zipcode-fr
Find french city data by zip code and name.
Usage
require 'zipcode-fr'
# use it directly
z = ZipCode::FR.new
z.load # builds memory-backed global index
z.search(:zip, '50000') # exact zip code search
z.search(:zip, '50') # prefixes work
z.search(:name, 'VERSAILLES') # search by name
z.search(:name, 'BORD') # prefixes work
z.search(:name, 'MARIE') # prefixes work on inner words
# use it through ZipCode::DB
ZipCode::DB.for(:fr).load
ZipCode::DB.for(:fr).search(:zip, '50000')Main fields are:
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:name: normalised name without diacritics nor symbols -
:zip: zip code, as used by postal service
Extra fields are provided:
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:insee: INSEE code -
:alt_name: alternative name used internally by postal service delivery
Data source
Data is downloaded from officially vetted source:
License
MIT