.alsace domains

New domains

Alsace is a France region situated to the East of the country, on the border with Germany and Switzerland, whose capital is Strasbourg. Since the second half of the 20th century the region became a symbol of peace and the political union of the continent, welcoming to its capital the seat of important institutions and international bodies in Europe.

If you have your business focused on this French region the extension .ALSACE is perfect for you.

Rates and features

.alsace

64,95 €

It's mandatory that the domain registrant has presence in the French region of Alsace.

Registration period extension

Action	Price/year	Periodes	Dominitis
Registration	64,95 €	1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 year(s)	2 dominitis
Renewal	64,95 €	1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 year(s)	2 dominitis
Transfer	64,95 €	1 year(s)	2 dominitis
Restore	100,00 €	Does not include renewal	-

Features
Domain length:	3 - 63 characters
Residency requirements / Membership:	It's mandatory that the domain registrant has presence in the French region of Alsace.
Transfer system:	The domains, once the transfer ends, extend they expiration date for one year

Regulations

.alsace domain life cycle

				42 days	30 days	5 days
	Domain registration		Expiration date				Deletion date
Domain available		Domain active		Renew grace period	Redemption period	Pending delete		Domain available

Renew Grace Period
Redemption Period
Pending Delete

Permitted characters

.alsace domains permit characters from 'a' to 'z', numbers from '0' to '9' and hyphens '-'.
A hyphen '-' is not permitted in the first or last position of the domain name.
Two consecutive hyphens are not permitted in the 3rd and 4th position.

Residency requirements

It's mandatory that the domain registrant has presence in the French region of Alsace.

Technical requirements

This extension doesn't have any technical requirements.

Registrations

.alsace domain registrations are immediate.

Transfers

To complete .ALSACE domain transfer, you'll need your current registrar to provide you the domain's AuthCode or EPP-Key to verify the ownership of the domain.

Transfers can take between 5 and 7 days to complete. Some registrars provide manual transfers allowing transfers to be completed on the same day, contact your current registrar to find out if they offer this service.

More information about .ALSACE domain transfers

The domains, once the transfer ends, extend they expiration date for one year

Renewals

Renewing your .ALSACE domain only takes a minute and can completed at any time.

Cancellations

It's possible to request a cancellation of your .ALSACE domain, visit the support center to open a support ticket. Please note, cancelling a name does not provide a refund of any registration fees.

DNS modifications

DNS modification is immediate, please note they must propagate through the network, this process can take up to 6-12 hours to complete, until then the domain will still point to the previous DNS servers.

DNSSEC

We allow the usage of DNSSEC on .alsace domains. Your domain can take advantage of this additional security layer that DNS servers that are compatible with this technology can provide.
More information is available at: What is DNSSEC and how does it work

Domain owner change

Beginning December 1st, 2016, any ownership changes of .ALSACE domains requires both the current and new owner to accept any changes. Once the ownership change has been completed, the domain is locked and unable to be transferred for a 60-day period.

More information: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/transfer-policy-2016-06-01-en