diff --git a/config/locales/da.yml b/config/locales/da.yml
index fbeb98f..cc251bb 100755
--- a/config/locales/da.yml
+++ b/config/locales/da.yml
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ da:
     has_invalid_clearing_code_length: "længden på clearingskoden er ugyldig"
     has_invalid_serial_number: "ugyldigt serienummer"
     branch_code_does_not_exist: "filialkode findes ikke"
+    is_public_iban: "er et offentligt kendt IBAN og kan ikke bruges"
diff --git a/config/locales/de.yml b/config/locales/de.yml
index e45650e..91219b2 100644
--- a/config/locales/de.yml
+++ b/config/locales/de.yml
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ de:
     has_invalid_clearing_code_length: "Länge des Verrechnungscodes ist ungültig"
     has_invalid_serial_number: "Seriennummer ist ungültig"
     branch_code_does_not_exist: "Filialcode existiert nicht"
+    is_public_iban: "ist eine öffentlich bekannte IBAN und kann nicht verwendet werden"
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 95dc112..7d2584d 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ en:
     has_invalid_clearing_code_length: "clearing code length is invalid"
     has_invalid_serial_number: "serial number is invalid"
     branch_code_does_not_exist: "branch code does not exist"
+    is_public_iban: "is a publicly known IBAN and cannot be used"
diff --git a/config/locales/es.yml b/config/locales/es.yml
index ef70924..1cacdbb 100644
--- a/config/locales/es.yml
+++ b/config/locales/es.yml
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ es:
     has_invalid_clearing_code_length: "codigo de oficina de oficina de compensación invalido"
     has_invalid_serial_number: "número de serie invalido"
     branch_code_does_not_exist: "código de sucursal no existe"
+    is_public_iban: "es un IBAN públicamente conocido y no puede ser utilizado"
diff --git a/config/locales/fr.yml b/config/locales/fr.yml
index 3a80d88..e324395 100644
--- a/config/locales/fr.yml
+++ b/config/locales/fr.yml
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ fr:
     has_invalid_clearing_code_length: "la longueur du clearing code n'est pas valide"
     has_invalid_serial_number: "le numéro de série n'est pas valide"
     branch_code_does_not_exist: "le code de la succursale n'existe pas"
+    is_public_iban: "est un IBAN publiquement connu et ne peut pas être utilisé"
diff --git a/config/locales/it.yml b/config/locales/it.yml
index a542816..e51cdd8 100755
--- a/config/locales/it.yml
+++ b/config/locales/it.yml
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ it:
     has_invalid_clearing_code_length: "lunghezza clearing code non valida"
     has_invalid_serial_number: "numero di serie non valido"
     branch_code_does_not_exist: "codice filiale non esiste"
+    is_public_iban: "è un IBAN pubblicamente noto e non può essere utilizzato"
diff --git a/config/locales/nb.yml b/config/locales/nb.yml
index 686ee79..50b1f6c 100755
--- a/config/locales/nb.yml
+++ b/config/locales/nb.yml
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ nb:
     has_invalid_clearing_code_length: "registreringsnummerets lengde er ugyldig"
     has_invalid_serial_number: "ugyldig serienummer"
     branch_code_does_not_exist: "filialkode eksisterer ikke"
+    is_public_iban: "er et offentlig kjent IBAN og kan ikke brukes"
diff --git a/config/locales/nl.yml b/config/locales/nl.yml
index 8d95d43..1fd47e0 100644
--- a/config/locales/nl.yml
+++ b/config/locales/nl.yml
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ nl:
     has_invalid_clearing_code_length: "lengte clearingcode is ongeldig"
     has_invalid_serial_number: "serienummer is ongeldig"
     branch_code_does_not_exist: "takcode bestaat niet"
+    is_public_iban: "is een publiek bekend IBAN en kan niet worden gebruikt"
diff --git a/config/locales/pt.yml b/config/locales/pt.yml
index f8c5527..58e4548 100644
--- a/config/locales/pt.yml
+++ b/config/locales/pt.yml
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ pt:
     has_invalid_clearing_code_length: "o comprimento do código de libertação é inválido"
     has_invalid_serial_number: "o número de série é inválido"
     branch_code_does_not_exist: "código da filial não existe"
+    is_public_iban: "é um IBAN publicamente conhecido e não pode ser usado"
diff --git a/config/locales/sl.yml b/config/locales/sl.yml
index 1390f02..45f3131 100755
--- a/config/locales/sl.yml
+++ b/config/locales/sl.yml
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ sl:
     has_invalid_clearing_code_length: "dolžina klirinške kode ni veljavna"
     has_invalid_serial_number: "serijska številka ni veljavna"
     branch_code_does_not_exist: "koda podružnice ne obstaja"
+    is_public_iban: "je javno znan IBAN in se ne more uporabiti"
diff --git a/config/locales/sv.yml b/config/locales/sv.yml
index 4866115..fa253c3 100755
--- a/config/locales/sv.yml
+++ b/config/locales/sv.yml
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ sv:
     has_invalid_clearing_code_length: "clearingnumrets längd är ogiltigt"
     has_invalid_serial_number: "ogiltigt serienummer"
     branch_code_does_not_exist: "filialkod finns inte"
+    is_public_iban: "är ett offentligt känt IBAN och kan inte användas"
diff --git a/data/french_public_ibans.yml b/data/french_public_ibans.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63a6548
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/french_public_ibans.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+---
+french_public_ibans:
+  - FR7614706001747393731796188
+  - FR7612548029989876543210917
+  - FR7620041010169876543210921
+  - FR7630003035409876543210925
+  - FR7630004028379876543210943
+  - FR7630003035900005047473407
+  - FR7617321122004554326789012
+  - FR7615629027170004200280113
+  - FR7630004019250001002472678
+  - FR7610278060160003088094169
+  - FR7610278060150002061390118
+  - FR7642559100000800421770862
+  - FR7630066109470001000500179
+  - FR7630004020370001007151054
+  - FR7611315000010800778346685
+  - FR7630004007990002571438960
+  - FR7630056005020502001051117
+  - FR7630004002740001116093658
+  - FR7630004024840001056987023
+  - FR7630003003340005026601578
+  - FR7630076023521354170020066
+  - FR7630003012690002603144791
+  - FR7630004003350002714557295
+  - FR7610278060450002114080165
+  - FR7640978000641386267700107
+  - FR7613825002000877673388926
+  - FR7610071930000000100047658
+  - FR7611306000353709186705016
+  - FR7620033000010000009372339
+  - FR7630004008700001030920949
+  - FR7610071910000000202302854
+  - FR7630056005020502000363678
+  - FR7613906000108504356258065
+  - FR7640978000712131280121712
+  - FR7640978000712131911849926
+  - FR7617806007400419845771541
+  - FR7610278394010002248530105
+  - FR7619106006364363753470014
+  - FR7630003002640002002117020
+  - FR7617906000901087838600003
+  - FR7610071300000000100828631
+  - FR7614707500111119138543942
+  - FR7630004008280001329254876
+  - FR7612406001243512678670587
+  - FR7630004028370001095333394
+  - FR7618106008109280508605070
+  - FR7631489000100021731414447
+  - FR7630056000400040240338029
+  - FR7612239000011439530100039
+  - FR7617515900000800535876946
+  - FR7610071750000000100578588
+  - FR7617807006100101907007025
+  - FR7610071330000000100023830
+  - FR7610278053600001534784518
+  - FR7610278053600001534784809
+  - FR7610096185050002491042650
+  - FR7630003030850003726013607
+  - FR7630056009200920000486368
+  - FR7630003037660005022008558
+  - FR7610807000650222167206217
+  - FR7630003041000005011749096
+  - FR7630066100110002059130121
+  - FR7630004006220001033201356
+  - FR7630004003770001011517868
+  - FR7630004022490001152204584
+  - FR7610278060450002126230191
+  - FR7630003036400002002749066
+  - FR1420041010050500013M02606
+  - FR7630003039540003727104238
+  - FR7630003028410015004055947
+  - FR7630003040250005036449040
+  - FR7630004014320001005727148
+  - FR7613106005003002080231255
+  - FR7641199110541234567890180
+  - FR7642559000011234567890121
+  - FR7630007000111234567890144
+  - FR7612548029981234567890161
+  - FR7614410000011234567890163
+  - FR7630076020821234567890186
+  - FR7610011000201234567890188
+  - FR7611808009101234567890147
+  - FR7630056009271234567890182
+  - FR7630002032531234567890168
+  - FR7611315000011234567890138
+  - FR7610107001011234567890129
+  - FR7630006000011234567890189
+  - FR7630004000031234567890143
+  - FR7630001007941234567890185
diff --git a/lib/ibandit/iban.rb b/lib/ibandit/iban.rb
index b922747..3e32694 100644
--- a/lib/ibandit/iban.rb
+++ b/lib/ibandit/iban.rb
@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@ def valid_iban?
         valid_account_number_format?,
         valid_local_modulus_check?,
         passes_country_specific_checks?,
+        not_a_public_iban?,
       ].all?
     end
 
