Register a .re domain
Register a .re domain for Réunion Island — the ccTLD AFNIC runs for France's Indian Ocean department, flat-priced with no renewal hikes. .re is the country-code domain for Réunion, the French overseas department and region east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. It's administered by AFNIC, the same registry behind .fr, under closely related eligibility rules — so you can't simply buy one from anywhere in the world with no qualifying connection to the EU/EEA/Switzerland.
Who picks .re?
- Businesses physically operating in Réunion (tourism, retail, local services) that qualify under AFNIC's EU/EEA/Switzerland residency or incorporation rule
- EU-based companies expanding into or serving the Réunion/Indian Ocean market that already hold a qualifying French or EEA business registration number
- Domain-hackers building a short branded URL around the word "re" (e.g. re-something.re) who also happen to have qualifying EU/EEA/Swiss presence
What it signals
Registering .re signals a real, compliant connection to Réunion or the wider French/EU business ecosystem — because AFNIC requires proof of EEA or Swiss residency or incorporation (plus a qualifying local business identifier) before it will register the name, a .re domain can't be picked up opportunistically, so it reads as a deliberate, vetted presence rather than a speculative land-grab.
Pros
- Backed by AFNIC, the same registry that runs .fr, so it inherits established infrastructure and DNSSEC standards rather than a small island registrar's ad-hoc setup
- The EU/EEA/Swiss eligibility gate itself functions as a trust signal — a .re domain can't be opportunistically squatted the way open ccTLDs can
- Doubles as a short, clean domain hack around the English prefix/word "re" for qualifying registrants
- Flat price every year at Modusdom — no teaser-then-spike renewal pricing
- Business email and setup help are available as separate services
Watch-outs
- Not open to registrants outside the EU/EEA/Switzerland — you'll need a qualifying address, residency, or business registration number to buy one, unlike most ccTLDs in this list
- Réunion's population is under a million, so outside of the EU-eligibility angle it's a poor fit unless you actually serve that market
- Fewer downstream services (some registrars, some app stores, some ad platforms) still trip over less-common ccTLDs
Registry restrictions
Registrants (and the administrative contact) generally must be an individual residing in, or a legal entity headquartered/established in, the EU/EEA plus Switzerland, and must supply a qualifying local identifier tied to that registration (e.g. a French SIREN/SIRET or equivalent EU/EEA company registration number). It is not open to registrants worldwide with no EU/EEA/Swiss connection.