French Post Box, in Kaysersberg, Alsace

La Poste is the mail service of France, which also operates postal services in the French Overseas Departments of Réunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana, and the territorial collectivities of Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Mayotte.

La Poste postage stamps are valid for use in the Overseas Departments, but not in the Territorial Collectivities, which issue their own stamps, separate from metropolitan France.

It also operates the postal service in Monaco, while in Andorra, it operates postal services alongside those of Spain.

In addition to postal services, it also offers banking services (with La Banque Postale) and, via Chronopost, courier services.

After the government, La Poste is the second biggest employer in France.

It also offers webmail http://www.laposte.net/

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