Area Code 0167 – Franceville
The phone area code for Franceville is 0167 (international format +2410167). Browse local exchange codes (NXX) and carrier assignments below.
📍 Geographic Location of Franceville
Geographic Overview
The prefix +241 0167 is a geographic National Destination Code (NDC) assigned to the landline network serving Franceville, the capital of Haut-Ogooué Province in southeastern Gabon. Franceville is one of the country's major urban centers, located on the Mpassa River and near the Léconi and Plateaux Bateke regions. The code covers the city itself and its immediate suburbs, including residential, commercial, and administrative areas. As a geographic number, it routes exclusively to fixed-line PSTN infrastructure within this locality.
Dialing Formats and Usage
When calling a Franceville fixed-line number from within Gabon, subscribers must dial the full national number, which includes the leading 0 followed by the NDC and the subscriber number. For example, a local call would be placed as 0167 XX XX XX (where X represents the seven-digit subscriber number). From abroad, callers must omit the leading zero and use the international format: +241 167 XX XX XX (note that the NDC becomes 167 after removing the trunk prefix). This distinction is critical for international callers to avoid routing errors.
Caller Instructions
For local callers within Franceville, dialing the full national number is mandatory, as Gabon uses a closed numbering plan. For callers from other regions in Gabon, the same national format applies. International callers should replace the plus sign with their country's international access code (e.g., 011 from the US, 00 from most European countries) and then dial 241 167 followed by the subscriber number. Ensure that you have the correct seven-digit subscriber number; the total length of a geographic number in Gabon is nine digits, including the leading zero.
Regulatory and Technical Notes
Geographic numbers in Gabon are regulated by the Agence de Régulation des Télécommunications (ARTEL), which oversees the allocation of NDCs to licensed fixed-line operators. The 0167 prefix is not portable to mobile networks; it remains tied to the physical PSTN exchange serving Franceville. As a result, calls to this prefix are charged at standard fixed-line rates, which are typically lower than mobile rates. VoIP services may offer alternative pricing, but the geographic nature of the number remains unchanged.