# France EV Charging Stations (`bstandco/france-ev-charging-stations`) Actor

Find electric vehicle charging stations in France by city, postal code, department or GPS radius. Power, connectors, 24/7, free charging and operator from the official national registry.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/bstandco/france-ev-charging-stations.md
- **Developed by:** [BSTAndCo](https://apify.com/bstandco) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $1.40 / 1,000 stations

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## France EV Charging Stations

Find **electric vehicle charging stations in France** from the **official national registry (IRVE)**. Search by **postal code, city, department or GPS radius**, and filter by **power (kW), connector type (Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO), free charging, 24/7 access** and public access.

Each result is one **station**, with its charge points grouped together.

### Who is it for?

- **EV apps, route planners & fleet tools** – feed a map or a trip planner with a clean, structured list.
- **Fleet managers & delivery companies** – find fast chargers around depots and along routes.
- **Real estate, hotels & retail** – check charging coverage around a site, or spot areas without chargers.
- **Charge point operators & analysts** – benchmark competitors: power, connectors, pricing, density.

### What data do you get?

| Field | Example |
|---|---|
| `name`, `brand`, `operator`, `operatorPhone` | TESLA SUPERCHARGER |
| `address`, `postalCode`, `city`, `inseeCode` | 87 Av. Charles de Gaulle, 15000 Aurillac |
| `latitude`, `longitude`, `distanceKm`, `googleMapsUrl` | ready for maps |
| `maxPowerKw`, `chargingSpeed`, `chargePoints` | 250 kW, ultra-fast, 24 points |
| `connectors` | `ccs`, `type2`, `chademo`, `ef` |
| `free`, `cardPayment`, `pricing`, `reservation` | payment and booking info |
| `open24h`, `openingHours`, `access`, `accessibility` | 24/7, public access, disabled access |
| `commissionedAt`, `lastUpdated` | dates from the registry |

Charging speed: **normal** ≤ 22 kW, **accelerated** 22–50 kW, **fast** 50–150 kW, **ultra-fast** ≥ 150 kW.

### How to use

Example – fast chargers (50 kW+, CCS) within 20 km of Lyon:

```json
{
  "latitude": "45.764",
  "longitude": "4.8357",
  "radiusKm": 20,
  "minPowerKw": 50,
  "connectorTypes": ["ccs"]
}
```

Leave every location field empty to get the most powerful stations in France.

### Pricing

You pay a small fee per station returned. A search of 50 stations costs a few cents.

### Data quality notes

The registry is filled in by each operator. This Actor cleans the most common issues for you: booleans written in different ways, power published in watts instead of kilowatts, and swapped coordinates (the consolidated, corrected coordinates are used).

### Data source & license

Data comes from the official consolidated **IRVE** file (charging infrastructure for electric vehicles) published on data.gouv.fr and distributed by [ODRÉ](https://odre.opendatasoft.com/explore/dataset/bornes-irve/), under the **Licence Ouverte v2.0 (Etalab)**, which allows commercial reuse with attribution. Every result includes a `source` field with this attribution.

This Actor is not affiliated with the French government.

# Actor input Schema

## `postalCodes` (type: `array`):

French postal codes, e.g. 75013, 15000.

## `cities` (type: `array`):

City names, e.g. Lyon, Bordeaux.

## `departments` (type: `array`):

Department numbers, e.g. 33, 2A, 974.

## `latitude` (type: `string`):

Search around a GPS point (use with longitude and radius). Example: 45.764

## `longitude` (type: `string`):

Example: 4.8357

## `radiusKm` (type: `integer`):

Search radius around the GPS point. Results are sorted by distance.

## `minPowerKw` (type: `integer`):

Only stations with at least one charge point this powerful. 50 = fast charging, 150 = ultra-fast.

## `connectorTypes` (type: `array`):

Only stations offering all of these connectors.

## `onlyFree` (type: `boolean`):

Only stations declared as free of charge.

## `onlyOpen24h` (type: `boolean`):

Only stations open around the clock.

## `onlyPublicAccess` (type: `boolean`):

Skip stations reserved to customers or residents.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of stations to return.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "postalCodes": [
    "75013"
  ],
  "radiusKm": 10,
  "minPowerKw": 0,
  "onlyFree": false,
  "onlyOpen24h": false,
  "onlyPublicAccess": false,
  "maxResults": 50
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

EV charging stations with power, connectors and access details. Main fields in a table.

## `results` (type: `string`):

EV charging stations with power, connectors and access details. Every field (JSON).

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "postalCodes": [
        "75013"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("bstandco/france-ev-charging-stations").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "postalCodes": ["75013"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("bstandco/france-ev-charging-stations").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "postalCodes": [
    "75013"
  ]
}' |
apify call bstandco/france-ev-charging-stations --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,bstandco/france-ev-charging-stations"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/MI9fPu1CUj5Hpv4q2/builds/ERzxflC5kWVXwWb2D/openapi.json