Example address
Mme Camille DUPONT
POSTE RESTANTE
Full address of the chosen post office
POSTCODE CITY
FRANCE
Greyed out: replace with your own details. Write the rest exactly as shown.
Holding period, cost and tips
Held for
15 days at the post office
Cost
Paid (recipient)
ID document
Required
Contract to sign up for: €37 (15 days to 1 month) or €53 (1 to 3 months), 2026 prices. Then at pickup: €1.69 per letter, €0.83 per press item, €6.11 per Colissimo parcel.
- A French peculiarity: it is the recipient who signs up for a forwarding service to a poste restante. La Poste does not describe direct sending without a contract.
- Covered: letters, registered mail, Colissimo up to 2 kg, press items. Excluded: over 2 kg, Chronopost, declared-value items.
- Contract valid for 3 months at most, renewable. Mail is held for 15 days at the post office, so you need to stop by regularly.
The holding period, the cost and the address format are confirmed by an official page.
Source: La Poste ↗