NAFFrance2025

Nomenclature d'Activités Française

France’s official activity nomenclature, maintained by INSEE. NAF 2025 is NACE Rev. 2.1 at its first four levels plus a French letter-suffixed subclass level (the code an enterprise receives as its APE).

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How a NAF code is built

Each digit narrows the activity from the broadest sector down to a specific national industry. Here's how 01.11Y decomposes:

A · 01.11Y

SectionAgriculture, forestry & fishing

DivisionCrop & animal production

01.1

GroupGrowing of non-perennial crops

01.11

ClassCultivation of cereals

01.11Y

SubclassCultivation of cereals

Structure at a glance

Level	Digits	Count	Example
Section	Letter	22	A Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Division	2-digit	87	01 Crop and animal production
Group	3-digit	287	01.1 Growing of non-perennial crops
Class	4-digit	651	01.11 Cultivation of cereals
Subclass	4-digit + letter	747	01.11Y Cultivation of cereals

Browse sections

AAgriculture, forestry and fishing BExtractive industries CManufacturing industry DProduction and distribution of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning EWater production and distribution ; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities FConstruction GTrade HTransportation and warehousing IAccommodation and food JPublishing, broadcast, and production activities and distribution of content KTelecommunications, computer programming, consulting, it infrastructure and other service activities computer LFinancial and insurance activities MReal estate activities NActivities professional, scientific and technical OService activities administrative and support PPublic administration and defence ; compulsory social security QEducation RHuman health activities and social action SArts, sports, and recreational activities TOther service activities UActivities of households as employers ; undifferentiated activities of households as producers of goods and services for own use VThe activities of organizations and agencies extraterritorial

History

The Nomenclature d’Activités Française has mirrored NACE since 1993 (révisions in 2003 and 2008). The 2025 edition aligns with NACE Rev. 2.1 and renews the national subclass level.

Usage & importance

Assigned by INSEE to every French enterprise and establishment (code APE) and used across statistics, social security and public procurement. Levels 1–4 are exactly NACE Rev. 2.1.

Revision timeline

1993

NAF 1993

First NACE-aligned edition

2008

NAF rév. 2

NACE Rev. 2 alignment

2025

NAF 2025

Current edition (NACE Rev. 2.1)

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