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13 subjects.
232 useful starting points.

Individual directory records are available in English and French. They cover public services, health, education, media, culture, search, artificial intelligence, digital tools, mobility, consumer information, science, international organisations and sport.

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Public services

Rights, official procedures, public data and French institutions.

Explore this subject 14 websites · bilingual records

Health and solidarity

Health information, prevention, care and support resources.

Explore this subject 14 websites · bilingual records

Jobs and business

Careers, job search, training, business creation and management.

Explore this subject 30 websites · bilingual records

Education and knowledge

Study guidance, courses, libraries and open knowledge.

Explore this subject 17 websites · bilingual records

News and media

General news, public broadcasting and media literacy.

Explore this subject 14 websites · bilingual records

Culture and heritage

Museums, archives, creative work, events and cultural heritage.

Explore this subject 22 websites · bilingual records

Search and artificial intelligence

Search engines, AI assistants and research tools.

Explore this subject 40 websites · bilingual records

Digital tools

Web standards, software, development, archives and secure communication.

Explore this subject 13 websites · bilingual records

Travel and mobility

Transport, maps, destinations and journey planning.

Explore this subject 15 websites · bilingual records

Consumer and home

Purchases, energy, housing, renovation and consumer protection.

Explore this subject 17 websites · bilingual records

Science and environment

Scientific research, climate, weather, geography and natural risks.

Explore this subject 12 websites · bilingual records

World and international

International institutions, global data and cooperation.

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Sport and leisure

Sports organisations, competitions and outdoor activities.

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Consumer and home · France

60 Millions de consommateurs

Institut national de la consommation

Investigations, product tests, alerts and practical advice on consumer products, services and rights.

Read the record →Visit 60millions-mag.com ↗
Science and environment · Europe

Agence spatiale européenne

Agence spatiale européenne

European space missions, research and Earth observation, with information in French.

Read the record →Visit esa.int ↗
Health and solidarity · France

Ameli

Assurance Maladie

French health insurance information on entitlements, reimbursements, procedures, prevention and care.

Read the record →Visit ameli.fr ↗
Consumer and home · France

ANIL

Agence nationale pour l’information sur le logement

Independent guidance on housing rights, contracts, financing, renting and shared ownership.

Read the record →Visit anil.org ↗
Digital tools · France

ANSSI

Agence nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d’information

Cybersecurity alerts, guidance, publications and services from France's national authority.

Read the record →Visit cyber.gouv.fr ↗
Jobs and business · France

Apec

Association pour l’emploi des cadres

Management job listings, career advice and studies on recruitment and professional development.

Read the record →Visit apec.fr ↗
Search and artificial intelligence · International

arXiv

arXiv

Open repository of research manuscripts and their versions, independent since 2026; moderation is not peer review.

Read the record →Visit arxiv.org ↗
Science and environment · France

Atmo France

Atmo France

France’s federation of approved air quality monitoring associations, with ATMO index documentation and access to regional information.

Read the record →Visit atmo-france.org ↗
Culture and heritage · France

Bibliothèque nationale de France

Bibliothèque nationale de France

Collections, catalogues, exhibitions, digital resources and visitor information from France's national library.

Read the record →Visit bnf.fr ↗
Science and environment · France

BRGM

Bureau de recherches géologiques et minières

Public geological data and expertise on groundwater, minerals, the subsurface and geological risks.

Read the record →Visit brgm.fr ↗
Health and solidarity · France

Caf.fr

Caisse nationale des allocations familiales

French family benefits and services covering housing, solidarity and everyday needs.

Read the record →Visit caf.fr ↗
Travel and mobility · France

Cartes.gouv.fr (ancien Géoportail)

Institut national de l’information géographique et forestière

The public mapping service succeeding Géoportail, with maps, aerial imagery and geographic data for the French territory.

Read the record →Visit cartes.gouv.fr ↗
Jobs and business · France

CCI France

CCI France

French chambers of commerce network supporting business creation, development and succession.

Read the record →Visit cci.fr ↗
Science and environment · France

CEA

Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives

Research news on energy, digital technology, health, defence and low carbon technologies.

Read the record →Visit cea.fr ↗
Culture and heritage · France

Centre Pompidou

Centre national d’art et de culture Georges-Pompidou

Modern and contemporary art collections, resources and the Constellation programme; the Beaubourg building has been closed for renovation since September 2025.

Read the record →Visit centrepompidou.fr ↗
Science and environment · Europe

CERN

Organisation européenne pour la recherche nucléaire

News, experiments and resources from Europe's particle physics laboratory.

Read the record →Visit home.cern ↗
Search and artificial intelligence · International

ChatGPT

OpenAI

Conversational assistant for explanations, ideas, analysis and drafting; verify important outputs.

