Sport, leisure and culture: count, characteristics and capacities of facilitiesSport, loisirs et culture : dénombrement, caractéristiques et capacités des équipements
Sport, loisirs et culture : dénombrement, caractéristiques et capacités des équipementsSport, leisure and culture: count, characteristics and capacities of facilities
This dataset from INSEE (French national statistics institute) provides a count of sports, leisure and cultural facilities in France, along with their characteristics and capacities. Data are broken down by facility type and by geographic level, allowing analysis of the distribution and capacity of such facilities across the country. It is part of the BPE (Base Permanente des Équipements), a permanent inventory of public and private facilities and services maintained by INSEE for territorial and statistical analysis purposes.Dénombrement, caractéristiques et capacités des équipements dans le domaine du sport-loisirs-culture par type d'équipement et par niveau géographique.
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Data schema (19 fields)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| LIGHTED | string | Indicates whether the facility has lighting (1 yes, 0 no).Indicates whether the facility has lighting (1 yes, 0 no). |
| SANITARY | string | Indicates whether the facility has sanitary facilities (toilets).Indicates whether the facility has sanitary facilities (toilets). |
| SANITARY_ACCESSIBILITYSanitary accessibility | string | Indicates whether sanitary facilities are accessible to disabled people.Indicates whether sanitary facilities are accessible to disabled people. |
| FACILITY_SDOMFacility sdom | string | Code for the facility's sport/leisure/culture sub-domain.Code for the facility's sport/leisure/culture sub-domain. |
| SEASONAL_OPENINGSeasonal opening | string | Indicates whether the facility is open only seasonally.Indicates whether the facility is open only seasonally. |
| FREE_ACCESSFree access | string | Indicates whether the facility offers free access.Indicates whether the facility offers free access. |
| MULTIPLEX_CINEMAMultiplex cinema | string | Indicates whether the cinema facility is a multiplex.Indicates whether the cinema facility is a multiplex. |
| FACILITY_DOMFacility dom | string | Code for the facility's main domain (sport, leisure or culture).Code for the facility's main domain (sport, leisure or culture). |
| INDOOR | string | Indicates whether the facility is indoors.Indicates whether the facility is indoors. |
| GEOTerritory | string | Geographic area code the record refers to.Geographic area code the record refers to. |
| BPE_MEASUREBpe measure | string | Type of measure recorded in the BPE facilities database.Type of measure recorded in the BPE facilities database. |
| LOCKER_ROOM_ACCESSIBILITYLocker room accessibility | string | Indicates whether locker rooms are accessible to disabled people.Indicates whether locker rooms are accessible to disabled people. |
| SHOWER | string | Indicates whether the facility has showers.Indicates whether the facility has showers. |
| FACILITY_TYPEFacility type | string | Detailed code identifying the type of facility.Detailed code identifying the type of facility. |
| PRACTICE_AREA_ACCESSIBILITYPractice area accessibility | string | Indicates whether the practice area is accessible to disabled people.Indicates whether the practice area is accessible to disabled people. |
| TIME_PERIODPeriod | string | Reference year of the observation.Reference year of the observation. |
| UNIT_MEASUREUnit | string | Code for the unit in which the value is measured.Code for the unit in which the value is measured. |
| ERP_CATEGORYErp category | string | Category code of the establishment open to the public (ERP).Category code of the establishment open to the public (ERP). |
| OBS_VALUE_NIVEAUValue | number | Observed value or count for the given geographic level.Observed value or count for the given geographic level. |
Schema captured from melodi 6 days ago.
