A good many English-speaking organizations exist to promote social ties between members and engage in a wide variety of shared activities.
Alumni de l'Université d'Edimbourg en France
AUEF 18 rue Dussoubs 75002 Paris 01 69 00 49 91 Web www.dev.ed.ac.uk/clubs/france/dev.ed.ac.uk/clubs/france Email pamela.marr@wanadoo.fr A 1901 association, Sthe Alumni de l'Université d'Edimbourg en France (AUEF) aims to promote relations of all types between former students of the University of Edinburgh resident in or visiting France. Any person interested in the University of Edinburgh may be a member. |
American Catholic Women's Organisation
ACWO Saint Joseph's Church 50 avenue Hoche 75008 Paris 01 42 27 28 56 Web www.stjoeparis.org Email info@stjoeparis.org The American Catholic Women's Organisation is a non-profit organisation offering activities, services, and resources for the English-speaking community in Paris. ACWO activities include cultural visits within Paris, French and cooking lessons, Bridge clubs, pilgrimages, and a Lenten retreat. ACWO welcomes all nationalities and faiths in its association. |
The American Club of Paris
34 avenue de New York 75116 Paris 01 47 23 64 36 Web www.americanclubparis.org Email admin@americanclubparis.org Tracing its origins back to Benjamin Franklin's Sunday lunches in Passy, this distinguished social club fosters and encourages social and cultural activities among Americans and people of other nationalities who are more or less directly concerned with American and international affairs. |
The American Women's Group in Paris
AWG 32 rue du Général Bertrand 75007 Paris 01 42 73 36 74 Web www.awgparis.org Email awgparis@wanadoo.fr For over 50 years, The American Women's Group has provided social and cultural events for English speaking women. Classes, tours and social gatherings offer an opportunity for English speakers in Paris to experience and appreciate the many wonderful things France has to offer while making friends and having fun.
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Association of American Wives of Europeans
AAWE 34 avenue de New York 75116 Paris 01 40 70 11 80 Web www.aaweparis.org Email see http://aaweparis.org/pages/contact Founded fifty years ago, the AAWE has some 600 members. The group strives to increase understanding between French people and Americans, and to support American women and their families in France through educational, charitable, cultural and social activities. Its holiday bazaar is a Parisian institution. |
British and Commonwealth Women's Association
BCWA 157 rue du Faubourg Saint Honoré 75008 Paris 01 47 20 50 91 Web www.bcwa.org Email bcwa.paris@wanadoo.fr The BCWA Clubroom, in the centre of Paris, houses an excellent English language library. Clubroom activities include yoga, cartonnage, bridge, art, Mah Jong, crafts, French conversation, and Pilates. Talks are given monthly on a variety of subjects and from time to time special events are organised. During clubroom opening hours someone is always there to welcome you when you arrive and to make sure that you enjoy your visit. |
British Community Committee
BCC Web www.britishinfrance.com The committee exists to co-ordinate the activities of British social, educational and other organisations in the Paris region, and to act on behalf of the British community on all official or social occasions of importance which do not come within the exclusive province of any particular British organisation. |
The Cambridge Society
20 avenue Anatole France 78300 Poissy Web www.camsocparis.org The Cambridge Society of Paris enables persons with connections with the University who live in France to maintain contact with each other, and to share a number of common interests. The Society offers members an annual programme of events. |
Canadian Women's Association
5 rue de Constantine 75007 Paris 01 44 43 21 03 Web www.canadiennesaparis.org Email info@canadiennesaparis.org The Canadian Women's Group in Paris was founded in 1978 in order to foster closer ties among Canadians in France, to promote the dual culture of Canada and to provide assistance to newcomers in adapting to the French lifestyle. |
Club Canada Paris
Abbey Bookstore 29 rue de la Parcheminerie 75005 Paris 01 46 33 16 24 Web alevdesign.com/abbey/abbey_en.html Email abparis@compuserve.com Club Canada Paris organises a broad variety of bilingual activities ranging from pub evenings to countryside walks. |
Democrats Abroad
Web www.democratsabroad.org/group/france Democrats Abroad France is one of 75 active committees around the world connecting Americans with US politics – registering, informing, motivating voters, supporting candidates, holding events and raising funds. It's open to any American citizen of voting age who supports the principles of the Democratic Party. |
USA Girl Scouts Overseas
