SIREN codes are given to
French business
Business is the practice of making one's living or making money by producing or Trade, buying and selling Product (business), products (such as goods and Service (economics), services). It is also "any activity or enterprise entered into for ...
es and
nonprofit
A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, not-for-profit organization, or simply a nonprofit, is a non-governmental (private) legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public, or so ...
associations, SIRET codes to their establishments and facilities. SIREN codes are maintained by the French
INSEE. This is France-specific, and will not change during the lifetime of the business.
SIREN codes have 9 digits. The first 8 digits are the business reference, the last one is a
check digit
A check digit is a form of redundancy check used for Error detection and correction, error detection on identification numbers, such as bank account numbers, which are used in an application where they will at least sometimes be input manually. It ...
.
French public organizations have 1 or 2 as the first digit.
The check digit uses the
Luhn algorithm.
See also
*
SIRET code
External links
Definitionon the INSEE website
SIRENE database
Geography of France
Statistical data coding
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