Read the record →Visit chatgpt.com ↗
Digital tools · France

CNIL

Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés

French guidance on digital rights, data protection, procedures and practical tools.

Read the record →Visit cnil.fr ↗
Science and environment · France

CNRS

Centre national de la recherche scientifique

Research news and features across major scientific disciplines.

Read the record →Visit cnrs.fr ↗
World and international · Europe

Conseil de l’Europe

Conseil de l’Europe

Human rights, democracy, rule of law and treaties from the Council of Europe.

Read the record →Visit coe.int ↗
Search and artificial intelligence · International

Consensus

Consensus

Search research papers with assisted summaries; read the studies and methods before relying on an answer.

Read the record →Visit consensus.app ↗
Public services · France

data.gouv.fr

Direction interministérielle du numérique

French open public data platform with datasets, reuse examples and publishing organisations.

Read the record →Visit data.gouv.fr ↗
Public services · France

demarche.numerique.gouv.fr

Direction interministérielle du numérique

French public application platform, previously called Démarches simplifiées, used to submit and track requests to participating administrations.

Read the record →Visit demarche.numerique.gouv.fr ↗
Education and knowledge · International

DOI Foundation

DOI Foundation

DOI system documentation, reference handbook and agency information for understanding persistent identifiers.

Read the record →Visit doi.org ↗
World and international · International

Fonds monétaire international

Fonds monétaire international

International economic data, outlooks and reports on financial stability.

Read the record →Visit imf.org ↗
Public services · France

France Titres

Agence nationale des titres sécurisés

Official French procedures for identity documents, driving licences and vehicle registration.

Read the record →Visit ants.gouv.fr ↗
Sport and leisure · France

Fédération Française de Football

Fédération Française de Football

French football competitions, national teams, clubs, licences, results and news.

Read the record →Visit fff.fr ↗
Sport and leisure · France

Fédération Française de Rugby

Fédération Française de Rugby

French rugby teams, competitions, clubs, amateur participation and news.

Read the record →Visit ffr.fr ↗
Sport and leisure · France

Fédération Française de Tennis

Fédération Française de Tennis

French tennis and padel competitions, clubs, licences and participation.

Read the record →Visit fft.fr ↗
Sport and leisure · France

Fédération nationale de la pêche en France

Fédération nationale de la pêche en France

Fishing permits, rules, associations, aquatic environments and recreational fishing guidance.

Read the record →Visit federationpeche.fr ↗
Education and knowledge · France

Gallica

Bibliothèque nationale de France

French national library's digital collection of books, images, maps, newspapers and other documents.

Read the record →Visit gallica.bnf.fr ↗
Science and environment · International

GBIF

Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Biodiversity data portal connecting observations, datasets and contributing organisations, with provenance details.

Read the record →Visit gbif.org ↗
Science and environment · International

GIEC / IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Assessment reports on scientific knowledge about climate change.

Read the record →Visit ipcc.ch ↗
World and international · International

Haut-Commissariat des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés

Nations Unies

UN refugee agency information, data and action concerning refugees, displaced and stateless people.

Read the record →Visit unhcr.org ↗
Health and solidarity · France

Haute Autorité de santé

Haute Autorité de santé

French health recommendations, opinions and tools for professionals, patients and institutions.

Read the record →Visit has-sante.fr ↗
Science and environment · France

IGN

Institut national de l’information géographique et forestière

French public maps, geographic data and resources on land and forests.

Read the record →Visit ign.fr ↗
News and media · France

INA

Institut national de l’audiovisuel

Television and radio archives documenting recent political, cultural and media history.

Read the record →Visit ina.fr ↗
Jobs and business · France

INPI

Institut national de la propriété industrielle

French trademarks, patents, designs, company data and business filing services.

Read the record →Visit inpi.fr ↗
Science and environment · France

INRAE

Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement

Research and data on agriculture, food, biodiversity, water and the environment.

Read the record →Visit inrae.fr ↗
Public services · France

Insee

Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques

French public statistics on population, economy, regions and society.

Read the record →Visit insee.fr ↗
Health and solidarity · France

Inserm

Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale

Research findings and news on human health, disease and biomedicine.

Read the record →Visit inserm.fr ↗
Education and knowledge · France

Lumni

Audiovisuel public et partenaires éducatifs

Free educational videos and resources for learners, teachers and educators.

Read the record →Visit lumni.fr ↗
Digital tools · International

Manuel PHP

PHP Documentation Group

Official PHP documentation, function references, examples and version compatibility.

Read the record →Visit php.net ↗
Culture and heritage · France

Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac

Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac

Collections and exhibitions on arts and cultures from Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas.

Read the record →Visit quaibranly.fr ↗
Culture and heritage · France

Musée d’Orsay

Établissement public des musées d’Orsay et de l’Orangerie

Collections, artists, exhibitions and visitor planning for nineteenth and early twentieth century art.

