Annuaire des Entreprises
Public search by name, SIREN or SIRET for legal information about French companies, associations and public bodies.
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Identify a business
Compare legal business information with a contract or job offer.
Check first: Match the registration identifier and the relevant establishment.
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Two establishments share a name: which one should you check?
- Business
- Identify the legal entity through its SIREN.
- Establishment
- Match the SIRET and address of the relevant location.
- Start with the identifier on the received document, rather than the trading name alone.
- Compare the business and establishment against the address on that document.
- Record mismatches and check the contact through an independently found channel.
Fictional example: two “Example Workshop” branches operate in different towns. Their shared name cannot decide the match. The relevant branch’s address and SIRET narrow the check.
Your useful record: Searched identifier, address, consultation date and observed mismatch.
A registry entry does not authenticate the person contacting you.
Editorial method informed by Service-Public — Rechercher une entreprise. Documentation consulted on . Examples are fictional exercises, not results from a live service test.
Connect a business to an establishment
A SIRET identifies an establishment; a SIREN identifies the legal unit.
| Element | Meaning |
|---|---|
| SIREN | 9 digits. |
| NIC | 5 establishment-specific digits. |
| SIRET | 14 digits: SIREN followed by NIC. |
| Actual relocation | Moving the activity to another address results in a new SIRET. |
| Street renumbering | A municipal street renumbering preserves the SIRET; it is different from relocating the activity. |
Try the reasoning
Illustrative situation. Two addresses show the same SIREN but different SIRETs. Is this necessarily inconsistent?
Read the explanation
No: several establishments may belong to one legal unit. Match the relevant address and SIRET, rather than only the trading name.
Documentation for the table : Insee — Modifier l’adresse au répertoire Sirene · . The exercise is an editorial example.
Match the legal unit and the right establishment
The directory provides public legal information about businesses, associations and public services in France. Some details may be withheld from publication. Search an exact identifier before drawing conclusions from a trading name.
- SIREN
- 9 digits identifying a legal unit.
- SIRET
- 14 digits: SIREN plus an establishment identifier.
- Limit
- Registration authenticates neither your correspondent nor the entity’s solvency.
- Identifiers and location
- SIREN identifies the legal entity; SIRET identifies an establishment. The first nine digits of the SIRET are its SIREN.
Official documentation
Documentation consulted on .
Practical methods for this resource
Editorial selection, without website certification. Read our method.