Géocodeur France INSEE — French Address to INSEE Code + GPS API

Convert French addresses to INSEE code + GPS coordinates + commune metadata. 3 modes: simple geocoding, batch (5,000 addresses max per run), reverse geocoding (GPS → INSEE). Backed by the official Base Adresse Nationale (BAN). No API key, instant response. $0.0005 per address ($0.50 per 1,000).

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What is the Géocodeur France INSEE?

The Géocodeur France is an Apify actor that wraps the official Base Adresse Nationale (BAN) API to give you 3 modes: forward (address → INSEE code + GPS + postal code), batch (up to 5,000 addresses in one run), and reverse (GPS coordinates → INSEE code + commune name). Returns INSEE commune code, latitude/longitude, official postal code, commune name, department, region, EPCI, urban-area classification.

The official BAN endpoint is free but lacks bulk-friendly tooling, retries, and caching. This actor adds those.

Use cases

• CRM enrichment — auto-fill INSEE code + GPS on all your French customer addresses.
• Real estate apps — convert listing addresses to commune codes for filter and aggregate views.
• Public-policy analytics — match individual records to commune-level statistics from INSEE.
• Mapping / GIS — bulk-convert a CSV of addresses to GPS coordinates for a Mapbox layer.
• Compliance / KYC — verify a French address resolves to a real commune and capture the official INSEE code.
• Demographic targeting — group your customer base by department or commune size band.

Input

{
  "mode": "batch",
  "addresses": [
    "8 Rue de Rivoli, 75004 Paris",
    "1 Avenue de la République, 69003 Lyon"
  ]
}

Or for reverse:

{
  "mode": "reverse",
  "coordinates": [{"lat": 48.8566, "lon": 2.3522}]
}

Output

{
  "input": "8 Rue de Rivoli, 75004 Paris",
  "label": "8 Rue de Rivoli 75004 Paris",
  "insee_code": "75104",
  "postal_code": "75004",
  "commune": "Paris",
  "department": "75",
  "department_name": "Paris",
  "region": "Île-de-France",
  "latitude": 48.8559,
  "longitude": 2.3597,
  "score": 0.96
}

Pricing

PAY_PER_EVENT — $0.0005 per address geocoded (= $0.50 per 1,000). Bulk-friendly: 5,000 addresses per run reduces actor-start overhead.

FAQ — French geocoding alternatives

Google Geocoding API alternative? Yes — for French addresses specifically, the BAN is more accurate (it's the official source) and free. This wrapper makes it usable in bulk via the Apify API.

Coverage? All metropolitan France + DROM-COM (Guadeloupe, Martinique, Réunion, Mayotte, Guyane). Mayotte and Saint-Martin sometimes have lower precision.

Score < 0.5 — what to do? Means the BAN couldn't confidently match. Re-run with a normalized address (remove building number, abbreviations).

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License: MIT · Author: dltik