It is located at 50 Rue de Lisbonne, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, the capital of France.

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Algeria to France also represents Algeria to Andorra and Monaco (independent principalities but linked to France) and to UNESCO (an international organization based in Paris).

The building that houses the embassy is a mansion that belonged to Baron Empain.

[1] The Algerian International School in France (EIAF) was established in October 2001, and later named after the philosopher Malek Bennabi in 2005 by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Bedjaoui.

The Algerian Cultural Center in France is situated at 171 Rue de la Croix-Nivert (15th arrondissement).