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P.L.M.
                   ALPHA-NUMERIC LANGUAGE

                           PARIS 16 VARIANT

With the introduction of the five-figure postcode in 1972 the
sixteenth Paris arrondissement was assigned two postcodes, 75016
for the southern sector and 75116 for the northern. In the P.L.M.
language 75016 retained the transcription 00016 whereas 75116
was transcribed as 00056.

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                                         ...~~ ~v--~
                                                                                  ---  ----    ----

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--65    0    ----0  --0  Top: 00016 transcription for Paris 16 prior to five-figure postcode.
                                   Versailles-Montreuil to Paris 16, 29 December 1971
-  ---  ---
                                Bottom : 00056 transcription for Paris 16 (north) after
                                            introduction of five-figure postcode

                                         Issoire to 75116 Paris, 5 September 1973
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