French Honorary Consulate in Cleveland
Cédric Le Rouge is France's honorary consul in Cleveland, for northern Ohio, with consular office hours in Columbus as well.
How to book an appointment at the French Honorary Consulate in Cleveland
Before going to the Honorary Consulate of France in Cleveland, agree on a day and a time with the honorary consul.
The office is in Beachwood, at One Chagrin Highlands, and the published number, +1 (330) 322-5072, is for emergencies only.
How to cancel an appointment at the French Honorary Consulate in Cleveland
If you cannot keep the time you agreed on, tell the honorary consul directly. Its contacts: +1 (330) 322-5072 and cleveland@agenceconsulaire.fr.
Getting to the French Honorary Consulate in Cleveland
2000 Auburn Drive, One Chagrin Highlands, Suite 200, Beachwood, OH 44122: check the suite and the floor before you go up.
For a passport or an ID card, the trip is to the Consulate General of France in Chicago, at 205 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 3700, Chicago, IL 60601, about 318 miles from Cleveland in a straight line.
Passports are collected there by appointment, or mailed to people on its Registre who provide a FedEx Express Saver label.
Chicago also takes passports on the road: in 2026 it held a mission in Detroit (March 26 and 27, 2026, fully booked), 100 miles from Cleveland in a straight line, for people on its Registre; its outreach page announces the next ones (source).
Google Maps lists a “Consulate General of France” on Public Square, in downtown Cleveland. There is no French consulate general in Ohio: the honorary consul's address is the Beachwood one above, and passports go through Chicago. Checked on Google Maps on October 6, 2026.
Real reviews of the French Honorary Consulate in Cleveland
No public reviews of this honorary office turned up in our survey. For the Consulate General of France in Chicago, where its passports are filed, Google shows 3.4 stars from 113 reviews, and its page summarizes three.
Opening hours of the French Honorary Consulate in Cleveland
Meetings with the consul are arranged directly. The Chicago consulate, where passports are filed, sees the public by appointment, Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm.
Phone number of the French Honorary Consulate in Cleveland
The directory gives +1 (330) 322-5072 for this honorary consul. The phone number is for emergencies only.
What this office handles in Cleveland
What an honorary consul can do, as the network's pages put it:
- hand over a passport or an ID card filed at the consulate, if you asked for it when you applied and the consul is authorized to do so
- give information, point you to the right service and offer first-level help, including in an emergency
- collect some files and pass them on to the consulate
One city page on this site sends readers here for a first contact: Akron (30 miles by road).
For a pension's certificate of life, go to a US notary public: the network's certificate of life page says consulates and honorary consuls in the US no longer issue it as a rule.
What you can settle without traveling
- Have a US birth transcribed in the French registers by mail: the transcription is free and has no deadline.
- Prove you are alive for a French pension with the “Mon certificat de vie” app or a US notary public.
- Join the consular electoral list online, up to six weeks before an election.
Details checked against the official pages on October 6, 2026.
This site is an independent directory. frenchconsulates.us is not the Embassy of France or any of its consulates, and it handles no applications.
We gather what us.diplomatie.gouv.fr publishes and flag it when its own pages disagree. Confirm with the consulate before you go.