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US-France postal disruptions make sending gifts costly – how to work around it
Three attempts and more than €200 later, American Greg Marshall still has not been able to send a 2.6 kilogram gift package back to the US
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How will proposed changes to La Poste affect people in France?
Slower letters, fewer postboxes are included under suggested reforms
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Sending letters and parcels in France will cost more from 2027
La Poste stamp and parcel prices to increase by an average of 6.73%
Connexion Tip: Display your name
Make sure your family name is on your letter box in France, not just the house name or number.
This can affect deliveries.
When giving out your address, stick to the basics: The number, street, postcode and then town.
You do not need the department (the first two digits of your postcode indicate this). You can check if there are any strange quirks to your address, or find the ideal way to write it here tinyurl.com/French-address-check
