How to address a letter to France

Learn how to address and mail letters to France - with address examples and many tips.

How to write an address to France

Here’s what a typical address in France looks like for postal mail.

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Recipient name

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House number Street name

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Postal code City

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Country

Learn more about addresses in France

Address example France
Basic structure:

Jean Dupont
12 rue de la Croissant
75000 PARIS
FRANCE

Address example France
With additional Information:

Monsieur Jean Dupont
Appartement 3D, 2ème étage
12 rue de la Croissant
Quartier du Marais
75000 PARIS
FRANCE

Address example France
For P.O. box:

Monsieur Alain Morel
BP 102
75008 PARIS
FRANCE

Postal information

Domestic postal service

La Poste

Country name

France

Postal code format

5 digits (eg: 01234)

Standard address field position

Bottom right

Address text alignment

Left-aligned

Postal code regex

^(\d{5})$

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code

FR

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code

FRA

UN M49 numeric country code

250

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Country information

Flag

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Common name (English)

France

Official name (English)

French Republic

Native name

République française (France)

Capital

Paris

Continent

Europe

Subregion

Western Europe

Area

543,908 km²

Borders with

Andorra, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Spain, Switzerland

Currency

EUR (Euro, Symbol: €)

Time zone

UTC-10:00, UTC-09:30, UTC-09:00, UTC-08:00, UTC-04:00, UTC-03:00, UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00, UTC+03:00, UTC+04:00, UTC+05:00, UTC+10:00, UTC+11:00, UTC+12:00

Google Maps link

https://goo.gl/maps/g7QxxSFsWyTPKuzd7

OpenStreetMap link

https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/1403916

Total population

66,351,959

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