RAZVITAK POŠTE I POŠTANSKIH USLUGA U FRANCUSKOJ

Abstract

In the paper, the author gives an overview of the development of the Post Office in France, from the very beginnings in the 15th century, until today. Originally created as a service for communication between the court and the province, the Post Office has come a long way over the centuries and has become an indispensable part of the lives of all French people. Economic progress and the literacy of the population during the 19th century led to a massive expansion of postal correspondence, and this was also contributed to by the creation of the village postal service and the collection of postage by postage stamps. During the 20th and 21st centuries, the Post Office began to focus more and more on providing various services to the economy.