There are 14,371,761 companies and businesses in France in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. 5,464,077 of them are corporations.
List of all companies in France
France has 14,371,761 registered companies and businesses in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. 5,464,077 of them are corporations. We build the records from the SIRENE register (INSEE) and other official sources, and add the sole traders, branch locations and public bodies a register leaves out. Most of them are small: 94% have fewer than five employees. Below you find the largest, the smallest, the newest and the oldest companies in France, where they are based and what they do. Want to buy the list of all 14,371,761 French companies as an API integration or Excel file? Get it from our French company database.
14,371,761 companies indexed · Data counted on 2 November 2026
Companies14,371,761
Corporations5,464,077
Départements105
Largest départementParis 8%
Employees1-4
Revenue$100K-$500K
Email11%
Phone28%
Website18%
French company list: all 14,371,761 companies
The list of all companies and businesses in France, live and sorted by revenue. Narrow it by region, city, industry, size, revenue, legal form or founding year. The full search is on our French company directory.
Electricite De FranceElectricite De France
| Company Name | Country | City | Address 1 | State/Province | Postal Code | Website | Founding Year | Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars | Employees Total | Business Legal Type - Description | Number of Companies in Group | Company Registration Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electricite De France | France | Paris | 22-30 | Paris | 75008 | *****.fr | 1955 | $76,494,841,180 | 64,981 | Corporation | 36005 | 55208131766522 |
| 2 | Airbus | France | Blagnac | 2 Rond-point Dewoitine | Haute-garonne | 31700 | *****.net | 1991 | $68,912,510,312 | 10,084 | Corporation | 483 | 38347481400100 |
| 3 | Stellantis Auto SAS | France | Poissy | 43 Rue Jean Pierre Timbaud | Yvelines | 78300 | N/A | 1954 | $66,188,885,333 | 34,175 | Corporation | 1333 | 54206547901478 |
| 4 | Renault SAS | France | Boulogne-billancourt | 122-122 | Hauts-de-seine | 92100 | *****.fr | 1967 | $55,509,652,428 | 16,430 | Corporation | 636 | 78012998704037 |
| 5 | Les Mousquetaires | France | Paris | 24 Rue Auguste Chabrieres | Paris | 75015 | *****.com | 2012 | $45,330,108,973 | 45 | Corporation | 791 | 78916932300019 |
| 6 | Engie | France | La Garenne-colombes | 67 Rue Jules Ferry | Hauts-de-seine | 92250 | *****.fr | 1954 | $40,659,891,984 | 3,757 | Corporation | 5844 | 54210765114459 |
| 7 | Cma Cgm | France | Marseille | 4 Boulevard Saade - Quai Arenc | Bouches-du-rhône | 13002 | *****.com | 1956 | $33,949,236,341 | 3,889 | Corporation | 1919 | 56202442200486 |
| 8 | Sanofi Winthrop Industrie | France | Gentilly | 82 Avenue Raspail | Val-de-marne | 94250 | *****.fr | 1973 | $31,946,726,808 | 16,138 | Corporation | 539 | 77566225700150 |
| 9 | Itm Alimentaire International | France | Paris | 24 Rue Auguste Chabrieres | Paris | 75015 | *****.com | 1987 | $29,028,515,026 | 950 | Corporation | 791 | 34119222700013 |
| 10 | Totalenergies Marketing France | France | Nanterre | 562 Avenue Du Parc de L'Ile | Hauts-de-seine | 92000 | *****.fr | 2011 | $27,515,793,114 | 1,000 | Corporation | 4493 | 53168044500024 |
| 11 | Csf | France | Mondeville | Route de Paris | Calvados | 14120 | N/A | 2001 | $25,292,403,561 | 14,394 | Corporation | 7459 | 44028375200010 |
| 12 | Totalenergies Raffinage France | France | Courbevoie | La Defense | Hauts-de-seine | 92400 | *****.fr | 2010 | $23,524,884,134 | 3,767 | Corporation | 4493 | 52922174900011 |
| 13 | Orange | France | Issy-les-moulineaux | 111 Quai Du President Roosevelt | Hauts-de-seine | 92130 | *****.fr | 1991 | $23,218,645,648 | 50,073 | Corporation | 3805 | 38012986648625 |
| 14 | Societe Air France | France | Tremblay-en-france | 45 Rue de Paris | Seine-saint-denis | 93290 | *****.fr | 1998 | $21,181,905,072 | 40,268 | Corporation | 385 | 42049517800014 |
| 15 | Sncf Voyageurs | France | Saint-denis | 1 Rue Camille Moke | Seine-saint-denis | 93210 | *****.com | 2009 | $21,107,859,680 | 77,203 | Corporation | 36005 | 51903758414786 |
