Count of Facilities (commerce, sport, services, health…)Dénombrement des équipements (commerce, sport, services, santé…)
Dénombrement des équipements (commerce, sport, services, santé…)Count of Facilities (commerce, sport, services, health…)
This API provides counts of facilities and services from the Base Permanente des Équipements (BPE), broken down by type of facility—such as retail, sports, personal services, and health care—and by geographic level. It is published by INSEE, France's national statistical institute, and covers the whole of French territory. The data supports analysis of local service provision and territorial equipment levels across municipalities, departments, and other administrative divisions.Dénombrement des équipements par type d'équipement (commerce, services, santé...) et par niveau géographique.
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Data schema (8 fields)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GEOTerritory | string | Code identifying the geographic area of reference.Code identifying the geographic area of reference. |
| BPE_MEASUREBpe measure | string | Type of measure computed from the facilities database (BPE).Type of measure computed from the facilities database (BPE). |
| FACILITY_SDOMFacility sdom | string | Code for the facility sub-domain (subcategory of equipment type).Code for the facility sub-domain (subcategory of equipment type). |
| FACILITY_TYPEFacility type | string | Detailed code identifying the specific type of facility.Detailed code identifying the specific type of facility. |
| TIME_PERIODPeriod | string | Year the count of facilities refers to.Year the count of facilities refers to. |
| UNIT_MEASUREUnit | string | Unit in which the observed value is expressed.Unit in which the observed value is expressed. |
| FACILITY_DOMFacility dom | string | Code for the broad facility domain (e.g. commerce, services, health).Code for the broad facility domain (e.g. commerce, services, health). |
| OBS_VALUE_NIVEAUValue | number | Number of facilities recorded for the given category and area.Number of facilities recorded for the given category and area. |
Schema captured from melodi 7 days ago.
Query the data
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Sample data (5 records)
| GEO | BPE_MEASURE | FACILITY_SDOM | FACILITY_TYPE | TIME_PERIOD | UNIT_MEASURE | FACILITY_DOM | OBS_VALUE_NIVEAU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-COM-25334 | FACILITIES | D4 | D401 | 2025 | NR | D | 1 |
| 2026-COM-25320 | FACILITIES | F2 | F201 | 2025 | NR | F | 1 |
| 2026-COM-25330 | FACILITIES | A3 | _T | 2025 | NR | A | 2 |
| 2026-COM-25320 | FACILITIES | D2 | D249 | 2025 | NR | D | 1 |
| 2026-COM-25334 | FACILITIES | D6 | D606 | 2025 | NR | D | 1 |
Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
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Using the API
Configuration
- Base URL
- https://api.insee.fr/melodi/data/DS_BPE
Query examples
curl -s 'https://api.insee.fr/melodi/data/DS_BPE?maxResult=20' -H 'Accept: application/json'First 20 observations (dimensions + measures) as JSON.
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