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%
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It will cost more to send letters and parcels in France from January 2027, after La Poste announced an average 6.73% increase in postal charges.
From January 1, 2027, the price of a standard Lettre verte stamp will rise from €1.52 to €1.67, an increase of some 10%.
La Poste said the increases were necessary to help maintain the “sustainability of the universal postal service” since fewer households use traditional mail, according to Franceinfo.
Letter volumes in France have fallen significantly in recent years, from around 17 billion letters in 2005 to five billion in 2025. Despite repeated price increases, La Poste says the fall in demand has continued to reduce its income.
The company reported €34 billion in revenue in 2025, but faces rising costs linked to its obligation to provide a nationwide postal service, including collecting, sorting and delivering mail six days a week.
New postal prices from January 2027
The main price changes include:
Green Letter (Lettre verte, 20g): from €1.52 to €1.67
e-Letter Red (online urgent mail service, no physical stamp): from €1.60 to €1.70
Services Plus letter: from €3.47 to €3.67
Registered letter (20g): from €6.11 to €6.47
International letter (20g): from €2.25 to €2.45
Prices for Colissimo parcels sent by individuals within mainland France and internationally will increase by an average of 4.1%. However, parcels sent between mainland France and French overseas territories will be some 5% cheaper.
Customers using La Poste’s online stamp service, Mon Timbre en Ligne, will continue to benefit from a small discount. A Green Letter stamp printed online will cost €1.63 in 2027.
Online stamps will soon have an expiry date
La Poste is also changing the rules for stamps bought online.
Customers using Mon Timbre en Ligne to purchase and print stamps at home will soon have to use them within six months of purchase.
The expiry date will be printed directly on the stamp and will also appear in the customer’s online account.
The new rule only applies to stamps bought online and will come into effect from September 16, 2026.
Debate over the future of postal services
The price increase comes as La Poste faces wider reforms linked to the decline of traditional mail.
Proposed cost-cutting measures have raised concerns among postal unions about the impact on rural communities, where post offices and postal workers remain an important part of daily life.
Among the proposals discussed are extending standard delivery times, reducing the number of low-use postboxes and reorganising some local postal services.
“The question is not only what La Poste needs, but what people need,” Nicolas Galepides, federal secretary of Sud PTT, a trade union representing workers in the postal and telecommunications industries, told The Connexion.
“The presence of postal workers is important because they are a trusted point of contact,” he said. “People open their doors to their postman or postwoman. This relationship is particularly important in rural areas and for vulnerable people.”
