Stocks of legal units and establishments by activity (A21) and legal formStocks d'unités légales et d'établissements par activité (A21) et forme légale
Stocks d'unités légales et d'établissements par activité (A21) et forme légaleStocks of legal units and establishments by activity (A21) and legal form
This dataset published by INSEE, the French national statistics institute, provides figures on the stocks of economically active legal units and establishments, broken down by activity sector according to the A21 classification and by legal form. Data are available at departmental, regional and national levels, covering France. It is useful for analysing the structure and distribution of businesses across sectors and territories over time.Données sur les stocks d'unités légales et d'établissements économiquement actifs par activité (A21) au niveau départemental, régional et national
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Data schema (8 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). |
| NUMBER_EMPLNumber empl | string | Employee headcount size class code of the unit.Employee headcount size class code of the unit. |
| FREQFrequency | string | Frequency of the data series, e.g. annual.Frequency of the data series, e.g. annual. |
| SIDE_MEASURESide measure | string | Type of statistical unit measured, e.g. legal unit or establishment.Type of statistical unit measured, e.g. legal unit or establishment. |
| TIME_PERIODPeriod | string | Reference year of the observation.Reference year of the observation. |
| ACTIVITY | string | Economic activity sector code (A21 classification).Economic activity sector code (A21 classification). |
| LEGAL_FORMLegal form | string | Legal form category of the unit.Legal form category of the unit. |
| OBS_VALUE_NIVEAUValue | number | Number of units observed for the given breakdown.Number of units observed for the given breakdown. |
Schema captured from melodi 7 days ago.
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Sample data (5 records)
| GEO | NUMBER_EMPL | FREQ | SIDE_MEASURE | TIME_PERIOD | ACTIVITY | LEGAL_FORM | OBS_VALUE_NIVEAU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-DEP-01 | E0 | A | LEGAL_UNIT | 2014 | B | OTH_SIDE | — |
| 2026-DEP-01 | E1T9 | A | LEGAL_UNIT | 2014 | B | OTH_SIDE | — |
| 2026-DEP-01 | E10T19 | A | LEGAL_UNIT | 2014 | B | OTH_SIDE | — |
| 2026-DEP-01 | E20T49 | A | LEGAL_UNIT | 2014 | B | OTH_SIDE | — |
| 2026-DEP-01 | E_GE50 | A | LEGAL_UNIT | 2014 | B | OTH_SIDE | — |
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- https://api.insee.fr/melodi/data/DS_SIDE_STOCKS_A21
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curl -s 'https://api.insee.fr/melodi/data/DS_SIDE_STOCKS_A21?maxResult=20' -H 'Accept: application/json'First 20 observations (dimensions + measures) as JSON.
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