Algeria's future Melun consulate finds address in Dammarie-les-Lys

Algeria's future consulate near Melun will be at 199 avenue Anatole France in Dammarie-les-Lys, and its opening date is still not set.

Beur FM reported that the building is a few hundred metres from Melun station. The address was first made public on 6 November by La République de Seine-et-Marne, on MesInfos.

Interior work is planned to prepare the building for public visits, and a building permit is posted on the property wall.

Three departments will move to the new consulate. The new post will serve Algerians in Seine-et-Marne, Essonne and Yonne.

Créteil now serves five departments, the Algerian embassy's directory shows.

The change should ease the load on Créteil, whose area will shrink to Val-de-Marne and Nièvre.

The new consulate would be the 19th post in the Algerian network in France. The embassy counts 18 consulates and consulates general there, mainly to protect the interests of Algerians in France.

Reception in Dammarie-les-Lys will be by appointment only. This should spread visits through the day, because parking for the public is limited.

As of 9 November, the opening date and booking details are still to be set.

Until then, people concerned must go to the Algerian consulate in Créteil for passport, registration or civil status requests. The Créteil counters are at 9 rue Olof Palme, in the Brêche park.

They open from Tuesday to Saturday, at times that vary by procedure and are listed on the consulate's website.

In October 2022, a joint statement issued after a visit to Algiers by French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne welcomed the coming opening of consulates in Melun and Rouen.

A decree of 3 July 2023, signed by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, named Melun for the new post.

A notice published in March 2024 in the French Official Journal shows that France has authorised Adel Moumen to act as consul in Melun.

Melun had already hosted an Algerian consulate. Algerian Official Journal archives show a decree opening that post in 1979 and a decree closing it in 1992.