Postal Codes of France

Postal codes were introduced in France in 1964, when La Poste introduced automated sorting. They were updated to use the current 5 digit system in 1972. France uses five-digit numeric postal codes, the first two digits representing the département in which the city is located. The 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 also 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 last three digits identify a more precise location, 000 being in general reserved for the préfecture. However, in Paris, Lyon and Marseille, the last two digits indicate the arrondissement. For example, 80000 corresponds to Amiens, which is the préfecture of the Somme or département 80, while 69008 corresponds to the 8th arrondissement of Lyon.

Select France Postal Codes by Department

DepartmentPostal Code Prefix
Ain01xxx
Aisne02xxx
Allier03xxx
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence04xxx
Alpes-Maritimes06xxx
Ardèche07xxx
Ardennes08xxx
Ariège09xxx
Aube10xxx
Aude11xxx
Aveyron12xxx
Bas-Rhin67xxx
Bouches-du-Rhône13xxx
Calvados14xxx
Cantal15xxx
Charente16xxx
Charente-Maritime17xxx
Cher18xxx
Corrèze19xxx
Corse-du-Sud20xxx
Côte-d'Or21xxx
Côtes-d'Armor22xxx
Creuse23xxx
Deux-Sèvres79xxx
Dordogne24xxx
Doubs25xxx
Drôme26xxx
Essonne94xxx
Essonne91xxx
Eure27xxx
Eure-et-Loir28xxx
Finistère29xxx
Gard30xxx
Gers32xxx
Gironde33xxx
Haut-Rhin68xxx
Haute-Corse20xxx
Haute-Garonne31xxx
Haute-Loire43xxx
Haute-Marne52xxx
Haute-Saône70xxx
Haute-Savoie74xxx
Haute-Vienne87xxx
Hautes-Alpes05xxx
Hautes-Pyrénées65xxx
Hauts-de-Seine92xxx
Hérault34xxx
Ille-et-Vilaine35xxx
Indre36xxx
Indre-et-Loire37xxx
Isère38xxx
Jura39xxx
Landes40xxx
Loir-et-Cher41xxx
Loire42xxx
Loire-Atlantique44xxx
Loiret45xxx
Lot46xxx
Lot-et-Garonne47xxx
Lozère48xxx
Maine-et-Loire49xxx
Manche50xxx
Marne51xxx
Mayenne53xxx
Meurthe-et-Moselle54xxx
Meuse55xxx
Morbihan56xxx
Moselle57xxx
Nièvre58xxx
Nord59xxx
Oise60xxx
Orne61xxx
Paris75xxx
Pas-de-Calais62xxx
Puy-de-Dôme63xxx
Pyrénées-Atlantiques64xxx
Pyrénées-Orientales66xxx
Rhône69xxx
Saône-et-Loire71xxx
Sarthe72xxx
Savoie73xxx
Seine-et-Marne77xxx
Seine-Maritime76xxx
Seine-Saint-Denis93xxx
Somme80xxx
Tarn81xxx
Tarn-et-Garonne82xxx
Territoire de Belfort90xxx
Val-d'Oise95xxx
Val-de-Marne94xxx
Var83xxx
Vaucluse84xxx
Vendée85xxx
Vienne86xxx
Vosges88xxx
Yonne89xxx
Yvelines78xxx
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