Into France postal zip codes were inserted for the first time to 26 October 1965 by the post office and telegraph administration P.T.T. Here the number of the had to be written and then the first three letters of the place name largely, for example before the place name: 68 COLmar or 13 Marseille.

The today usual system of five figures was introduced on 3 June 1972. The first two numbers are thereby the number of the

The principal places of the end on three zeros, e.g. 06000 Nice = Nizza.In Paris designate the two last numbers however the 20 Arrondissements, e.g. 75008 Paris = Paris VIIIe.

For institutions with particularly high post office volume there is the CEDEX service, for which special codes are reserved.

The moreover the following areas are integrated into this system:

• 975XX Saint Pierre et Miquelon
• 98000 Monaco
• 984XX Terres of australes et antarctiques (French of south and Antarctic areas)
• 985XX Mayotte
• 986XX Wallis et Futuna
• 987XX fran§aise and the tie-clip by clay/tone de la passion)
• 988XX Nouvelle (Neukaledonien)

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