France address format & examples
How to write a French address
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France address examples
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Postal information
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes - ARA
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté - BFC
Brittany - BRE
Centre-Val de Loire - CVL
Corsica - COR
Grand Est - GES
Hauts-de-France - HDF
Île-de-France - IDF
Normandy - NOR
Nouvelle-Aquitaine - NAQ
Occitanie - OCC
Pays de la Loire - PDL
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur - PAC
Overseas Regions
Guadeloupe - GUA
Martinique - MTQ
French Guiana - GUF
Réunion - REU
Mayotte - MYT
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Country information
Now, let's get into the basics of letter address formatting in France. The French address format for shipping or mailing addresses should be written as follows:
- Addressee line - The recipient's full name
- Delivery point information (if needed) - Hallway identifiers or specified staircases for complexes are useful here.
- Street name - The street address in the format of the building number, followed by the street name and hamlet (if applicable)
- Address Line 2 (if needed) - Additional address information, such as a unit number, apartment number, floor, etc. would go here.
- Postal code and city - Include the five-digit postal code followed by the city name without punctuation marks.
- Country - FRA, in all caps.
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