The cost of delivering letters and parcels in France is set to jump an average of 6.73 percent from January 1st, 2027, La Poste has announced, together with a six-month limit for home printed stamps.
The average increase hides a near-10 percent increase in the price of a standard “lettre verte” stamp – from €1.52 to €1.67 at the start of new year, a year after prices had risen 7.4 percent.
La Poste said that the price increase was needed to “ensure the long-term viability of the universal postal service while maintaining high quality”.
Household spending on postal services, which amounts to “less than €27 per year on average,” is expected to decline by 8.7 percent by 2027 due to the drop in letter mail, according to La Poste.
The group, which generated €34 billion in revenue in 2025 but has still accumulated €10 billion in debt, is facing a chronic decline in mail volume, which costs it “€500 million in revenue” each year, its new CEO Marie-Ange Debon said.