34 avenue de New York 75116 Paris 01 45 79 39 73 Web www.parisgirlscouts.org Email see email contact form Founded in 1949, USA Girl Scouts Overseas Paris (USAGSO-PARIS) is entirely run by volunteers and has nearly 400 members in Paris and greater France. USAGSO-PARIS provides the Girl Scout of the USA program to girls in kindergarten through 12th grade living in France who are American citizens, or whose parent is an American citizen, or a girl attending an American or international school. |
Ile de France Walks
Web http://idfwalks.blogspot.com Email idfwalkfriends.org Ile de France Walks is an informal, bilingual group organizing a variety of walks, mainly on Wednesdays, in the greater Paris area. Membership is free: send an email to enroll. |
The Oxford in Paris Society
46 rue du Général Foy 75008 Paris 01 34 87 62 55 Web www.oxfordinparis.com The Oxford in Paris Society is open to all past and present members of Oxford University and especially those who are living in France. Members of the Society meet on a monthly basis, suitably, in a Paris pub. |
Paris Soirées
06 43 79 35 18 Web www.parissoirees.com Email parissoirees@gmail.com Soirées take place each Wednesday and Sunday evening. Sundays are dinnertime social events. Wednesdays are network evenings. Advance reservation is required for all events. Unsurpassed networking opportunities, socializing, great food and wine. Both soirées have speakers and topics. |
The Paris Welsh Society
Web www.pariswelshsociety.org Email see contact form The Paris Welsh Society exists to foster good relations between the Welsh ex-pats in Paris and those French people with an interest in all things Welsh. We organise a Saint David's dinner, an Owain Glyn dwr lecture, lunches and a Noson Siarad Cymraeg once a month to which all are welcome and other events in pubs and "chez" our members. |
The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
Web www.rscdsparis.org Email secretary@rscdspaaris.org Scottish Country Dancing is danced in groups (called sets) of four, six or eight. Some dances are easy, while others take a lot longer to learn. Elegance, strength, teamwork and most of all fun are combined to make dancing a fantastic experience. Opening windows to Scottish culture, you can dance in Paris, you can take your dancing shoes to Scotland (of course), but also to New York, Tokyo, or Hawaii... on the five continents and find dancers ready to welcome you all over the world. |
SISTERS
BP 161 75015 Paris SISTERS is an organization of African-American women in France. |
Standard Athletic Club
Au Clos Obeuf Route forestière du Pavé de Meudon 92360 Meudon-la-Forêt 01 46 26 16 09 Web www.saclub.org Email contact@saclub The Standard Athletic Club is an English-speaking sports and social Club set in the beautiful forest of Meudon south-west of Paris. Founded in 1890 by a group of young British businessmen, the SAC has been in Meudon since 1922. A country club at the gates of Paris with an oasis of green lawns, trees and flowers, it is remote from the Paris bustle but only some 10 kms from Etoile. |
Toastmasters 75
Web www.toastmasters75.org Email secretary@toastmasters75.org Toastmasters 75 is the Paris branch of Toastmasters International, the leading non-profit association devoted to making effective oral communication a worldwide reality. Toastmasters 75 meets twice a month during the evening in a Paris resturant. In this club you will learn the arts of speaking, listening and giving constructive evaluations. It is also a social occasion where you will meet interesting people from all fields. |
Toc H Association
Web toch-uk.org.uk The Paris Branch was started in 1937. The aim is for elderly British subjects to keep in contact with each other, so monthly teas are organized and a Christmas lunch is held. When possible they are taken out for a day in the country and are visited at home when they are not well. Most meetings and activities take place at St. Michael's Church, 5 rue d'Aguesseau, 75008 Paris. Chairman Midge Hopkin, email mhopkin@free.fr |
WIC Women's International Club c/o ICAO 3 bis villa Emile Bergerat 92522 Neuilly-sur-Seine Cedex Web http://pariswic.org Email pariswic@pariswic.org The Women's International Club "Le WIC de Paris" provides an opportunity when moving from one country to another to find friends with an international background. This English language club unites 40 different nationalities, including French. Activities include excursions, visits, coffee mornings, bridge, ikebana, jewellery, porcelain painting, language conversation, gymnastics, needlework and patchwork. |
WOAC
Women of the American Church 65 quai d'Orsay 75007 Paris 01 40 62 05 00 Web www.woac.net Email see contact form The WOAC is a community outreach non-profit program of the American Church in Paris, an active international and interdenominational group that helps people connect with each other through programs of cross-cultural awareness, spiritual growth, study, and service. |
Revised 26 June 2012