France Company Search & B2B Leads — Official SIRENE Data

Search and extract data on 25 million French companies directly from the official French government registry (INSEE SIRENE), via the Recherche-Entreprises API (api.gouv.fr). Filter by sector, location, legal form, and company size. Returns company name, SIREN, SIRET, address, directors, VAT number, and latest financials.

Data source: Recherche-Entreprises API (api.gouv.fr) — official French government open data. No scraping. CC0 license. No API key required.

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Why This Actor?

Most existing France company actors scrape Pappers.fr or similar third-party aggregators — introducing fragility, rate limits, and legal uncertainty. This actor queries the official INSEE SIRENE registry directly through the government API, giving you:

• Official data — same source as the French tax authority
• 25 million companies — all registered French entities, not a subset
• Rich profiles — directors, VAT number, financials, coordinates, NAF sector
• Stable access — government API with no scraping restrictions
• Zero cost per query — CC0 open data

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Use Cases

1. B2B Lead Generation

Build targeted prospect lists by combining sector (NAF code) + location (department/region) + company size. Extract directors' names for personalized outreach.

NAF 62.01Z (software) + Île-de-France region → 10,000 software companies in Paris area
NAF 41.20A (construction) + dept 33 (Bordeaux) → all active construction firms in Gironde

2. VAT & KYB Verification

Get a company's TVA intracomm number, SIREN, and active status for Know Your Business compliance checks before signing contracts.

3. Market Research

Map your total addressable market in France by sector. Count companies by legal form, employee range, and region. Track where activity is concentrated.

4. Sales Territory Planning

Filter companies by department and employee range (e.g., 10-49 employees) for SMB outreach campaigns. Get coordinates for geographic visualization.

5. Integration with n8n / Make / Zapier

Feed this actor into automated enrichment pipelines: company name → full profile → CRM enrichment → personalized email draft.

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Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
query	string	—	Search by company name, address, or director name
nafCode	string	—	NAF activity code (e.g. 62.01Z software, 47.11B supermarkets, 41.20A construction)
nafSection	string	—	NAF section letter: J=IT/Telecom, K=Finance, M=Consulting, F=Construction, G=Commerce, I=Hotels, Q=Health
departement	string	—	Department code: 75=Paris, 69=Rhône, 13=Bouches-du-Rhône, 33=Gironde
region	string	—	Region code: 11=Île-de-France, 84=Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 93=PACA
legalForm	string	—	Legal form: sas, sarl, sa, sasu, eurl, ei, sci, snc
employeeRange	string	—	Employee count: 0, 1-2, 3-5, 6-9, 10-19, 20-49, 50-99, 100-199, 500+
activeOnly	boolean	true	Return only active companies
maxItems	integer	200	Max results (1–1,000)

Example: Software companies in Paris

{
  "nafCode": "62.01Z",
  "departement": "75",
  "activeOnly": true,
  "maxItems": 500
}

Example: SMBs in Lyon area (10-49 employees, all sectors)

{
  "departement": "69",
  "employeeRange": "10-19",
  "activeOnly": true,
  "maxItems": 200
}

Example: Search by company name

{
  "query": "Renault",
  "maxItems": 10
}

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Output Format

Each result contains:

Field	Description
siren	Unique company identifier (9 digits)
siret_siege	SIRET of registered office (14 digits)
nom	Company name
nom_commercial	Trade name (if different)
etat	Status: A=Active, C=Closed
date_creation	Incorporation date (YYYY-MM-DD)
nature_juridique	Legal form code
naf_code	Primary NAF/APE activity code
naf_section	NAF section letter
naf_section_nom	NAF section human-readable name
effectif_tranche	Employee range code
adresse	Full registered address
code_postal	Postal code
commune	City name
departement	Department code
region	Region code
latitude / longitude	Coordinates
tva_intracomm	EU VAT number (e.g. FR50380474494)
dirigeants	Array of directors with name, title, type
finances	Latest available financials (revenue, net income, year)
nb_etablissements	Number of active establishments
fuente	Link to official government profile

Sample Output

{
  "siren": "849239587",
  "siret_siege": "84923958700199",
  "nom": "SNAPDESK SAS",
  "nom_commercial": "SNAPDESK",
  "etat": "A",
  "date_creation": "2019-03-15",
  "nature_juridique": "5710",
  "naf_code": "62.01Z",
  "naf_section": "J",
  "naf_section_nom": "Information et communication",
  "effectif_tranche": "11",
  "adresse": "8 BOULEVARD DE STRASBOURG 75010 PARIS",
  "code_postal": "75010",
  "commune": "PARIS",
  "departement": "75",
  "region": "11",
  "latitude": "48.8701296506237",
  "longitude": "2.35494374973319",
  "tva_intracomm": "FR96849239587",
  "dirigeants": [
    {
      "nom": "MARTIN",
      "prenoms": "JEAN-PIERRE",
      "qualite": "Président de SAS",
      "type": "personne physique"
    }
  ],
  "finances": {
    "ca": 2036401,
    "resultat_net": 88231,
    "annee": "2021"
  },
  "nb_etablissements": 3,
  "fuente": "https://annuaire-entreprises.data.gouv.fr/entreprise/849239587"
}

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Coverage

• 25+ million total registered companies (all French legal entities)
• Active companies: ~4.5 million
• With financials: ~1 million companies with at least one year of filed accounts
• With directors: majority of SAS, SA, SARL entities
• Geographic: all 101 departments, all 18 regions, including DOM-TOM

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Pricing

Pay Per Result: $0.001 per company extracted + $0.00005/run base cost.

Extracting 500 companies costs $0.50. A weekly automated enrichment run of 1,000 companies costs ~$1.

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Combine With Other Actors

For full European coverage, use together with:

• Spain New Companies BORME — Spain official registry
• UK Companies House actors for United Kingdom data

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FAQ

Is this data legal to use? Yes. The Recherche-Entreprises API is published by the French government under CC0 open data license via data.gouv.fr.

How often is the data updated? The SIRENE registry updates daily. Director changes, new incorporations, and status changes appear within 1-3 business days.

What is the API rate limit? The api.gouv.fr endpoint is public and generous. The actor handles pagination automatically.

Can I filter by multiple NAF codes? Currently one NAF code per run. For multi-sector extraction, run the actor multiple times with different codes.

What if I need more than 1,000 results? Pagination is capped at 1,000 per run. For larger extractions, split by department or run multiple times with different filters.