Business and Establishment Creations at Departmental, Regional and National Level by Sector of Activity (A21) and Legal FormCréations d'entreprises et d'établissements au niveau départemental, régional et national par secteur d'activité (A21) et forme légale
Créations d'entreprises et d'établissements au niveau départemental, régional et national par secteur d'activité (A21) et forme légaleBusiness and Establishment Creations at Departmental, Regional and National Level by Sector of Activity (A21) and Legal Form
This API provides annual data published by INSEE, the French national statistics institute, on the number of business and establishment creations recorded in France. Figures are broken down by sector of activity, following the A21 classification, and by legal form, at departmental, regional and national levels. The data supports analysis of entrepreneurial dynamics and business demography across French territories over time.Données annuelles sur le nombre de créations d'entreprises et d'établissements enregistrées selon le secteur d’activité et la forme légale.
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Data schema (7 fields)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GEOTerritory | string | Geographic area code (department, region or national level).Geographic area code (department, region or national level). |
| FREQFrequency | string | Frequency of the data, e.g. annual.Frequency of the data, e.g. annual. |
| SIDE_MEASURESide measure | string | Code indicating the type of measure or breakdown reported.Code indicating the type of measure or breakdown reported. |
| TIME_PERIODPeriod | string | Reference year of the observation.Reference year of the observation. |
| ACTIVITY | string | Sector of economic activity code (NAF A21 classification).Sector of economic activity code (NAF A21 classification). |
| LEGAL_FORMLegal form | string | Legal form code of the business or establishment.Legal form code of the business or establishment. |
| OBS_VALUE_NIVEAUValue | number | Number of business or establishment creations recorded.Number of business or establishment creations recorded. |
Schema captured from melodi 4 hours ago.
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Sample data (5 records)
| GEO | FREQ | SIDE_MEASURE | TIME_PERIOD | ACTIVITY | LEGAL_FORM | OBS_VALUE_NIVEAU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-DEP-01 | A | BURE | 2012 | B | 10 | 2 |
| 2026-DEP-01 | A | BURE | 2012 | B | 54 | 0 |
| 2026-DEP-01 | A | BURE | 2012 | B | 57 | 1 |
| 2026-DEP-01 | A | BURE | 2012 | B | OTH_SIDE | 0 |
| 2026-DEP-01 | A | BURE | 2012 | B | _T | 3 |
Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
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Configuration
- Base URL
- https://api.insee.fr/melodi/data/DS_SIDE_CREA_DEP_REG_NAT
Query examples
curl -s 'https://api.insee.fr/melodi/data/DS_SIDE_CREA_DEP_REG_NAT?maxResult=20' -H 'Accept: application/json'First 20 observations (dimensions + measures) as JSON.
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