International Licence for France?

Question

I`m living in France at the moment and want to rent a car to drive from Paris to Normandy. Do I HAVE to have an international licence in order to rent a car or will a valid US licence work?

Answer 1

You will need an international licence to drive within the EU if your presence licence is US.

http://ec.europa.eu/youreurope/nav/en/ci...

Answer 2

You do not need an international license.  All you need is a valid driving license more than a year old (for insurance reasons) with a picture and a valid international credit card.

Add:  I don't know how the above poster got their information.  This is what it says on the website he cited regarding an international driver's license:

"Such a licence is not valid within the European Union unless you can produce a national driving licence issued by a Member State and provided your national licence is still valid."