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INSEE French City Code
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Answers to Questions (FAQ)
What is the french city INSEE code? (Definition)
The French INSEE code (or city code) is administratively called official geographic code (in France) and is defined by the INSEE institute (National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies). It applies to French towns, townships, boroughs, counties, regions, and overseas territories.
The INSEE code consists of 5 digits, the first 2 digits are the number of the French department the town belongs to (coded on 2 digits) and the other 3 digits are a code given to the town (coded on 3 digits).
The INSEE code is different from the postal code (zip code) and should not be confused. The INSEE code is unique, whereas a city can have several postal codes and a postal code can correspond to several cities.
How to find a french city INSEE code?
dCode retrieves a code from the name of a city, but also to find a city from its code.
Example: 02468 gives the French city Marle
Example: Caen gives the INSEE code 14118
The current nomenclature does not allow for more than 1000 towns by department.
How to find an INSEE code for an old city?
Cities sometimes change names or disappear or regroup. dCode manages the codes of all cities, even with old town names.
Municipalities in other countries (such as Algeria which was French) are not registered.
Does the INSEE code change if the city changes its name?
If the city is only renamed, then the code can remain the same.
However, the merger of cities can sometimes lead to the creation of a new code.
The same applies to the separation of a city into two, which generally generates a new code (unless the city had already been the subject of a merger and already had a code)
What is the town of birth code?
The commune of birth code is the INSEE geographic code. It is used in particular by the administration or social security.
What is the French city code?
The common code normally refers to the INSEE code, but it can erroneously refer to the postal code.
How are INSEE city codes determined?
The structured part of the code (the first 2 digits) is fixed according to the department, the last 3 digits are chosen by INSEE. In the beginning it was mainly alphabetical order (cities starting with A had the first numbers 001, etc.) then the emerging or merging cities take the unused numbers.
Why does my INSEE code indicate a foreign country?
The INSEE repository also contains a list of foreign countries to code the places of birth (country only, not the city) of certain people not born in France.
Example: The code 99134 indicates Spain (all cities in Spain) and is used to code a person who was not born in France but in Spain.
Are INSEE city codes unique?
Yes, the INSEE geographical code repository associates a unique code with a given city.
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- From an INSEE city code
- From a French city name
- From a country name
- What is the french city INSEE code? (Definition)
- How to find a french city INSEE code?
- How to find an INSEE code for an old city?
- Does the INSEE code change if the city changes its name?
- What is the town of birth code?
- What is the French city code?
- How are INSEE city codes determined?
- Why does my INSEE code indicate a foreign country?
- Are INSEE city codes unique?