@@ -551,5 +552,20 @@ def pseudo_iban?(input)
 
       input.slice(2, 2) == Constants::PSEUDO_IBAN_CHECK_DIGITS
     end
+
+    def not_a_public_iban?
+      return true if country_code != "FR"
+
+      @french_public_ibans ||= YAML.load_file(
+        File.expand_path("../../data/french_public_ibans.yml", __dir__),
+      )["french_public_ibans"]
+
+      if !@french_public_ibans.include?(iban)
+        true
+      else
+        @errors[:iban] = Ibandit.translate(:is_public_iban)
+        false
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/ibandit/iban_spec.rb b/spec/ibandit/iban_spec.rb
index 1b630ed..1e02343 100755
--- a/spec/ibandit/iban_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ibandit/iban_spec.rb
@@ -2126,7 +2126,7 @@
     end
 
     it_behaves_like "a country's IBAN", "FR" do
-      let(:valid_iban) { "FR14 2004 1010 0505 0001 3M02 606" }
+      let(:valid_iban) { "FR57 2004 1010 0505 0001 3M02 608" }
       let(:invalid_iban) { "FRXX14 2004 1010 0505 0001 3M02 606" }
     end
 
@@ -2529,4 +2529,18 @@
       its(:local_check_digits) { is_expected.to eq("0") }
     end
   end
+
+  describe "not_a_public_iban?" do
+    context "with a French IBAN that is not in the public IBANs list" do
+      let(:iban_code) { "FR1420041010050500013M02607" }
+
+      its(:not_a_public_iban?) { is_expected.to eq(true) }
+    end
+
+    context "with a French IBAN that is in the public IBANs list" do
+      let(:iban_code) { "FR7614706001747393731796188" }
+
+      its(:not_a_public_iban?) { is_expected.to eq(false) }
+    end
+  end
 end