| 16 | Societe D'importation Leclerc | France | Ivry-sur-seine | 26 Quai Marcel Boyer | Val-de-marne | 94200 | *****.fr | 1979 | $20,945,277,172 | 428 | Corporation | 35 | 31528111300052 |
| 17 | Cooperative U | France | Rungis | Parc Tertiaire Silic Bat Montreal | Val-de-marne | 94150 | *****.com | 1977 | $18,611,563,620 | 2,542 | Corporation | 88 | 30460295600142 |
| 18 | North Atlantic Energies | France | Nanterre | 20 Rue Paul Heroult | Hauts-de-seine | 92000 | N/A | 1954 | $18,563,264,895 | 200 | Corporation | 34 | 54201005312623 |
| 19 | Enedis | France | Puteaux | 4 Place de la Pyramide | Hauts-de-seine | 92800 | *****.fr | 2002 | $17,884,575,296 | 41,016 | Corporation | 36005 | 44460844215578 |
| 20 | Sinergy | France | Ivry-sur-seine | 26 Quai Marcel Boyer | Val-de-marne | 94200 | *****.fr | 1999 | $17,171,049,955 | 3 | Corporation | 2 | 42225193400051 |
| 21 | Auchan Hypermarche | France | Villeneuve-d'ascq | 200 Rue de la Recherche | Nord | 59656 | *****.fr | 1997 | $14,369,418,704 | 37,719 | Corporation | 1721 | 41040946000756 |
| 22 | Safran Aircraft Engines | France | Paris | 2 Bd Du General Martial Valin | Paris | 75724 | N/A | 1997 | $13,977,467,111 | 14,729 | Corporation | 427 | 41481521700016 |
| 23 | Airbus Operations | France | Toulouse | 316 Route de Bayonne | Haute-garonne | 31300 | *****.com | 1998 | $13,941,127,964 | 16,550 | Corporation | 483 | 42091691800048 |
| 24 | Automobiles Peugeot | France | Poissy | 43 Rue Jean Pierre Timbaud | Yvelines | 78300 | *****.fr | 1955 | $13,602,443,049 | 260 | Corporation | 1333 | 55214450301289 |
| 25 | Totalenergies Electricite Et Gaz France | France | Paris | 2 B Rue Louis Armand | Paris | 75015 | *****.fr | 2002 | $12,729,152,943 | 667 | Corporation | 4493 | 44239544800057 |
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Companies and businesses in France
14,371,761
2 November 2026
There are 14,371,761 companies and businesses in France in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. That is every kind of business, not only the registered companies: 5,464,077 corporations (SAS, SARL and SA), 5,267,738 sole traders (entreprise individuelle, including micro-entrepreneurs) and 206,485 partnerships (SNC). On top of those come 1,689,510 associations and groupings, 43,001 non-profit organisations, 23,322 branches of foreign companies and 92,351 public bodies.
Structure
- Single-site businesses
- 11,935,550 83%
- Head offices
- 898,339
- Branch locations
- 1,537,872
Legal form
- Corporations
- 5,464,077 38%
- Sole traders
- 5,267,738
- Partnerships
- 206,485
Per working day this year
≈ 2,678
new companies registered · 583,881 so far in 2026
How to search the French company register, or pull these counts yourself with the SIRENE API.
Largest companies in France
Which are the largest companies in France? That depends on what you measure. By number of employees the biggest employer is La Poste, with 141,568 staff, ahead of Adecco France and Manpower France. By yearly revenue the largest company is Electricite de France, ahead of Airbus and Stellantis Auto. Below are the top companies of France ranked three ways: by number of employees, by yearly revenue and the biggest foreign companies in France. 56 French companies employ more than 10,000 people and 539 report more than $1 billion a year.
La Poste has the largest headcount of any company in France in our data. 56 French companies list more than 10,000 people, 4,474 more than 500.
- 1141,568 staff
- 290,382 staff
- 375,055 staff
- 450,073 staff
- 540,268 staff
- 638,766 staff
- 737,719 staff
- 834,175 staff
- 931,866 staff
- 1028,736 staff
Headcount as it is recorded on the company; for a group's parent or holding company it is usually the whole group's, worldwide.
Electricite de France is the largest company in France by revenue; 539 French companies report more than $1 billion a year. Corporations only.
- 1$76.5B
- 2$68.9B
- 3$66.2B
- 4$55.5B
- 5$33.9B
- 6$31.9B
- 7$25.3B
- 8$23.5B
- 9$23.2B
- 10$21.2B
23,322 foreign companies have a registered branch or establishment in France.
- 12,000 worldwide
- 21,436 worldwide
- 31,085 worldwide
- 4993 worldwide
- 5544 worldwide
- 6500 worldwide
- 7500 worldwide
- 8500 worldwide
Headcount and revenue are those of the worldwide company, not of the branch in France.
