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PURPOSE

INSEE is responsible for the production and the analysis of the official statistics in France.
Its best known responsibilities include:
  • Organizing and publishing the census

  • Producing various indices which are widely recognised as being of excellent quality, including a price index measuring Inflation , indices used for determining the rates of rents and the costs associated with construction.

  • Constitutes the French branch of the European Statistical System . Eurostat uses INSEE statistics in combination with those of other national statistical agencies to compile comparable statistics for the EU as a whole. It is also widely recognized as representing France on international questions of statistics.



ORGANIZATION

INSEE is the responsibility of .


INSEE codes and numbers

See Also: INSEE code


INSEE gives numerical indexing codes (French: ''les Codes INSEE'') to various entities in France:
  • INSEE codes (known as '''COG''') are given to various administrative units, notably the French Commune s (they do not coincide with Postcode s). The 'complete' code has 8 digits and 3 spaces within, but there is a popular 'simplified' code with 5 digits and no space within :

  • ---2 digits ('' Département '') and 3 digits (commune) for the 96 ''départements'' of Metropolitan France .

  • ---3 digits (''département'' or collectivity) and 2 digits (commune) for the .


  • INSEE numbers (13 digits + a two-digit key) are National Identification Number s given to people.
    Their format is as follows: ''syymmlllllooo kk'', where

  • --- ''s'' is 1 for a male, 2 for a female for a permanent number; it is 7 for a male, 8 for a female for a temporary number,

  • --- ''yy'' are the last two digits of the year of birth,

  • --- ''mm'' is the month of birth or a number above 20 if the birthdate is unknown

  • --- ''lllll'' is the COG for the location of birth,

  • --- ''ooo'' is an order number to distinguish people being born at the same place in the same year and month.

  • --- 'kk' is the "control key", equal to 97-(the rest of the number Modulo 97).
    There are exceptions for people in particular situations. {Link without Title}

  • SIREN codes are given to Business es and Nonprofit Associations , '''SIRET''' codes to their establishments and facilities ( SIRENE database ).



Teaching and Research

Research and teaching for INSEE is undertake by GENES, or ''Group of the National Schools of the Economy and Statistics'' (French: ''Groupe des '''É'''coles '''N'''ationales d''''É'''conomie et '''S'''tatistique'' which includes:
  • ENSAE (''L'École '''n'''ationale de la '''s'''tatistique et de l''''a'''dministration '''é'''conomique''), a '' Grande école '' which trains INSEE administrators and engineers specialized in statistics, the economy, and finance.

  • ENSAI, (''L'École '''n'''ationale de la '''s'''tatistique et de l''''a'''nalyse de l''''i'''nformation''), an Engineering school.



HISTORY


Public Statistics in France before INSEE

INSEE was preceded by several organizations responsible for the production of public statistics. In . In 1840 it was renamed ''SGF'' or ''General Statistics of France'' (French: ''Statistique '''g'''énérale de la '''F'''rance'').

Under the direction of Lucien March , the SGF expanded its activities. It began investigation of consumption habits in 1907 , following with the periodic investigations on the retail prices in 1911 . In 1920 Alfred Sauvy introduced competitive entrance exams for SGF recruitment.

However, it was whose regional structure is maintained today in INSEE.

René Carmille created an Applied Sciences School (predecessor of the current ENSAE ) in order to specially train members for the SNS .


Creation of INSEE

The SNS was finally transformed into INSEE in 1946 by the law of 27 April 1946 , ''The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Surveys for the metropolis and overseas France'' (French: ''L'Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques pour la métropole et la France d'outre-mer'').


List of Directors of INSEE




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