He has been named as Abdeslam Salah, 26, a French national, from Brussels, who is thought to have escaped the scene of the attacks after a possible getaway car was found.
Salah is thought to have been directly involved in Friday's atrocities.
Police have warned the public that Salah is too dangerous to be approached.
The hunt is Europe-wide, with Belgian authorities on high alert, while UK police and spies are working closely with France on the investigation.
One of Salah's brothers is thought to have died after participating in the attacks at the Bataclan concert hall, which left at least 89 dead.
A second of the fugitive's brothers is one of seven people arrested in Belgium, according to reports.
It has emerged that Salah was stopped near the Belgian border on Saturday morning, and had his ID checked by police who then let him go.
Four French officials have said police had Abdeslam in their grasp, when they stopped a car carrying him and two others, hours after authorities identified him as the renter of a Volkswagen Polo that carried hostage takers to the Bataclan concert hall.
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