Stocks of legal units and establishments of sole proprietorships by activity (A21)Stocks d'unités légales et d'établissements des entreprises individuelles par activité (A21)
Stocks d'unités légales et d'établissements des entreprises individuelles par activité (A21)Stocks of legal units and establishments of sole proprietorships by activity (A21)
This API from INSEE, the French national statistics institute, provides data on stocks of economically active legal units and establishments belonging to sole proprietorships (entreprises individuelles), broken down by activity according to the A21 classification (aggregated NAF sections). It covers France at national scope and offers free access without authentication. The data can be used to analyze the structure and evolution of individual entrepreneurship across different economic sectors.Données sur les stocks d'unités légales et d'établissements économiquement actifs par activité (A21) pour les entreprises individuelles
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Data schema (8 fields)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GEOTerritory | string | Geographic code identifying the territory (e.g. department).Geographic code identifying the territory (e.g. department). |
| SEX | string | Sex of the sole proprietor (e.g. male, female).Sex of the sole proprietor (e.g. male, female). |
| FREQFrequency | string | Frequency of the data series (e.g. annual).Frequency of the data series (e.g. annual). |
| SIDE_MEASURESide measure | string | Type of unit measured, such as legal unit or establishment.Type of unit measured, such as legal unit or establishment. |
| TIME_PERIODPeriod | string | Year the observation refers to.Year the observation refers to. |
| ACTIVITY | string | Economic activity sector code (A21 classification).Economic activity sector code (A21 classification). |
| LEGAL_FORMLegal form | string | Legal form category of the sole proprietorship business.Legal form category of the sole proprietorship business. |
| OBS_VALUE_NIVEAUValue | number | Number of legal units or establishments recorded.Number of legal units or establishments recorded. |
Schema captured from melodi 7 days ago.
Query the data
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Sample data (5 records)
| GEO | SEX | FREQ | SIDE_MEASURE | TIME_PERIOD | ACTIVITY | LEGAL_FORM | OBS_VALUE_NIVEAU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-DEP-01 | M | A | LEGAL_UNIT | 2014 | B | ENTIND_X_MICRO | 0 |
| 2026-DEP-01 | M | A | LEGAL_UNIT | 2014 | B | MICRO | — |
| 2026-DEP-01 | M | A | LEGAL_UNIT | 2014 | B | _T | — |
| 2026-DEP-01 | F | A | LEGAL_UNIT | 2014 | B | ENTIND_X_MICRO | 0 |
| 2026-DEP-01 | F | A | LEGAL_UNIT | 2014 | B | MICRO | 0 |
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_SIDE_STOCKS_EI
Query examples
curl -s 'https://api.insee.fr/melodi/data/DS_SIDE_STOCKS_EI?maxResult=20' -H 'Accept: application/json'First 20 observations (dimensions + measures) as JSON.
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