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French national postal operator La Poste is to increase the price of stamps, as well as parcel delivery, from the start of next year.
Stamp prices will increase by an average of 8.3% from January 1, 2024.
The green stamp, the price of which has been the same for 2 years, will increase from €1.16 to €1.29 – an increase of 11.20%.
The price of registered letters will also increase by 53 cents to reach €5.36 (an 11% increase).
As for international letters up to 20 grams in weight, they will cost €1.96, 16 cents more than today.
Finally, the price of “service plus” letters, which are for documents requiring confirmation of delivery, will slightly increase by 4 cents, to €2.99.
Meanwhile, when it comes to parcels, prices will increase by 5.6% on average. Parcels sent by Colissimo France that weigh under 250 grams will cost €4.99 (up very slightly by 4 cents) after remaining unchanged for 5 years.