Read the record →Visit musee-orsay.fr ↗
Science and environment · France

Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle

Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle

Natural history collections and research on biodiversity, evolution, Earth science and societies.

Read the record →Visit mnhn.fr ↗
Science and environment · United States

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

News, missions, images and data from the United States civilian space agency.

Read the record →Visit nasa.gov ↗
World and international · International

Nations Unies

Organisation des Nations Unies

United Nations institutions, goals, activities and major global issues.

Read the record →Visit un.org ↗
World and international · International

OCDE

Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques

International data and comparisons on economic, social and environmental policies.

Read the record →Visit oecd.org ↗
Jobs and business · France

Onisep

Office national d’information sur les enseignements et les professions

French public guidance on careers, training, study paths and education choices.

Read the record →Visit onisep.fr ↗
World and international · International

Organisation mondiale de la Santé

Organisation mondiale de la Santé

Global health information, recommendations, data and alerts from the World Health Organization.

Read the record →Visit who.int ↗
World and international · International

Organisation mondiale du commerce

Organisation mondiale du commerce

Rules, statistics, agreements and news on international trade.

Read the record →Visit wto.org ↗
Digital tools · United States

OWASP

OWASP Foundation

A foundation and open projects for understanding application security, consulting guidance and putting technical risks in context.

Read the record →Visit owasp.org ↗
Education and knowledge · France

Persée

Université de Lyon, CNRS et partenaires

Scholarly publications, chiefly in the humanities and social sciences.

Read the record →Visit persee.fr ↗
Health and solidarity · United States

PubMed

National Center for Biotechnology Information / National Library of Medicine

Biomedical literature citations and abstracts, with links to full texts when available from publishers or PubMed Central.

Read the record →Visit pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
Consumer and home · France

RappelConso

DGCCRF, DGAL, DGEC et DGPR

Official product recall alerts for the French market, with references, affected batches, risks, instructions, contacts and RSS feeds.

Read the record →Visit rappel.conso.gouv.fr ↗
Education and knowledge · International

Research Organization Registry (ROR)

Research Organization Registry

An open registry of research and funding organisation identifiers, with records, search, API and exports for matching affiliations.

Read the record →Visit ror.org ↗
Education and knowledge · International

Retraction Watch — base et guide

The Center for Scientific Integrity / Crossref (base)

A guide to searching the Retraction Watch database for retractions, understanding fields and finding notices associated with a paper.

Read the record →Visit retractionwatch.com ↗
Consumer and home · European Union

Safety Gate

Commission européenne

The European alert system for dangerous non-food products, with searchable notifications and product references.

Read the record →Visit ec.europa.eu ↗
Health and solidarity · France

Santé.fr

Service public d’information en santé

French public health information search for content and nearby professionals.

Read the record →Visit sante.fr ↗
Consumer and home · France

SignalConso

Direction générale de la concurrence, de la consommation et de la répression des fraudes

French public service for reporting consumer problems and finding appropriate steps.

Read the record →Visit signal.conso.gouv.fr ↗
Education and knowledge · Anguilla

Small Whale

Cyans

Free English-language encyclopedia for young readers, with AI-generated adaptations of Wikipedia and three advertised reading levels.

Read the record →Visit smallwhale.org ↗
World and international · International

UNESCO

Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’éducation, la science et la culture

Education, science, culture, heritage and information programmes and resources.

Read the record →Visit unesco.org ↗
Public services · France

Vie-publique.fr

Direction de l’information légale et administrative

French public information explaining institutions, policies, debates and legislation.

Read the record →Visit vie-publique.fr ↗
Digital tools · International

W3C Web Accessibility Initiative

World Wide Web Consortium

Guidance and tutorials for accessible web content, images, forms and media.

Read the record →Visit w3.org ↗
Education and knowledge · International

Wikidata

Wikimedia Foundation et contributeurs

Collaborative knowledge base connecting entities, identifiers and sourced statements.

Read the record →Visit wikidata.org ↗
Education and knowledge · International

Wikipédia en français

Wikimedia Foundation et communauté contributrice

French collaborative encyclopaedia for initial research and following cited sources.

Read the record →Visit fr.wikipedia.org ↗
Search and artificial intelligence · United States

You.com

You.com

Web search, content extraction and answer APIs for applications and AI agents.

Read the record →Visit you.com ↗
Health and solidarity · France

Établissement français du sang

Établissement français du sang

French blood donation needs, collection locations and official service information.

Read the record →Visit efs.sante.fr ↗
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What is included in the World Web Certified directory?

The directory contains 232 useful starting-point websites across 13 subjects, including public services, health, education, media, culture, search, digital tools, travel, consumer information, science and sport.

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No. Inclusion is an editorial orientation choice, not a technical certification, commercial ranking or guarantee covering every page and service on the external website.

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