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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 ...
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Some postal codes for rural settlements may end with 5, and there are some unique postal codes for large companies and institutions, e.g. 00014 HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO (university), 00102 EDUSKUNTA (parliament), 00020 NORDEA (a major Scandinavian bank). France.
Most French departments are assigned a two-digit number, the Official Geographical Code, allocated by the Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (Insée). [10] Overseas departments have a three-digit number. The number is used, for example, in the postal code and was until recently used for all vehicle registration plates.
The following is a list of the 153 communes of the Var department of France . The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [1] Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence (partly) Métropole Toulon Provence Méditerranée. Communauté d'agglomération Dracénie Provence Verdon. CA Durance-Luberon-Verdon Agglomération (partly)
The following is a list of the 314 communes of the Tarn department of France . The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [1] Communauté d'agglomération de l'Albigeois. Communauté d'agglomération de Castres Mazamet. Communauté d'agglomération Gaillac-Graulhet.
The postal codes do not indicate precisely the communes but the location of the post office in charge for the distribution, and many rural communes share the same postal code number as the commune where the post office is located. There are also 5-digit INSEE codes for foreign countries and territories, beginning with 99.
The following is a list of the 279 communes of the French department of Haute-Savoie . The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [1] Annemasse - Les Voirons Agglomération. Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Annecy.