What do the France business creation statistics measure?

This dataset measures the annual number of new enterprise creations in France. It includes all legal forms, covering sole proprietors, micro-entrepreneurs, and other new legal units in the market economy.

Which geographical areas are covered in this France business data?

The data covers all French départements and regions, including Paris, Nord, and overseas territories like Mayotte. It also provides a national total for France.

How far back do the French business creation records go?

The annual series for business creations across French départements are available starting from the year 2012.

Are micro-entrepreneurs included in the France business creations table?

Yes, the statistics published by INSEE include micro-entrepreneurs and sole proprietors alongside standard corporate business creations in France.

France business creations by département

Name: France business creations by département
Creator: INSEE – Créations d'entreprises au niveau départemental, régional et national (SIDE), Melodi
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

France business creations by département, including micro-entrepreneurs, from INSEE.

Source: INSEE – Créations d'entreprises au niveau départemental, régional et national (SIDE), MelodiLast updated: Sep 15, 2026, 23:25Curated by Bui Thanh PhucAbout this data ↓

Indicator	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012
France (including Mayotte)2	1,165,795	1,111,238	1,051,476	1,061,969	1,050,520	900,169	864,557	749,330	657,591	603,540	564,745	582,737	566,808	567,298
Metropolitan départements96
Ain	9,702	9,188	8,311	8,417	8,164	7,253	7,084	5,750	5,052	4,848	4,435	4,916	4,595	4,579
Aisne	5,178	5,000	4,613	4,422	4,525	3,753	3,572	3,173	3,038	2,687	2,640	2,754	2,888	2,916
Allier	3,595	3,484	3,403	3,355	3,151	2,533	2,375	2,096	2,020	1,894	1,933	2,081	2,142	2,077
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence	2,615	2,486	2,505	2,629	2,498	2,014	2,064	1,751	1,590	1,524	1,632	1,671	1,638	1,713
Hautes-Alpes	2,295	2,219	2,224	2,484	2,242	1,911	1,896	1,683	1,517	1,454	1,454	1,569	1,568	1,530
Alpes-Maritimes	29,723	27,199	26,816	28,273	26,771	22,544	21,608	19,049	16,818	16,105	15,483	15,776	15,992	16,969
Ardèche	4,319	4,263	4,028	4,342	4,080	3,387	3,321	2,977	2,704	2,581	2,521	2,820	2,694	2,696
Ardennes	2,696	2,695	2,560	2,533	2,354	2,096	1,921	1,640	1,679	1,514	1,360	1,698	1,836	1,580
Ariège	2,010	2,073	2,065	2,074	2,059	1,778	1,663	1,517	1,364	1,249	1,245	1,468	1,404	1,503
Aube	3,670	3,471	3,551	3,559	3,623	2,975	2,708	2,374	1,953	1,778	1,730	2,048	1,936	1,954
Aude	5,655	5,652	5,176	5,394	5,087	4,266	4,285	3,740	3,481	3,429	3,278	3,433	3,528	3,523
Aveyron	3,420	3,288	3,360	3,219	3,074	2,647	2,414	2,051	1,875	1,806	1,695	1,888	1,858	1,913
Bouches-du-Rhône	44,314	41,785	40,632	45,496	44,107	34,370	33,354	28,923	24,407	22,190	20,970	21,508	21,881	22,307
Calvados	9,595	8,946	8,646	8,602	9,244	7,814	7,554	6,287	5,414	4,960	4,861	5,223	5,015	5,249
Cantal	1,370	1,391	1,187	1,266	1,167	945	900	819	751	718	778	782	739	773
Charente	4,454	4,184	4,090	3,870	3,939	3,470	3,181	2,777	2,512	2,184	2,300	2,467	2,551	2,409
