Are you one of the French people who will change your address? From June 1, all municipalities must have named and numbered all of their roads. 1.8 million people living in municipalities with less than 2,000 inhabitants are affected by this development. Its main objective is to facilitate emergency response.
They are not going to move and yet their address has been changed, or will soon be. 1.8 million French people are affected by this development. They mostly live in municipalities with less than 2000 inhabitants.
Why such a change? This is due to the fact that all municipal councils must now put in place an addressing plan and therefore name the roads and places, including private roads open to traffic. This obligation has been provided for by the 3DS law since January 1, 2024 for the largest cities and from June 1, 2024, for municipalities with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants.
Facilitate emergency intervention
Above all, the objective is to facilitate the intervention of emergency services for whom the absence of a precise address could pose a problem. A development which will also make the delivery of parcels or letters simpler.
Those concerned will have to declare this change of address to administrations and private organizations: their energy suppliers, France Travail, Social Security or their mutual insurance company, but also the tax service, that in charge of registration cards, or even the numerous insurance companies. . The approach can be done online and simultaneously for several organizations.
Income declaration: what to do if you move in 2022 or 2023?
National address database
All these addresses must be provided in the National address base. On April 18, more than 18,000 municipalities had already taken action, out of the more than 36,000 municipalities listed in France. 62% of the 26.03 million addresses are present in the BAN, indicates the site.
The localities of small villages will not be erased from the map, assures the administration. The addressing community is buzzing with rumors about the places that the 3DS law would eliminate, and about redoing addresses without respecting historical addresses. No, municipalities must not delete their localities, it’s quite the opposite, specifies the official website the Address blog. The Local Address Base format allows you to specify the link between an address and a hamlet or place.