Business creations in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France
Business creations in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France stood at 2,615 Enterprises in 2025, according to INSEE – Créations d'entreprises au niveau départemental, régional et national (SIDE), Melodi. It is one of the indicators in the Business creations by département table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 2012 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Business creations by département table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France (including Mayotte) | 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 | |
| Metropolitan départements | |||||||||||
| Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | 2,615 | 2,486 | 2,505 | 2,629 | 2,498 | 2,014 | 2,064 | 1,751 | 1,590 | 1,524 |
Understanding business creations in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France
This dataset provides the definitive annual count of newly established business entities located within the territorial boundaries of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, distinguishing its local enterprise creation from adjacent departments and national totals. The measure captures every newly registered legal entity in the market economy, encompassing standard corporate bodies as well as individual sole proprietors and micro-entrepreneurs. This granular focus permits researchers to observe localized entrepreneurial activity without dilution from dense urban centers elsewhere in the country.
Assessment of this series requires attention to potential baseline shifts caused by modifications to business registration laws or tax thresholds governing micro-entrepreneurs. Year-on-year comparisons provide a more reliable indicator of trend direction than single-period changes, which can be influenced by administrative bottlenecks. Comparisons of absolute counts against more populous departments should be avoided unless scaled appropriately.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this series isolate business creation specifically within Alpes-de-Haute-Provence?
- Yes, the data strictly counts new enterprise registrations originating inside this specific department's borders.
- Are micro-entrepreneurs counted alongside traditional corporations in this department?
- Both corporate structures and micro-entrepreneur sole proprietorships are fully integrated into the departmental total.
- What is the primary benchmark for analyzing trends in this series?
- Comparing corresponding annual periods helps filter out administrative timing effects and highlights genuine shifts in local enterprise creation.