France Qibla Direction & Prayer Times
The qibla direction in France changes from city to city. The table below lists the qibla angle (degrees from true north) and the great-circle distance to the Kaaba for 58 cities. In Paris, for example, the qibla is 119° (southeast). Tap a city for the live compass and its prayer times.
Calculation details
These values are applied the same way on every city page in this country.
- Calculation method
- UOIF · Fajr 12° / Isha 12°
- Asr
- shadow ×1 (Shafi'i, Maliki, Hanbali)
- High-latitude rule
- above 48°, in summer
- Qibla angle
- 110° – 125° · southeast
- Distance to the Kaaba
- 3,887 – 4,928 km · Nice … Brest
- Time zones
- Europe/Paris
- Cities covered
- 58 cities · 21 with prayer times
Regions
Cities in France — qibla angle and prayer times
| City | Qibla angle | To the Kaaba | Prayer times |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paris | 119.2° southeast | 4,496 km | Prayer Times |
| Marseille | 116.3° southeast | 4,002 km | Prayer Times |
| Lyon | 118.6° southeast | 4,165 km | Prayer Times |
| Toulouse | 112.4° east | 4,304 km | Prayer Times |
| Nice | 119° southeast | 3,887 km | Prayer Times |
| Nantes | 113.3° southeast | 4,676 km | Prayer Times |
| Marne La Vallée | 119.5° southeast | 4,477 km | Prayer Times |
| Strasbourg | 125.3° southeast | 4,145 km | Prayer Times |
| Bordeaux | 111.8° east | 4,506 km | Prayer Times |
| Montpellier | 115° southeast | 4,126 km | Prayer Times |
| Lille | 121.7° southeast | 4,553 km | Prayer Times |
| Paris 15 Vaugirard | 119.1° southeast | 4,499 km | Prayer Times |
| Rennes | 114° southeast | 4,724 km | Prayer Times |
| Reims | 121.5° southeast | 4,414 km | Prayer Times |
| Le Havre | 117.3° southeast | 4,673 km | Prayer Times |
| Cergy-Pontoise | 119° southeast | 4,524 km | Prayer Times |
| Saint-Etienne | 117.8° southeast | 4,179 km | Prayer Times |
| Toulon | 116.7° southeast | 3,953 km | Prayer Times |
| Angers | 114.6° southeast | 4,619 km | Prayer Times |
| Dijon | 120.6° southeast | 4,239 km | Prayer Times |
| Grenoble | 119° southeast | 4,075 km | Prayer Times |
| Nîmes | 115.8° southeast | 4,101 km | — |
| Clermont-Ferrand | 116.7° southeast | 4,287 km | — |
| Aix-en-Provence | 116.7° southeast | 4,007 km | — |
| Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines | 118.7° southeast | 4,513 km | — |
| Brest | 111.4° east | 4,928 km | — |
| Le Mans | 115.9° southeast | 4,593 km | — |
| Amiens | 120.2° southeast | 4,557 km | — |
| Tours | 115.8° southeast | 4,530 km | — |
| Limoges | 114.7° southeast | 4,418 km | — |
| Besançon | 121.7° southeast | 4,171 km | — |
| Metz | 123.9° southeast | 4,274 km | — |
| Orléans | 117.7° southeast | 4,475 km | — |
| Rouen | 118.4° southeast | 4,607 km | — |
| Mulhouse | 123.9° southeast | 4,118 km | — |
| Perpignan | 112.9° southeast | 4,157 km | — |
| Caen | 116.5° southeast | 4,688 km | — |
| Nancy | 123.5° southeast | 4,246 km | — |
| Argenteuil | 119.1° southeast | 4,508 km | — |
| Roubaix | 121.9° southeast | 4,549 km | — |
| Avignon | 116.5° southeast | 4,074 km | — |
| Dunkirk | 121.4° southeast | 4,617 km | — |
| Poitiers | 114.6° southeast | 4,516 km | — |
| Versailles | 118.9° southeast | 4,507 km | — |
| Pau | 110.3° east | 4,428 km | — |
| Aulnay-sous-Bois | 119.4° southeast | 4,492 km | — |
| La Rochelle | 112.6° southeast | 4,602 km | — |
| Antibes | 118.7° southeast | 3,891 km | — |
| Cannes | 118.5° southeast | 3,897 km | — |
| Calais | 120.7° southeast | 4,643 km | — |
| Béziers | 114° southeast | 4,162 km | — |
| Bourges | 117.4° southeast | 4,400 km | — |
| Saint-Nazaire | 112.6° southeast | 4,725 km | — |
| Colmar | 124.3° southeast | 4,137 km | — |
| Valence | 117.8° southeast | 4,117 km | — |
| Quimper | 111.5° east | 4,886 km | — |
| Chambéry | 119.7° southeast | 4,082 km | — |
| Troyes | 120.6° southeast | 4,355 km | — |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the qibla direction in France?
There is no single angle for a whole country — the qibla depends on your coordinates. In Paris, for instance, the qibla is 119° from true north. Pick your own city in the table above.
Why does my phone compass show a different number?
A phone compass points to magnetic north, while the table uses true (geographic) north. The gap between them is the magnetic declination, and every city page shows it separately.
Which method are the prayer times based on?
Each country uses its official or most widely accepted method — Umm al-Qura, Karachi, Egyptian GAS, MWL, ISNA and so on. The method in use is stated on every prayer-times page.