Selected company data from the French company register
Selected company data from official and open sources. Not a query of the register itself and not a register extract.
Name in the national language: registre du commerce et des sociétés
In France, the registries of the commercial courts record companies in the RCS; the statistics office INSEE assigns the nine-digit SIREN number and keeps the Sirene directory. The data are freely available through the government company search.
Register and data source
- Register
- Registre du commerce et des sociétés (RCS), Sirene
- Registering authority
- Registries of the commercial courts (greffes), statistics office INSEE
- Registration number
- SIREN number, nine digits
CompanyDesk shows selected information such as company name, legal form, registered office and status, and officers where the source provides them.
CompanyDesk is not official register information. It shows selected, processed information from the sources named, as of the date indicated in each case; it is neither complete nor official and does not replace an extract from the registering authority. Details under Data sources and licences and Disclaimer.
The French business register
Since 1 January 2023, the Registre national des entreprises (RNE), kept by the Institut national de la propriété industrielle (INPI), has been the single register for all businesses operating in France. It was created by the PACTE Act of 2019. In addition, the registries of the commercial courts (greffes des tribunaux de commerce) continue to keep the trade and companies register (Registre du commerce et des sociétés, RCS).
Numbers
Every business carries a nine-digit SIREN number from the Sirene directory of the statistics office INSEE; every establishment additionally has a fourteen-digit SIRET number.
Inspection and official evidence
The public data of the RNE can be viewed free of charge; the certificate of registration (attestation RNE) is provided free of charge by the INPI and by the government Annuaire des Entreprises. The extract from the RCS (extrait Kbis) is issued by the registries of the commercial courts; for third parties it is subject to a charge via Infogreffe.
Official bodies
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between the attestation RNE and the Kbis?
The attestation RNE certifies registration in the single register of the INPI free of charge. The Kbis is the commercial courts' extract from the RCS and concerns commercial companies; it also contains court proceedings.
Is CompanyDesk the French register?
No. CompanyDesk shows selected information from public sources with source and date. RNE and RCS are authoritative.
Status of these explanations: October 2026. They give an overview and do not replace legal advice; the official bodies named are authoritative.
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