By employee size · 13,723,387 companies with a known headcount
| Employees | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 12,934,818 | 94% | |
| 5-9 | 333,125 | 2% | |
| 10-19 | 234,647 | 2% | |
| 20-49 | 136,194 | 1.0% | |
| 50-99 | 47,798 | 0.3% | |
| 100-199 | 21,840 | 0.2% | |
| 200-499 | 10,491 | <0.1% | |
| 500+ | 4,474 | <0.1% |
94% have 1 to 4 employees; 4,474 have 500 or more.
By yearly revenue (USD)
| Revenue | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| < $100K | 5,989,858 | 47% | |
| $100K-$500K | 5,817,575 | 45% | |
| $500K-$1M | 394,922 | 3% | |
| $1M-$5M | 510,903 | 4% | |
| $5M-$10M | 48,891 | 0.4% | |
| $10M-$100M | 52,133 | 0.4% | |
| $100M-$1B | 6,430 | <0.1% | |
| $1B+ | 539 | <0.1% |
6,969 companies report more than $100 million; 539 more than $1 billion.
Small businesses in France
Most companies in France are small businesses. Of the 13,723,387 with a known headcount, 13,267,943 (97%) are micro businesses with fewer than ten employees, 370,841 are small (10 to 49) and 80,129 medium-sized (50 to 499). Only 4,474 employ 500 people or more, so 99.97% of French companies are SMEs. This is where our data is strongest: sole traders, micro companies and single shops, each with an address and an industry code.
| Size class | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Micro · fewer than 10 | 13,267,943 | 97% | |
| Small · 10 to 49 | 370,841 | 3% | |
| Medium · 50 to 499 | 80,129 | 0.6% | |
| Large · 500 or more | 4,474 | <0.1% |
12,934,818
companies have 1 to 4 employees (94%). 5,989,858 turn over less than $100,000 a year.
5,267,738
sole traders are in the data, each with an address and an industry code.
99%
of the 583,881 companies started in 2026 have 1 to 4 employees (552,894). Only 8 started with 200 staff or more.
Where are companies in France based?
Paris has more companies than any other département in France: 1,153,257, or 8% of the total, ahead of Bouches-du-Rhône (488,197) and Rhône (427,848). Below you find the twelve largest of its 105 départements and the ten busiest cities, with a link to the local list where we have one.
The twelve largest of 105 départements
| Département | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paris | 1,153,257 | 8% | |
| Bouches-du-Rhône | 488,197 | 3% | |
| Rhône | 427,848 | 3% | |
| Nord | 398,490 | 3% | |
| Gironde | 389,719 | 3% | |
| Hauts-de-Seine | 368,033 | 3% | |
| Alpes-Maritimes | 356,852 | 2% | |
| Hérault | 322,060 | 2% | |
| Seine-Saint-Denis | 299,022 | 2% | |
| Haute-Garonne | 296,146 | 2% | |
| Var | 287,759 | 2% | |
| Val-de-Marne | 265,570 | 2% |
Main industries in France
Real estate is the biggest sector in France by number of companies: 2,607,838, or 25% of all firms with an industry code. Two in three of the real estate companies (1,652,902) let out land and property under NAF 68.20B, mostly the sociétés civiles immobilières (SCI) that French families use to own real estate. Next come wholesale and retail (968,876) and other services (885,653). French companies are classified by their NAF code, also called the APE code, from INSEE; 10,568,098 have one in our data. Below you find the main sectors, the largest industries with their biggest companies and our 69 industry lists for France.
- Real estate2,607,83825%
- Wholesale and retail968,8769%
- Other services885,6538%
- Professional, scientific and technical811,6478%
- Construction656,4726%
- Agriculture620,3226%
- Administrative and support605,1996%
- Health and social work605,1576%
- Arts and recreation577,0305%
- Accommodation and food416,2184%
- Finance and insurance338,5493%
- Transport and storage331,0893%
- Education303,4493%
- Manufacturing278,5333%
- Information and communication273,1173%
- Energy180,1072%
- Public administration72,5380.7%
- Water and waste25,8120.2%
- Households as employers6,250<0.1%
- Mining3,541<0.1%
- Extraterritorial organisations701<0.1%
Records without a NAF code are not in this chart. Click a section for its industry pages.
Largest industries in France
2,607,838
NAF 68: Real estate activities
- 15,607 staff
- 22,000 staff
- 31,661 staff
554,715
NAF 01: Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
- 1536 staff
- 2407 staff
- 3317 staff
535,515
Membership organisations
NAF 94: Activities of membership organisations
- 13,821 staff
- 22,000 staff
- 31,000 staff
533,810
NAF 43: Specialised construction activities
- 12,968 staff
- 22,000 staff
- 31,815 staff
373,912
Head offices and management consultancy
NAF 70: Activities of head offices and management consultancy
- 116,211 staff
- 22,372 staff
- 32,343 staff
320,527
Building services and landscaping
NAF 81: Services to buildings and landscape activities
- 111,553 staff
- 23,660 staff
- 32,000 staff
Discover more: all French industries, cities and regions
Every French list we publish. Industries are grouped by economic sector.
