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data.gouv.fr

French government open data platform: thousands of public datasets, mostly under the Etalab open licence.

  • Completely free
  • the web

Overview

data.gouv.fr is an open data source, available on the web.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “French government open data platform: thousands of public datasets, mostly under the Etalab open licence.” — official page, 10 November 2026

At a glance

data.gouv.fr is completely free: no known feature is locked behind a paid plan.

Its licence could not be established at the source: check the terms on the official website.

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from data.gouv.fr (free status) —
  • Last technical check: 6 November 2026
  • Description from data.gouv.fr — Résumé éditorial LicitPro

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