# French Schools Directory Finder (Annuaire Éducation) (`fit_melon/french-schools-directory-finder`) Actor Find French schools (ecoles, colleges, lycees) with contact details from the official Ministry of Education directory. Filter by department, city, type, public/private. Email, phone, website, SIRET, GPS. 66K+ establishments. Free - official open data, no API key. - **URL**: https://apify.com/fit\_melon/french-schools-directory-finder.md - **Developed by:** [D N](https://apify.com/fit_melon) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Business - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## French Schools Directory Finder (Annuaire de l'Éducation) Find **French schools with contact details** — écoles, collèges, lycées — straight from the **official French Ministry of Education open data directory** (Annuaire de l'Éducation, data.education.gouv.fr). Search 66,000+ public and private establishments by department, city, postal code, establishment type or status, and get **email, phone, website, address, SIRET and GPS coordinates** for each school. This actor is **free**: you only pay your own Apify platform usage. The data source is an official government open data API — no scraping, no breakage, no API key required. Keywords: French schools database, annuaire éducation nationale, liste écoles collèges lycées France, école contact email, education leads France, French school directory API, établissements scolaires France, fichier écoles France. ### Input | Field | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | `departments` | array | Department codes (e.g. `59`, `75`, `2A`, `971`). Empty = no department filter. | | `postalCodes` | array | Exact postal codes (e.g. `59000`). | | `communes` | array | City names (e.g. `Lille`). Case-insensitive. | | `schoolTypes` | array | `Ecole`, `Collège`, `Lycée`, `EREA`, `Information et orientation`, `Médico-social`, `Service Administratif`. Empty = all. | | `status` | string | `all`, `Public` or `Privé`. | | `requireEmail` | boolean | Only return establishments with a contact email. | | `maxResults` | integer | 1-10000, default 100. | ### Output One dataset item per establishment, with an explicit `status` field (`found` / `not_found` / `error`): ```json { "status": "found", "uai": "0590121L", "name": "Lycée Faidherbe", "type": "Lycée", "nature": "LYCEE GENERAL", "publicPrivate": "Public", "address": "9 rue Armand Carrel, 59034 Lille", "postalCode": "59034", "city": "Lille", "departmentCode": "059", "department": "Nord", "academy": "Lille", "region": "Hauts-de-France", "phone": "03 20 60 61 62", "email": "ce.0590121L@ac-lille.fr", "website": "http://www.faidherbe.org", "educationPriority": null, "siret": "19590121800012", "latitude": 50.6266, "longitude": 3.0764, "onisepUrl": "https://www.onisep.fr/...", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" } ```` ### Use cases - **EdTech & school suppliers**: build targeted outreach lists of schools by region and type, with verified official emails. - **School photographers, class trip & activity providers**: find every collège or lycée in your service area. - **Tutoring & education services**: map public vs private establishments per city and region. - **Data & GIS projects**: geocoded national schools layer, updated by the Ministry. Tip: the `siret` field lets you pipe results into a company data enricher to retrieve legal and administrative details of the managing entity. ### Limitations & fair use - Source: [Annuaire de l'Éducation](https://data.education.gouv.fr/explore/dataset/fr-en-annuaire-education/) — official open data (Licence Ouverte / Open Licence). Please credit the Ministère de l'Éducation nationale when republishing. - The underlying API caps deep pagination at 10,000 records per query — narrow your filters (department by department) for exhaustive national extractions. - Email/phone fields are those published by the establishments themselves; a small share of records have no email. ### More actors by this developer This actor is part of a suite of **French official data tools**: company enrichment (SIREN/SIRET), new company finder (SIRENE), insolvency checks (BODACC), energy data (DPE, RGE), VAT validation (VIES) and more. Browse [the full collection](https://apify.com/fit_melon) to build complete French data pipelines. # Actor input Schema ## `departments` (type: `array`): French department codes to search in, e.g. 59, 75, 2A, 971. Leave empty to not filter by department. ## `postalCodes` (type: `array`): Exact postal codes to filter on, e.g. 59000. Leave empty to ignore. ## `communes` (type: `array`): Commune names to filter on, e.g. Lille, Roubaix. Case-insensitive. ## `schoolTypes` (type: `array`): Types of establishment to include. Leave empty for all types. ## `status` (type: `string`): Filter by public or private status. ## `requireEmail` (type: `boolean`): If enabled, only establishments with a contact email are returned (useful for outreach lists). ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of establishments to return (1-10000). ## Actor input object example ```json { "departments": [ "59" ], "schoolTypes": [ "Lycée" ], "status": "Public", "requireEmail": false, "maxResults": 15 } ``` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "departments": [ "59" ], "schoolTypes": [ "Lycée" ], "status": "Public", "maxResults": 15 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("fit_melon/french-schools-directory-finder").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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "departments": ["59"], "schoolTypes": ["Lycée"], "status": "Public", "maxResults": 15, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("fit_melon/french-schools-directory-finder").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "departments": [ "59" ], "schoolTypes": [ "Lycée" ], "status": "Public", "maxResults": 15 }' | apify call fit_melon/french-schools-directory-finder --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fit_melon/french-schools-directory-finder", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "French Schools Directory Finder (Annuaire Éducation)", "description": "Find French schools (ecoles, colleges, lycees) with contact details from the official Ministry of Education directory. Filter by department, city, type, public/private. Email, phone, website, SIRET, GPS. 66K+ establishments. Free - official open data, no API key.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "SyGT9IgGRWczBJghA" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/fit_melon~french-schools-directory-finder/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-fit_melon-french-schools-directory-finder", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/fit_melon~french-schools-directory-finder/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-fit_melon-french-schools-directory-finder", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/fit_melon~french-schools-directory-finder/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-fit_melon-french-schools-directory-finder", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "departments": { "title": "Department codes", "type": "array", "description": "French department codes to search in, e.g. 59, 75, 2A, 971. Leave empty to not filter by department.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "postalCodes": { "title": "Postal codes", "type": "array", "description": "Exact postal codes to filter on, e.g. 59000. Leave empty to ignore.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "communes": { "title": "City / commune names", "type": "array", "description": "Commune names to filter on, e.g. Lille, Roubaix. Case-insensitive.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "schoolTypes": { "title": "Establishment types", "type": "array", "description": "Types of establishment to include. Leave empty for all types.", "items": { "type": "string", "enum": [ "Ecole", "Collège", "Lycée", "EREA", "Information et orientation", "Médico-social", "Service Administratif" ], "enumTitles": [ "École (primary school)", "Collège (middle school)", "Lycée (high school)", "EREA (adapted education)", "Information & orientation center (CIO)", "Medico-social establishment", "Administrative service" ] } }, "status": { "title": "Public / private", "enum": [ "all", "Public", "Privé" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter by public or private status.", "default": "all" }, "requireEmail": { "title": "Only schools with an email address", "type": "boolean", "description": "If enabled, only establishments with a contact email are returned (useful for outreach lists).", "default": false }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max results", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 10000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of establishments to return (1-10000).", "default": 100 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```