A · Agriculture
B · Mining
C · Manufacturing
D · Energy
G · Wholesale and retail
H · Transport and storage
J · Information and communication
K · Finance and insurance
L · Real estate
M · Professional, scientific and technical
N · Administrative and support
P · Education
Q · Health and social work
R · Arts and recreation
S · Other services
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A to D
M to P
Countries
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Curaçao
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Greenland
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkey
- UAE
- Uganda
- UK
- Ukraine
- Uruguay
- USA
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
How many new companies are registered in France? (2026)
583,881 new companies and startups registered in France so far in 2026, about 2,678 every working day, after a record 957,234 new businesses in 2025. Most startups begin small: 99% of this year's newcomers have one to four employees. 248,279 of them are corporations (SAS, SARL and SA).
≈ 2,678
new companies register every working day in 2026
99%
of this year's startups begin with one to four employees
957,234
new companies in 2025, a record year
Companies founded per year
- 771,7392022
- 764,0282023
- 887,5302024
- 957,2342025
- 583,8812026 so far
The biggest newcomers of 2026
A new registration is often a restructuring, not a start-up: the largest newcomers are new holding and property companies for existing businesses.
- 1198 staff
- 2100 staff
- 3100 staff
- 4100 staff
- 5100 staff
Oldest companies in France
Our data holds 54 French organisations founded before 1900 and 22,818 before 1950. The SIRENE register (INSEE) dates a company from the creation of its current legal unit, so older firms show a later founding year.
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1,261,731
French companies were founded before 1990
135,247
were founded in 1990
13,095,089 French companies, 91% of those with a founding year on record, were founded in 1990 or later. 1,261,731 are older.
Types of companies in France
Two in five French businesses in our data are corporations (SAS, SARL and SA), and one in three is a sole trader (entreprise individuelle, including micro-entrepreneurs). Partnerships (SNC) make up 1%. 1,689,510 are associations and groupings. The chart shows every legal form in our data.
- Corporations5,464,07738%
- No legal form on record1,581,47911%
- Sole traders5,267,73837%
- Partnerships206,4851%
- Foreign companies23,3220.2%
- Non-profit organisations43,0010.3%
- Associations and groupings1,689,51012%
- Public bodies92,3510.6%
- Joint ventures3,798<0.1%
Which French companies are part of a group?
Most French companies stand alone: 83% are single-site businesses. The other 2,436,211 are part of a multi-site structure, as one of 898,339 head offices or 1,537,872 branches. The largest corporate family on this page is Electricite de France, with 36,005 companies in its group.
The largest corporate families on this page
- 136,005 companies
- 27,459 companies
- 35,546 companies
- 44,493 companies
- 53,805 companies
- 63,307 companies
- 71,919 companies
- 81,721 companies
Counted from the largest companies on this page, not from all 14,371,761; the API has no group-size filter.
What you can reach: contact data on French companies
2,633,487 French companies have a website on record (18%), 4,005,608 a phone number (28%) and 1,509,680 an email address (11%). Corporations are easier to reach online: 22% have a website and 14% an email address.
| Field | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Website | 2,633,487 | 18% | |
| Phone | 4,005,608 | 28% | |
| 1,509,680 | 11% |
Questions about companies in France
Every answer is counted from the data on this page (2 November 2026).
14,371,761. That includes 5,267,738 sole traders and 206,485 partnerships.
5,464,077 corporations, 38% of all French businesses in our data (2 November 2026).
Of the 13,723,387 French companies with a known headcount, 13,718,913 have fewer than 500 employees: 13,267,943 micro, 370,841 small and 80,129 medium-sized. 4,474 are large enterprises.
Electricite de France, with $76.5 billion in yearly revenue, ahead of Airbus ($68.9B) and Stellantis Auto ($66.2B).
La Poste, with 141,568 staff on its record (for a group's parent this is usually the whole group's headcount).
1,153,257, 8% of all French companies (2 November 2026).
583,881 so far in 2026, about 2,678 per working day, after a record 957,234 in 2025.
From the SIRENE register (INSEE) and other official sources, combined with company websites and filings, and refreshed every month.
2,633,487, 18% of all French companies. 4,005,608 have a phone number and 1,509,680 an email address.
Yes. The full list of 14,371,761 companies is available as Excel, CSV or through the API from our French company database.
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All 14,371,761 companies in France with address, NAF code, legal form, employees, revenue, founding year, website, phone and email where we hold them. Excel, CSV or API. The product details are in our French company database.
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