http://www.typofonderie.com/alphabets/view/Bienvenue

Bravo, you found it. Thanks.

I hope JFP is aware that Mint is using France Telecom's "exclusive corporate typeface".

They're not the only ones -- a couple of months ago I notified him that a Samsonite sub-brand specified Bienvenue for their promotional materials.

One of my students just returned from a period of internship (I hope it's the right word) in a French graphic design studio where they made her use it for an information leaflet for the Paris city council. Scary, huh ?

It must be available on a free font site somewhere.

It's out in the wild, that's for sure.

What about something similar? What do you recomend as an alternative with the same personality?

You could always try Costa or Parisine Plus, both are also typefaces from Porchez Typofonderie.