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The postal code ( French: code postal) consists of five digits. In metropolitan France the first two digits are the number of the département where the post office in charge of delivery to a town is located. There are some places where this is different from the department where the place is located.
The first stamps of France were issued on 1 January 1849. [1] They were designed by Jacques-Jean Barre. The medallion depicts the head of goddess Ceres facing left. In 1852 a new series of definitive stamps were issued, retaining the inscription "REPUB FRANC" but replacing Ceres with the head of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte.
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.
Paris is divided into 20 so-called arrondissements, whereas arrondissement 1 (postal code 75001) is the most central. Consider 1-9 pretty much central. Consider 1-9 pretty much central. The farther you get out of the center, the higher the postal codes (basically 75010 to 75020).
Saint-Denis ( / ˌsæ̃dəˈniː /, French: [sɛ̃d (ə)ni] ⓘ) is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.4 km (5.8 mi) from the centre of Paris. Saint-Denis is the second most populated suburb of Paris (after Boulogne-Billancourt ), with a population of 113,116 at the 2020 census.
3. Re: Question about Parisian postal codes. Another exception to the rule is concerning a few firms and some administrations who have a unique zipcode with a "CEDEX", then it looks like "75899 CEDEX 15". 75 being Paris département number and the 15 at the end telling you the arrondissement.
Istres Harbour. Istres is adjacent to the Étang de Berre lagoon (the largest in Europe) and the Étang de l'Olivier lagoon.It is located some 60 km (38 mi) north-west of Marseille, 20 km (13 mi) south-west of Salon-de-Provence, 10 km (6 mi) north of Martigues and 45 km (28 mi) south-east of Arles.
0–56 m (0–184 ft) (avg. 22 m or 72 ft) 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Vannes ( French pronunciation: [van] ⓘ; Breton: Gwened) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.