The SIRET code (French: ''Système d’identification du répertoire des établissements''), or SIRET number,
[
] is an
INSEE code which allows the geographic identification of any French establishment or business.
Construction
This 14-figure numerical identifier is split into two parts:
* the first is the
SIREN code
SIREN codes are given to French businesses and nonprofit 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 bu ...
of the legal unit to which the SIRET unit belongs;
* the second is usually called the NIC (internal ranking number; French: ''Numéro interne de classement''), and is made up of a four-figure number attributed to the establishment and a control figure used to validate the SIRET number as a whole.
For example, 732 829 320 00074 would refer to the seventh establishment (followed by 4 as the check digit) of the business with SIREN number 732 829 320.
Calculating a valid code
The SIRET number's check digit (the last) that verifies the validity of the SIRET number (SIREN + NIC). It is calculated using the
Luhn formula.
See also
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INSEE
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SIREN code
SIREN codes are given to French businesses and nonprofit 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 bu ...
References
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External links
Definitionon the INSEE website
SIRENE database
National identification numbers