Charente-Maritime	9,836	9,496	8,953	9,425	9,465	8,138	7,893	6,923	6,158	5,589	5,635	5,865	5,780	5,902
Cher	3,107	2,962	2,974	2,944	3,118	2,503	2,182	1,813	1,648	1,618	1,627	1,828	1,752	1,789
Corrèze	2,874	2,757	2,579	2,587	2,624	2,115	2,077	1,825	1,643	1,444	1,475	1,557	1,584	1,575
Côte-d'Or	7,438	7,288	6,788	6,758	7,141	6,256	5,946	5,039	4,423	3,947	3,954	4,137	3,890	3,895
Côtes-d'Armor	7,068	7,095	6,533	6,416	6,032	4,745	4,808	4,400	3,963	3,673	3,734	3,755	3,601	3,760
Creuse	1,174	1,122	1,093	1,015	985	859	812	692	702	623	632	748	741	786
Dordogne	5,702	5,265	5,386	5,293	5,350	4,671	4,533	3,715	3,606	3,354	3,287	3,448	3,413	3,411
Doubs	7,326	6,683	6,172	6,140	6,297	5,518	4,998	4,400	3,866	3,808	3,482	3,722	3,735	3,554
Drôme	7,792	7,692	7,395	7,427	7,568	6,615	6,352	5,424	4,985	4,795	4,734	4,976	4,721	4,861
Eure	7,299	6,936	6,758	6,626	6,369	5,516	5,240	4,583	4,117	3,936	3,680	4,046	3,716	3,875
Eure-et-Loir	5,461	5,182	4,975	4,905	4,839	4,043	3,771	3,207	2,913	2,718	2,569	2,842	2,724	2,707
Finistère	10,453	10,063	9,368	9,302	9,469	7,504	7,453	6,347	5,869	5,520	5,579	5,655	5,374	5,412
Corse-du-Sud	3,363	3,380	3,203	3,226	2,925	2,572	2,734	2,306	2,121	1,950	1,945	1,958	1,934	1,972
Haute-Corse	3,197	3,142	2,986	2,861	2,889	2,373	2,491	2,304	2,158	2,067	1,851	2,027	1,975	2,044
Gard	12,660	12,384	12,064	11,675	11,591	9,430	9,361	8,089	7,182	7,180	6,960	7,377	7,167	7,633
Haute-Garonne	29,000	28,157	24,977	25,199	26,848	23,446	22,621	18,578	15,853	14,202	12,963	13,572	12,828	13,031
Gers	2,556	2,433	2,421	2,434	2,499	2,051	1,881	1,707	1,482	1,605	1,502	1,621	1,480	1,565
Gironde	35,443	35,094	31,655	32,877	33,076	27,263	27,400	24,708	21,562	18,839	17,764	17,832	17,277	15,991
Hérault	26,179	25,073	24,039	23,697	24,150	20,257	19,609	16,754	15,502	14,308	13,758	14,107	13,805	14,117
Ille-et-Vilaine	15,974	15,068	14,003	14,477	14,135	11,513	11,021	9,589	8,295	7,673	7,077	7,449	7,287	6,902
Indre	2,212	2,038	1,928	1,923	1,976	1,616	1,482	1,294	1,221	1,167	1,163	1,264	1,132	1,301
Indre-et-Loire	8,438	8,200	7,787	8,165	8,368	6,706	6,460	5,668	4,809	4,310	4,155	4,411	4,262	4,380
Isère	20,896	19,999	18,655	19,361	19,282	16,928	16,612	13,916	12,310	11,170	10,733	11,620	11,247	10,899
Jura	3,081	2,999	2,857	2,781	2,764	2,422	2,284	2,096	1,862	1,695	1,602	1,738	1,826	1,860
Landes	6,631	6,676	6,353	6,353	6,257	5,263	5,318	4,337	3,896	3,762	3,525	3,724	3,597	3,543
Loir-et-Cher	3,884	3,645	3,559	3,585	3,356	2,949	2,793	2,393	2,211	2,151	2,100	2,024	2,065	2,109
Loire	11,034	10,644	9,796	10,155	10,161	8,932	8,234	6,733	5,956	5,481	5,342	5,691	5,547	5,534
Haute-Loire	2,714	2,611	2,472	2,537	2,309	1,928	1,794	1,561	1,451	1,296	1,374	1,417	1,471	1,399
Loire-Atlantique	20,810	20,350	19,621	20,606	21,105	17,159	16,555	13,958	13,097	11,862	11,097	11,485	10,584	10,855
Loiret	9,496	9,184	8,337	8,276	8,123	6,723	6,369	5,699	4,749	4,600	4,440	4,608	4,609	4,434
Lot	2,196	2,160	2,000	2,117	2,115	1,811	1,707	1,543	1,333	1,345	1,285	1,433	1,338	1,402
Lot-et-Garonne	4,535	4,151	4,060	4,179	4,044	3,390	3,275	2,755	2,543	2,386	2,279	2,421	2,530	2,463
Lozère	824	777	773	721	777	579	519	494	486	413	460	522	446	504
Maine-et-Loire	10,217	9,860	9,146	9,515	9,480	7,608	7,376	6,267	5,438	5,011	5,067	5,154	5,013	4,998
Manche	4,928	4,671	4,183	4,244	4,248	3,676	3,448	2,950	2,690	2,596	2,400	2,609	2,443	2,561
