French manufacturing companies
33,770 active SAS, SARL and SA companies with at least 10 employees in manufacturing, from INSEE Sirene. 16,967 of them were founded before 2000.
By size
- 250+ employees1,455 (4%)
- 50–249 employees5,977 (18%)
- 10–49 employees26,338 (78%)
By year founded
- Before 199010,473 (31%)
- In the 1990s6,494 (19%)
- In the 2000s6,349 (19%)
- 2010 or later10,454 (31%)
By region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes5,683 (17%)
- Île-de-France4,395 (13%)
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine3,145 (9%)
- Grand Est3,094 (9%)
- Hauts-de-France2,774 (8%)
- Pays de la Loire2,599 (8%)
- Occitanie2,501 (7%)
- Bretagne1,895 (6%)
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté1,842 (5%)
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur1,826 (5%)
- Normandie1,643 (5%)
- Centre-Val de Loire1,339 (4%)
Examples from the register
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| Company | Activity | Location | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISTILLERIE DE GIRONDE | Production de boissons alcooliques distillées | Javrezac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 1980 |
| MOULINS DE CHARS SA | Meunerie | Chars, Île-de-France | 1970 |
| GROUPE ENKI | Réparation d'équipements électriques | Mougins, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 1993 |
| MACARONS GOURMANDS | Pâtisserie | Paris, Île-de-France | 1999 |
| LINDSAY EUROPE | Fabrication de machines agricoles et forestières | La Chapelle-D'Aligne, Pays de la Loire | 1993 |
| SARL DENIS GUILLET | Réparation de machines et équipements mécaniques | Conde-Sur-Vire, Normandie | 1999 |
| SOCIETE D'AFFUTAGE DE L'ARMOR | Réparation d'ouvrages en métaux | Spezet, Bretagne | 1992 |
| MAUGUIN CITAGRI | Fabrication de machines agricoles et forestières | Saint-Berthevin, Pays de la Loire | 2006 |
About this data
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Other sectors in France
- Wholesale & retail 48,735
- Construction 30,191
- Hospitality 26,752
- Professional services 21,898
- Business services 15,770
- Transport & logistics 13,454
- Healthcare & pharma 10,663
- Software & IT services 7,892
- Financial services 4,331
- Real estate 3,085
- Leisure & culture 3,068
- Education 2,766
- Agriculture 2,291
- Media & telecom 2,249
- Energy & utilities 2,002
- Mining & extraction 395