lune 9, 67300 Schiltigheim
Just north of Strasbourg and a few kilometres from the Rhine. The only verified telc centre in France, and the obvious choice for cross-border workers in Alsace.
We do not publish individual sitting dates: they change too often to be safe. Follow the centre link for the current calendar.
Before you book
Tens of thousands of people commute from Alsace into Baden-Württemberg. If your German is for a job across the Rhine, the Schiltigheim telc centre is minutes away rather than a trip to Paris - and employers there usually accept telc.
The institute names Paris, Lyon and Nancy but says further exams run at cooperation partners. It does not list them on the exam page, so ask which centre is nearest before assuming you must travel to one of the three.
Goethe-Institut France keeps its exam information on individual location pages rather than a national list, and we could not load them. Confirm the venue in writing when you register.
The French exam pages do not name TestDaF. If a German university has asked for it, check the TestDaF portal for a French venue rather than assuming Paris runs it.
Sitting the exam abroad usually means one shot and a long wait for the next date. Practise in the real format first - Goethe, telc or DTZ - and let the analytics show which module still needs the weeks you have left.
FAQ
The Goethe-Institut names Paris, Lyon and Nancy as exam locations and runs further exams through cooperation partners. telc is examined at CECI Formation in Schiltigheim, just outside Strasbourg.
CECI Formation at Rue de la Lune 9, Schiltigheim, a few kilometres from Strasbourg and the Rhine. It examines telc, which is widely accepted by German employers - useful if you are a cross-border worker in Alsace.
One that we could verify: CECI Formation in Schiltigheim. telc’s own register lists no other French centre, though the register lags in places, so ask any school claiming to examine telc for its centre number.
Goethe-Institut France does not name TestDaF on its exam pages. Check the TestDaF portal at testdaf.de for a French venue and confirm before you plan around it.
The exam boards maintain their own centre finders. They are the authoritative list.
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