Marne	7,498	7,764	7,177	7,453	7,754	5,893	5,425	4,792	4,221	3,595	3,311	3,731	3,691	3,576
Haute-Marne	1,614	1,515	1,395	1,466	1,497	1,228	1,115	985	880	851	743	895	970	904
Mayenne	3,193	3,102	2,987	3,236	3,039	2,754	2,255	1,893	1,857	1,633	1,551	1,652	1,536	1,518
Meurthe-et-Moselle	8,806	8,798	8,340	7,863	8,160	7,123	6,461	5,602	4,644	4,497	4,508	4,785	4,483	4,483
Meuse	1,806	1,714	1,606	1,477	1,444	1,190	1,154	1,120	882	900	884	948	1,006	1,057
Morbihan	9,682	9,427	8,682	8,904	8,554	7,040	7,118	6,341	5,594	5,332	5,177	5,369	5,236	5,308
Moselle	12,961	12,079	11,563	11,233	11,255	8,993	8,328	7,269	6,643	6,294	6,166	6,768	6,838	6,695
Nièvre	2,184	2,015	1,874	1,876	1,826	1,506	1,457	1,285	1,202	1,128	1,105	1,184	1,150	1,173
Nord	35,210	34,558	31,943	32,688	34,288	29,078	27,186	22,256	19,327	18,031	16,439	17,115	16,631	16,592
Oise	10,612	10,366	9,733	9,689	9,473	7,658	7,416	6,525	5,875	5,490	5,276	5,476	5,261	5,324
Orne	2,715	2,619	2,422	2,474	2,488	2,065	1,942	1,723	1,619	1,534	1,466	1,524	1,515	1,453
Pas-de-Calais	14,761	14,151	12,929	13,307	13,376	11,163	10,527	8,576	7,724	7,085	7,252	7,919	7,800	8,052
Puy-de-Dôme	8,807	8,299	7,725	8,527	8,213	6,639	6,074	5,562	4,870	4,302	4,266	4,586	4,600	4,384
Pyrénées-Atlantiques	11,145	10,438	10,320	10,708	10,704	9,079	8,734	7,676	6,597	6,161	6,074	6,042	6,039	5,951
Hautes-Pyrénées	3,129	3,024	2,866	2,986	2,848	2,629	2,494	1,966	1,911	1,824	1,727	1,779	1,862	1,965
Pyrénées-Orientales	8,735	8,435	7,768	8,034	7,941	6,316	6,313	5,696	5,134	4,923	4,952	5,268	5,253	5,115
Bas-Rhin	14,954	15,950	14,410	15,712	15,908	12,944	12,209	10,659	9,837	8,917	8,016	8,973	9,105	8,329
Haut-Rhin	9,808	9,038	8,626	8,749	9,005	7,550	6,931	5,817	5,465	5,231	4,694	5,259	5,388	5,264
Rhône	41,038	40,393	37,481	39,012	39,119	36,173	36,258	29,620	25,340	21,947	19,715	19,426	18,836	18,675
Haute-Saône	2,563	2,315	2,267	2,185	2,089	1,937	1,750	1,502	1,409	1,308	1,322	1,457	1,405	1,434
Saône-et-Loire	6,725	6,312	6,063	5,965	5,985	4,983	4,645	3,914	3,681	3,550	3,416	3,580	3,506	3,500
Sarthe	5,616	5,978	5,487	5,403	5,135	4,324	3,988	3,478	3,142	2,739	2,839	2,851	2,942	2,717
Savoie	8,314	7,807	7,232	7,515	7,431	6,530	6,142	5,493	4,776	4,435	4,284	4,629	4,489	4,454
Haute-Savoie	15,170	14,292	13,137	13,759	13,552	12,042	11,104	9,136	8,516	7,771	7,273	7,773	7,449	7,310
Paris	119,767	100,973	90,970	88,925	83,990	76,781	78,151	70,695	63,560	58,546	50,624	47,932	44,928	45,584
Seine-Maritime	15,233	14,184	13,639	13,546	14,182	12,328	10,874	9,635	7,970	7,230	6,801	7,318	6,905	6,853
Seine-et-Marne	25,325	24,704	24,530	23,682	23,717	19,865	18,694	15,224	13,315	12,156	11,084	11,292	11,068	10,910
Yvelines	27,458	26,396	25,274	25,527	25,774	22,499	21,107	17,856	15,245	13,738	12,714	12,658	11,868	11,948
Deux-Sèvres	3,769	3,614	3,503	3,420	3,333	2,867	2,659	2,476	2,187	2,015	1,983	2,010	2,168	1,979
Somme	6,022	5,838	5,652	5,802	5,673	4,944	4,817	4,337	3,288	3,090	3,009	3,034	2,920	3,009
Tarn	5,420	5,516	5,317	5,240	5,225	4,391	4,249	3,502	3,153	2,962	2,859	3,085	2,982	3,106
Tarn-et-Garonne	3,744	3,513	3,569	3,564	3,502	2,936	2,761	2,361	2,138	2,178	2,058	2,161	2,235	2,327
Var	23,017	21,781	21,162	21,660	21,220	17,542	16,931	15,025	13,382	12,825	12,386	12,907	12,951	13,380