Query the data
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Sample data (5 records)
Record 1GEO: 2026-ZE2020-8405 · INDOOR: 1
{
"GEO": "2026-ZE2020-8405",
"INDOOR": "1",
"SHOWER": "1",
"LIGHTED": "1",
"SANITARY": "1",
"BPE_MEASURE": "FACILITIES",
"FREE_ACCESS": "0",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2025",
"ERP_CATEGORY": "5",
"FACILITY_DOM": "F",
"UNIT_MEASURE": "NR",
"FACILITY_SDOM": "F1",
"FACILITY_TYPE": "F121",
"MULTIPLEX_CINEMA": "_Z",
"OBS_VALUE_NIVEAU": 3,
"SEASONAL_OPENING": "0",
"SANITARY_ACCESSIBILITY": "1",
"LOCKER_ROOM_ACCESSIBILITY": "1",
"PRACTICE_AREA_ACCESSIBILITY": "1"
}Record 2GEO: 2026-ZE2020-8406 · INDOOR: 0
{
"GEO": "2026-ZE2020-8406",
"INDOOR": "0",
"SHOWER": "0",
"LIGHTED": "0",
"SANITARY": "0",
"BPE_MEASURE": "FACILITIES",
"FREE_ACCESS": "0",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2025",
"ERP_CATEGORY": "3",
"FACILITY_DOM": "F",
"UNIT_MEASURE": "NR",
"FACILITY_SDOM": "F1",
"FACILITY_TYPE": "F111",
"MULTIPLEX_CINEMA": "_Z",
"OBS_VALUE_NIVEAU": 1,
"SEASONAL_OPENING": "0",
"SANITARY_ACCESSIBILITY": "0",
"LOCKER_ROOM_ACCESSIBILITY": "0",
"PRACTICE_AREA_ACCESSIBILITY": "1"
}Record 3GEO: 2026-ZE2020-8405 · INDOOR: 0
{
"GEO": "2026-ZE2020-8405",
"INDOOR": "0",
"SHOWER": "1",
"LIGHTED": "0",
"SANITARY": "1",
"BPE_MEASURE": "FACILITIES",
"FREE_ACCESS": "0",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2025",
"ERP_CATEGORY": "5",
"FACILITY_DOM": "F",
"UNIT_MEASURE": "NR",
"FACILITY_SDOM": "F2",
"FACILITY_TYPE": "F203",
"MULTIPLEX_CINEMA": "_Z",
"OBS_VALUE_NIVEAU": 1,
"SEASONAL_OPENING": "0",
"SANITARY_ACCESSIBILITY": "1",
"LOCKER_ROOM_ACCESSIBILITY": "1",
"PRACTICE_AREA_ACCESSIBILITY": "0"
}Record 4GEO: 2026-ZE2020-8413 · INDOOR: 0
{
"GEO": "2026-ZE2020-8413",
"INDOOR": "0",
"SHOWER": "1",
"LIGHTED": "0",
"SANITARY": "1",
"BPE_MEASURE": "FACILITIES",
"FREE_ACCESS": "1",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2025",
"ERP_CATEGORY": "_U",
"FACILITY_DOM": "F",
"UNIT_MEASURE": "NR",
"FACILITY_SDOM": "F2",
"FACILITY_TYPE": "F201",
"MULTIPLEX_CINEMA": "_Z",
"OBS_VALUE_NIVEAU": 1,
"SEASONAL_OPENING": "1",
"SANITARY_ACCESSIBILITY": "0",
"LOCKER_ROOM_ACCESSIBILITY": "0",
"PRACTICE_AREA_ACCESSIBILITY": "1"
}Record 5GEO: 2026-ZE2020-8414 · INDOOR: 0
{
"GEO": "2026-ZE2020-8414",
"INDOOR": "0",
"SHOWER": "0",
"LIGHTED": "1",
"SANITARY": "0",
"BPE_MEASURE": "FACILITIES",
"FREE_ACCESS": "1",
"TIME_PERIOD": "2025",
"ERP_CATEGORY": "5",
"FACILITY_DOM": "F",
"UNIT_MEASURE": "NR",
"FACILITY_SDOM": "F1",
"FACILITY_TYPE": "F111",
"MULTIPLEX_CINEMA": "_Z",
"OBS_VALUE_NIVEAU": 1,
"SEASONAL_OPENING": "0",
"SANITARY_ACCESSIBILITY": "0",
"LOCKER_ROOM_ACCESSIBILITY": "0",
"PRACTICE_AREA_ACCESSIBILITY": "1"
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
Verification Status
Using the API
Configuration
- Base URL
- https://api.insee.fr/melodi/data/DS_BPE_SPORT_CULTURE
Query examples
curl -s 'https://api.insee.fr/melodi/data/DS_BPE_SPORT_CULTURE?maxResult=20' -H 'Accept: application/json'First 20 observations (dimensions + measures) as JSON.
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