Lieux-dits
Named places without a street number, common in rural communes.
Geocoding addresses in France
France is the first country on Addrova, built on the Base Adresse Nationale (BAN), the official national address register.
Source and licence
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Source | Base Adresse Nationale (BAN), maintained with the communes |
| Licence | Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab): commercial reuse allowed with attribution |
| Attribution shown | Source: Base Adresse Nationale, Licence Ouverte 2.0 |
| Update frequency | To be confirmed at launch |
| Measured match rate | Published with the public benchmark once it is complete |
We do not announce a coverage or accuracy figure before it is measured on a public, reproducible sample.
French specifics we handle
CEDEX and PO boxes
Business mail destinations such as CEDEX and BP are recognised and normalised.
Merged communes
Communes nouvelles and their former communes.
Overseas territories
DOM-COM coverage depends on the completeness of the BAN there and will be stated per territory.
Messy input
Abbreviations, typos and missing parts are repaired and scored, as described on the pricing page.
When the free national API is enough
The public address API of the French state is free and good for occasional lookups. Consider Addrova when you need a contract and availability target, stored results with a clear licence, repair of messy addresses, batch files, or one API for several European countries.
France questions
Do I have to credit the BAN?
Yes. Licence Ouverte 2.0 requires attribution. Each Addrova response carries the source and licence so you can display them.
Are live examples available?
Not yet. Example requests and responses will be added when the service is live.