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'Postal codes' were introduced in France in 1972, when ''La Poste'' introduced automated sorting.
The postal code () consists of five digits, the first two digits being the number of the ''département'' in metropolitan France where the post office in charge of delivery to a town is located. The system is also used outside Europe, in the Overseas Departments and Territories, but it is the first three digits that identify the ''département'' or territory. The digits '00' are used for Military addresses. The digits ''20'' are used for Corsica, in which the département numbers are 2A and 2B.
The next three digits identify the local postal office in charge of mail delivery. A regular postcode always ends with a '0', with the notable exception of Paris, Lyon and Marseille - see below - and the Overseas Départements and Territories. Postcodes not ending with a 0 may indicate a special code, known as CEDEX (see below), or newest postcodes.
In Paris, the last two digits of the postal code indicate the ''arrondissement''. Prior to 1972, an address in the eighth ''arrondissement'' in Paris, would be written as:
8 rue Chambiges
Paris 8e
This number was incorporated into the postal code as:
8 rue Chambiges
750'08' Paris
An exception to this rule is the XVIe arrondissement, which has two postal codes, 75016 (south) and 75116 (north).
Outside of Paris, the cities of Lyon and Marseille are also divided into arrondissements, which are part of the postal code:
11 rue Duhamel
69002 Lyon
2 avenue du Maréchal Foch
13004 Marseille
In each département, the ''préfecture'' (main city) has a postal code ending with ''000'', for example Bourges in Cher:
15 avenue du Général Leclerc
18000 Bourges
The more important the city, the simpler the postal code. The ''sous-préfectures'' are generally recognized by using a 'XXX00' postcode. Here is for example the postal code of a small village, Lépaud in Creuse:
16 grande rue
23170 Lépaud
And the postal code of Mortagne-au-Perche, ''sous-préfecture'' of the Département de l'Orne:
4 rue des Quinze Fusillés
61400 Mortagne-au-Perche
It is not rare that many adjacent villages share the same postal code, which is primarily associated with a bigger post office, e.G 64150 can correspond to Abidos, Bésingrand, Lagor, Lahourcade, Mourenx, Noguère, Os Marsillon, Pardies, Sauvelade and Vielleségure.
Overseas Départements and Territories use 3-digit codes starting with : 971 (Guadeloupe), 972 (Martinique), 973 (French Guiana), 974 (Réunion), 975 (Saint-Pierre and Miquelon), 976 (Mayotte), 984 (French Southern Territories), 986 (Wallis and Futuna), 987 (French Polynesia), 988 (New Caledonia). In this case, the last zero is dropped so as to keep the 5-digit format. This is why the regular postcodes for these don't end with 0 except for the préfecture or sous-préfecture, for example :
Maison du Port
97100 Basse-Terre
4 boulevard du Général de Gaulle
97320 Saint-Laurent du Maroni
193 RN2
97439 Sainte-Rose
There is also a system known as CEDEX, ''Courrier d'Entreprise à Distribution EXceptionnelle'', designed for recipients of large volumes of mail. A postal code is allocated to each large organisation or to post office box holders, ending in three unique digits, for example:
2 place Jussieu
75251 Paris Cedex 05
The '05' is for the Ve arrondissement. Ordinary deliveries would be addressed to:
2 place Jussieu
75005 Paris
It is also acceptable to include a ''boîte postale'' (post office box) number as well as the street address in CEDEX addresses.
The French postal code system is also used in Monaco, where the postal code is prefixed with 'MC', not with 'F' for France:
12 avenue de la Costa
MC-98000 Monaco
MONACO
23 Avenue Prince Héréditaire Albert
MC-98025 Monaco Cedex
MONACO
★ Département in France
★ Find a French postcode
| Contents |
| Format |
| CEDEX |
| Monaco |
| See also |
| External links |
Format
The postal code () consists of five digits, the first two digits being the number of the ''département'' in metropolitan France where the post office in charge of delivery to a town is located. The system is also used outside Europe, in the Overseas Departments and Territories, but it is the first three digits that identify the ''département'' or territory. The digits '00' are used for Military addresses. The digits ''20'' are used for Corsica, in which the département numbers are 2A and 2B.
The next three digits identify the local postal office in charge of mail delivery. A regular postcode always ends with a '0', with the notable exception of Paris, Lyon and Marseille - see below - and the Overseas Départements and Territories. Postcodes not ending with a 0 may indicate a special code, known as CEDEX (see below), or newest postcodes.
In Paris, the last two digits of the postal code indicate the ''arrondissement''. Prior to 1972, an address in the eighth ''arrondissement'' in Paris, would be written as:
8 rue Chambiges
Paris 8e
This number was incorporated into the postal code as:
8 rue Chambiges
750'08' Paris
An exception to this rule is the XVIe arrondissement, which has two postal codes, 75016 (south) and 75116 (north).
Outside of Paris, the cities of Lyon and Marseille are also divided into arrondissements, which are part of the postal code:
11 rue Duhamel
69002 Lyon
2 avenue du Maréchal Foch
13004 Marseille
In each département, the ''préfecture'' (main city) has a postal code ending with ''000'', for example Bourges in Cher:
15 avenue du Général Leclerc
18000 Bourges
The more important the city, the simpler the postal code. The ''sous-préfectures'' are generally recognized by using a 'XXX00' postcode. Here is for example the postal code of a small village, Lépaud in Creuse:
16 grande rue
23170 Lépaud
And the postal code of Mortagne-au-Perche, ''sous-préfecture'' of the Département de l'Orne:
4 rue des Quinze Fusillés
61400 Mortagne-au-Perche
It is not rare that many adjacent villages share the same postal code, which is primarily associated with a bigger post office, e.G 64150 can correspond to Abidos, Bésingrand, Lagor, Lahourcade, Mourenx, Noguère, Os Marsillon, Pardies, Sauvelade and Vielleségure.
Overseas Départements and Territories use 3-digit codes starting with : 971 (Guadeloupe), 972 (Martinique), 973 (French Guiana), 974 (Réunion), 975 (Saint-Pierre and Miquelon), 976 (Mayotte), 984 (French Southern Territories), 986 (Wallis and Futuna), 987 (French Polynesia), 988 (New Caledonia). In this case, the last zero is dropped so as to keep the 5-digit format. This is why the regular postcodes for these don't end with 0 except for the préfecture or sous-préfecture, for example :
Maison du Port
97100 Basse-Terre
4 boulevard du Général de Gaulle
97320 Saint-Laurent du Maroni
193 RN2
97439 Sainte-Rose
CEDEX
There is also a system known as CEDEX, ''Courrier d'Entreprise à Distribution EXceptionnelle'', designed for recipients of large volumes of mail. A postal code is allocated to each large organisation or to post office box holders, ending in three unique digits, for example:
2 place Jussieu
75251 Paris Cedex 05
The '05' is for the Ve arrondissement. Ordinary deliveries would be addressed to:
2 place Jussieu
75005 Paris
It is also acceptable to include a ''boîte postale'' (post office box) number as well as the street address in CEDEX addresses.
Monaco
The French postal code system is also used in Monaco, where the postal code is prefixed with 'MC', not with 'F' for France:
12 avenue de la Costa
MC-98000 Monaco
MONACO
23 Avenue Prince Héréditaire Albert
MC-98025 Monaco Cedex
MONACO
See also
★ Département in France
External links
★ Find a French postcode
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