France Address Format Guide: Structure & Examples
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France Address Format Guide
In this comprehensive guide, we’ll explore the standard address format used in France. Whether you’re shipping packages, sending mail, or validating addresses for your business, understanding the proper address structure is essential for successful deliveries. We’ll cover the basic elements, provide examples, and explain how GeoPostcodes can help with address validation.
France - Address Format
An address format in France contains the following elements:
- Recipient’s name
- Business or department name (if applicable)
- House number and Street Name
- Postal Code (5 digits) and City Name
- Country – FRANCE (in all caps)
John Smith
119 Av. Francis de Pressensé
69200 Vénissieux
FRANCE
France Address Format Examples
Example 1:
John Smith
142 Bd de la Blancarde
13004 Marseille
FRANCE
Example 2:
France Post Office
12 Rue Brémond
13013 Marseille
FRANCE
Postal and Country Information for France
| Country/territory name | France | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISO codes | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: FR ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: FRA ISO 3166-1 numeric-1: 250 | |||||
| Administrative area count | 96 | |||||
| Administration area names and abbreviations |
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| Term to describe postal codes | Code postal | |||||
| Postal code format | 99999 | |||||
| Population | 64 966 412 | |||||
| Total land area | 549 146km² | |||||
How to Validate Addresses for France Using GeoPostcodes Database
GeoPostcodes offers comprehensive address validation database to validate France addresses. Our database ensures addresses follow the correct format for France, reducing delivery errors and improving efficiency.
Use GeoPostcodes:
- Address Database to validate Street Names, Postal Codes and Cities in France
- Postal Database if you only need to validate Postal Codes and Cities in France
- Population Database if you would like to do urban/rural mapping or compute how many people live in France segmented by postal code, city or administrative divisions
You can leverage GeoPostcodes data to validate addresses in France using:
- Street column to validate Street names
- Postcode column to validate Postal Codes
- Post Town column to validate City names
Explore our France address database.