Vaucluse	10,637	10,716	9,808	9,933	10,031	8,193	8,246	7,204	6,280	5,863	5,729	6,421	6,190	6,363
Vendée	8,299	7,913	7,657	7,814	7,569	6,214	6,193	5,074	4,922	4,579	4,345	4,434	4,279	4,362
Vienne	5,278	4,949	4,932	5,232	4,804	4,288	3,927	3,419	2,901	2,792	2,688	2,736	2,795	2,654
Haute-Vienne	4,397	4,398	4,184	4,081	4,428	3,489	3,306	2,937	2,561	2,337	2,217	2,432	2,438	2,354
Vosges	4,341	3,993	3,694	3,665	3,737	3,169	3,031	2,624	2,443	2,361	2,307	2,568	2,595	2,521
Yonne	4,011	4,096	3,679	3,600	3,724	3,155	2,974	2,670	2,444	2,138	2,110	2,250	2,285	2,198
Territoire de Belfort	1,761	1,583	1,509	1,444	1,646	1,501	1,205	987	927	819	759	885	985	834
Essonne	24,192	23,662	23,186	23,093	22,606	20,280	18,258	14,897	12,555	11,352	10,131	10,525	9,754	9,820
Hauts-de-Seine	38,171	37,236	36,903	36,273	35,308	32,710	32,526	29,795	25,407	22,340	19,038	18,486	17,293	17,010
Seine-Saint-Denis	41,192	43,449	41,197	38,726	38,042	35,316	32,754	28,993	23,299	20,201	18,116	17,714	16,283	15,558
Val-de-Marne	31,682	31,143	29,819	28,800	28,312	26,433	25,109	21,890	17,644	15,288	13,406	13,247	12,480	12,348
Val-d'Oise	25,665	24,980	23,847	23,846	23,874	21,324	19,795	16,645	13,125	12,000	10,515	10,461	9,979	9,917
Overseas départements5
Guadeloupe	9,147	8,178	8,058	7,849	6,751	5,605	5,859	5,592	4,521	4,220	4,263	4,223	4,489	5,012
Martinique	8,104	7,317	8,956	9,396	8,024	5,822	5,555	5,451	5,067	4,704	4,407	4,475	5,046	4,918
French Guiana	3,966	3,540	3,343	3,087	2,952	2,010	1,960	1,918	1,495	1,570	1,748	2,059	1,970	2,259
La Réunion	15,441	13,097	12,290	12,044	11,390	9,483	8,264	7,795	7,384	6,930	6,606	6,819	6,950	7,230
Mayotte	2,301	1,519	1,749	1,762	1,802	1,353	1,017	768	957	813	841	871	822	896

Latest reading

France (including Mayotte) stood at 1,165,795 Enterprises in 2025. That is +4.9% from 2024. The series on this page is annual and runs from 2012 to 2025.

Latest: 1,165,795 Enterprises; 2025
vs previous period: +4.9%; 2024

About this data

France business creations by département, including micro-entrepreneurs, from INSEE. This annual dataset covers new enterprises and sole proprietors across French départements and regions. It tracks the total number of new legal units registered in the market economy since 2012. The statistics include Mayotte, Paris, Nord, and other territories.

Frequently asked questions

What do the France business creation statistics measure?: This dataset measures the annual number of new enterprise creations in France. It includes all legal forms, covering sole proprietors, micro-entrepreneurs, and other new legal units in the market economy.
Which geographical areas are covered in this France business data?: The data covers all French départements and regions, including Paris, Nord, and overseas territories like Mayotte. It also provides a national total for France.
How far back do the French business creation records go?: The annual series for business creations across French départements are available starting from the year 2012.
Are micro-entrepreneurs included in the France business creations table?: Yes, the statistics published by INSEE include micro-entrepreneurs and sole proprietors alongside standard corporate business creations in France.