France Government Data Search

Search 36 official French government data sources in a single API call — company registries (BODACC, Recherche Entreprises), building and property data (ADEME DPE energy diagnostics, APICarto cadastre, RNB buildings), health directories (FINESS, Ameli, ECLAIRE clinical trials), legal databases (Judilibre, Légifrance, HATVP lobby register, CNIL sanctions), and public procurement (BOAMP, TED). All data from official French government open data portals through the SIP Public Data Gateway.

What is France Government Data Search?

France Government Data Search is an Apify Actor that queries official French government databases across business, construction, health, legal, and procurement domains. Instead of navigating data.gouv.fr, PISTE, Ameli, ADEME, and multiple ministry portals separately, you search them all at once.

The Actor calls the SIP Public Data Gateway — a unified API that normalizes responses from 36 French data products. No browser, no scraping — just HTTPS API calls.

Why use France Government Data Search?

• One search, 36 sources — Query company registries, building diagnostics, health directories, court decisions, and procurement notices simultaneously
• Official government data — All sources are public databases from French ministries, ADEME, CNIL, Ameli, and the Justice Ministry
• French and English — Search in French (société, médicament) or English — SIP passes terms directly to government APIs
• Property intelligence — ADEME DPE energy performance for existing, new, and tertiary buildings plus RGE certified contractors
• Legal research — 13 legal sources including Judilibre (Cour de cassation), Légifrance, Constitutional Council, and HATVP

Use cases

Who	What
Due diligence teams	Cross-reference BODACC business announcements, company registries, and GLEIF entities
Property professionals	Access DPE energy diagnostics, cadastre parcels, urban planning zones, RGE contractors
Healthcare researchers	Search FINESS health establishments, Ameli professional directories, ECLAIRE clinical trials
Legal professionals	Query Judilibre court decisions, Légifrance legislation, CNIL sanctions, constitutional rulings
Government contractors	Monitor BOAMP and TED procurement notices for French public tenders
Compliance teams	Track HATVP lobby declarations, CNIL data protection sanctions, political signals

What data can France Government Data Search extract?

Source	Data type	Example fields
BODACC	Business creation/modification/liquidation notices	company_name, siren, event_type, date
Recherche Entreprises	French company registry	nom_complet, siren, siege, activite
GLEIF France	LEI-registered French entities	legal_name, lei, entity_status
ADEME DPE	Energy performance diagnostics	address, dpe_class, ghg_class, energy_kwh
ADEME RGE	Certified green energy contractors	company_name, qualification, city
APICarto cadastre	Land parcel boundaries	commune, section, numero, surface
APICarto GPU	Urban planning zones and documents	zone_type, commune, regulation
RNB buildings	National building registry	address, building_id, coordinates
FINESS	Health establishment directory	name, category, city, finess_number
Ameli professionals	Healthcare professional directory	name, specialty, city, convention
ECLAIRE	French clinical trials	title, sponsor, status, therapeutic_area
Judilibre	Cour de cassation decisions	decision_id, chamber, date, summary
Légifrance	French legislation and codes	title, article, code, text
HATVP	Lobby register declarations	organization, category, registration_date
CNIL	Data protection sanctions	organization, sanction_amount, date
BOAMP	Public procurement notices	title, buyer, amount, deadline

How to search French data

1. Open the Actor in Apify Console
2. Enter search terms (e.g. "Total Energies", "Paris", "hôpital", "contrat public")
3. Select categories — business, construction, and health are enabled by default
4. Click Start — the Actor queries all enabled sources in parallel
5. Download results as JSON, CSV, or Excel

Example input

{
  "searchTerms": ["Total Energies", "Carrefour"],
  "includeBusiness": true,
  "includeConstruction": false,
  "includeHealth": false,
  "includeLegal": false,
  "includeProcurement": false,
  "maxResultsPerSource": 50
}

Output

{
  "nom_complet": "TOTALENERGIES SE",
  "siren": "542051180",
  "siege": "Courbevoie",
  "_product_id": "fr_recherche_entreprises_business",
  "_source": "recherche_entreprises_business",
  "_search_term": "Total Energies",
  "_collected_at": "2026-04-08T14:00:00Z"
}

How much does it cost?

Pay-per-event pricing at $2.00 per 1,000 records returned.

• Company lookup (1 term, business only): ~$0.01–0.03
• Comprehensive research (5 terms, all 36 sources): ~$0.50–3.00

No browser overhead. Control costs with maxResultsPerSource.

Data sources (36 French products)

Category	Sources	Count
Business	BODACC, GLEIF, Info Financière, Recherche Entreprises	4
Construction	ADEME DPE (existing/new/tertiary), RGE contractors, APICarto (cadastre/GPU docs/zones), Géoplateforme, RNB buildings	10
Health	Ameli (centers/professionals), DREES datasets, ECLAIRE trials, FINESS (establishments/legal entities), GéODAE	7
Legal	Administrative justice, Assemblée débats, CLAIR signals, CNIL sanctions, Constitutional decisions, HATVP lobby, Judilibre (search/detail), Légifrance (articles/codes/texts), Sénat	13
Procurement	BOAMP, TED France	2

FAQ

Does APICarto require geographic parameters? Yes. APICarto cadastre and GPU endpoints require geographic parameters (code_insee, coordinates) rather than text search. Use specific commune codes or coordinates as search terms for best results.

How current is BODACC data? BODACC publishes business announcements daily. SIP fetches from the official API with brief caching.

Can I search Judilibre in English? Judilibre decisions are in French. English search terms may match case references or party names but French terms will return more relevant results.

Use as MCP Tool (AI Agent Integration)

This Actor works as an MCP tool — AI agents (Claude, GPT, Cursor) can discover and run it automatically.

Quick setup (Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code)

Add to your MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

Then ask your AI: "Search for Total Energies in French government databases"

Direct API call

from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("lentic_clockss/france-data-search").call(
    run_input={"searchTerms": ["Total Energies"], "maxResultsPerSource": 50}
)
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

Other Data API Actors

• EU Business & Company Registry API
• UK Government Data API
• Switzerland Government Data API
• US Business Entity Data API