How many legal entities are registered in France?

185,333 legal entities have an LEI registered in France in the GLEIF Golden Copy. Of these, 92,389 have a current ISSUED registration status.

How many active legal entities are in France?

163,938 entities in France have entity_status ACTIVE in the GLEIF Golden Copy. Note that ACTIVE entity status and ISSUED registration status are separate dimensions.

What is the breakdown of LEI registration statuses in France?

ISSUED: 92,389; LAPSED: 71,506; RETIRED: 21,033; DUPLICATE: 293; ANNULLED: 52; PENDING_TRANSFER: 42; PENDING_ARCHIVAL: 18. Source: GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0). ISSUED means the LEI is current and valid; LAPSED means the LEI has not been renewed.

Where can I verify whether a specific legal entity in France has a valid LEI?

Verify individual legal entities at the GLEIF search portal: https://search.gleif.org/. This page reports aggregate counts only — it does not certify the legitimacy of any individual entity and does not give compliance or legal advice.

Registered Legal Entities in France

Q: What is the source of this data on legal entities in France?

All figures come from the GLEIF Golden Copy, published by the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) under a CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) license. Source id: src:gleif:golden-copy:cc0. Data as of: 2026-06-20T03:54:47.908157+00:00.

185,333 legal entities are registered in France in the GLEIF Golden Copy, of which 92,389 have an ISSUED LEI and 163,938 are ACTIVE — per the GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0).

Last updated: June 20, 2026 · Source: GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0)

185,333

Total entities

92,389

ISSUED LEIs

163,938

ACTIVE entities

71,506

LAPSED LEIs

This page reports aggregate counts from the GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0). It informs and compares — it does not certify the legitimacy of any entity and gives no compliance or legal advice. To verify a specific entity or search by LEI, go to search.gleif.org.

LEI registration status in France

Registration status reflects the LEI lifecycle. ISSUED means the LEI is current and valid; LAPSED means the LEI has not been renewed; RETIRED, DUPLICATE, and ANNULLED indicate the LEI is closed or superseded; PENDING_TRANSFER and PENDING_ARCHIVAL indicate a transition state.

Registration status	Count	Share
ISSUED	92,389	50%
LAPSED	71,506	39%
RETIRED	21,033	11%
DUPLICATE	293	0%
ANNULLED	52	0%
PENDING_TRANSFER	42	0%
PENDING_ARCHIVAL	18	0%

Source: GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0).

Entity status in France

Entity status reflects whether the legal entity itself is operating. ACTIVE means the entity is operating; INACTIVE means it has been dissolved, merged, or otherwise ceased operations. Note that entity status and registration status are separate dimensions — an INACTIVE entity may still have an ISSUED LEI.

Entity status	Count	Share
ACTIVE	163,938	88%
INACTIVE	21,032	11%
NULL	363	0%

Source: GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0).

Sources & provenance

Every figure on this page comes from the GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0) (source id src:gleif:golden-copy:cc0), published by the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) under a CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) license: https://www.gleif.org/en/lei-data/gleif-golden-copy.

This page reports aggregate counts only. Individual entity names (legal_name) are never included. To search for a specific entity or LEI, use search.gleif.org.

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