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'''Postal codes''' were introduced in [[France]] in [[1972]], when ''[[La Poste]]'' introduced [[Optical character recognition|automated sorting]].▼
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▲'''Postal codes''' were introduced in
==Format== ▼
The [[postal code]] (in [[French language|French]], ''code postal'') 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 [[Département d'outre mer|Overseas Departments]] and [[Territoire d'outre-mer|Territories]], but it is the first two digits that identify the ''département'' or territory. The digits '''00''' are used for [[Military of France|Military]] addresses. The digits ''20'' are use for [[Corsica]], in which the département numbers are 2A and 2B.▼
France uses five-digit numeric postal codes, the first two digits representing the [[Departments of France|département]] in which the city is located. The [[Departments of France#Maps and tables|département numbers]] were assigned alphabetically between 1860 and 1870, but later changes (such as renaming and splitting of départements) mean that the list is no longer in strictly alphabetical order. The system extends to [[French overseas departments and territories]], and also includes [[Monaco]]. Note that postcodes in both départements of [[Corsica]] commence with the "20" historically assigned to Corsica before it was split into two départements, which are now numbered 2A and 2B.
The next three numbers 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.▼
The last three digits identify a more precise ___location, 000 being in general reserved for the ''[[Prefectures in France|préfecture]]''. However, in [[Paris]], [[Lyon]] and [[Marseille]], the last two digits indicate the ''[[Municipal arrondissements of France|arrondissement]]''. For example, 80000 corresponds to [[Amiens]], which is the ''préfecture'' of the [[Somme (department)|Somme]] or département 80, while 69008 corresponds to the 8th arrondissement of [[Lyon]].
In [[Paris]], the last two digits of the postal code indicate the ''[[arrondissement in France|arrondissement]]''. Prior to 1972, an address in the eighth ''arrondissement'' in Paris, would be written as: ▼
8 rue Chambiges ▼
[[File:2 digit postcode france.png|thumb|Two-digit postcode areas of metropolitan France (defined through the first two postcode digits)]]
Paris 8<sup>e</sup>▼
▲The [[postal code]] (
▲The next three
This number was incorporated into the postal code as: ▼
When spoken, the department number is pronounced separately. For example, the postal code of [[Schiltigheim]] (67300) would be pronounced as ''soixante-sept, trois cents'' (67, 300).
8 rue Chambiges ▼
750'''08''' Paris▼
▲In Paris, [[
An exception to this rule is the [[XVIe arrondissement|XVI<sup>e</sup> arrondissement]], which has two postal codes, 75016 (south) and 75116 (north).▼
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In each [[département]], the ''[[préfecture]]'' (main city) has a postal code ending with ''000'', for example [[Bourges]] in [[Cher]]:▼
▲In each [[département]], the ''[[préfecture]]'' (main city) has a postal code ending with ''000'', for example [[Bourges]] in
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]]:▼
▲The more important the city, the simpler the postal code. The ''sous-préfectures'' are generally recognized by using a '''XXX00''' postcode (but a few additional '''XXX00''' postcodes may also be allocated in the most populated ''préfectures'' to subdivide them into several postal distribution areas, '''XX000''' being still used for the most central post office of the city). Here is for example the postal code of a small village, [[Lépaud]] in
16 grande rue▼
23170 Lépaud▼
Another example with [[Pouillé-les-Côteaux]] in [[Loire-Atlantique]]:
:17 rue de la Cour
:44522 Pouillé-les-Côteaux
And the postal code of Mortagne-au-Perche, ''sous-préfecture'' of the Département de l'[[Orne]]:
It is not rare that many adjacent villages share the same postal code, which is primarily associated with a bigger post office, e.
Overseas Départements and Territories use
|first = Cécile
|last = Lucot
|title = General Director of Post Office visits Saint Barth
|url = http://www.st-barths.com/editorials/cecil-lucot/08_03_12.html
|publisher=Local News from St-Barths by Cecile Lucot
|date = 12 March 2008
|access-date =20 March 2008
|quote = It looks as if the new codes will begin with 97-7 for St Barth and 97-8 for St Martin. The post office is not yet sure and will make a definitive decision next July.
}}</ref> In this case, the last zero is dropped so as to keep the 5-digit format. This is why the regular postcodes for these do not end with 0 except for the [[préfecture]] or [[sous-préfecture]], for example:
==CEDEX==
There is also a system known as CEDEX,
: {{lang|fr|12 rue de Broquedis|italic=no}}
: {{lang|fr|64205 Biarritz CEDEX|italic=no}}
CEDEX should always be written in capitals. It may be followed by a number, if the town has more than one post office, or if it is split into {{lang|fr|arrondissements}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.laposte.fr/sna/article.php3?id_article=763 |title=SNA – En savoir plus sur le CEDEX |publisher=La Poste |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061130093631/http://www.laposte.fr/sna/article.php3?id_article=763 |archive-date=2006-11-30}}</ref>
Ordinary deliveries would be addressed to:
: {{lang|fr|12 rue de Broquedis|italic=no}}
It is also acceptable to include a ''boîte postale'' (post office box) number as well as the street address in CEDEX addresses.▼
: {{lang|fr|64200 Biarritz|italic=no}}
▲It is
==Monaco==
Although an independent country, [[Monaco]] is part of the French postal code system as if it were a French department, numbered, with codes consisting of 980 and two digits, with 00 being used for deliveries to all physical addresses in the Principality, and 01 to 99 being used for special types of delivery.<ref>[http://www.upu.int/fileadmin/documentsFiles/activities/addressingUnit/mcoEn.pdf Monaco], [[Universal Postal Union]]</ref> However the destination country on inbound mail must be specified as "Monaco", not "France".
==See also==
*[[
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://www.
* [https://github.com/zauberware/postal-codes-json-xml-csv French Postal Codes in JSON, XML and CSV format]
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