# Treats Observatory (Observatoire Treats)

> Public data on veterinary practice in France, published by TREATS SAS (publisher of the Treats veterinary software, https://www.treats.vet/en/). Dated, versioned studies; CSV and JSON data at stable URLs; CC BY 4.0 licence (attribution "Observatoire Treats"); published methodology. Public data only: no data from client practices, no personal data. Full studies are in French: https://data.treats.vet/llms.txt

## Veterinary businesses in France (November 2026 edition)

- As of 7 November 2026, the INSEE SIRENE business register lists 14,708 active establishments whose main activity is "veterinary activities" (NAF code 75.00Z), across mainland France and its overseas territories.
- These establishments belong to 12,905 active veterinary businesses (legal units): 66.5% are sole traders and 18.0% are SELARLs, the French limited-liability company for regulated professions.
- Companies and other legal entities run 5,971 of the 14,708 active veterinary establishments; the other 8,737 are registered by sole traders, only 732 of whom employ at least one member of staff.
- France has 21.6 active veterinary establishments per 100,000 inhabitants: 58.9 in the best-served département (Creuse) and 5.2 in the least-served (Seine-Saint-Denis), based on SIRENE as of 7 November 2026 and INSEE 2023 population figures.
- In 2025, 580 veterinary businesses were set up in France and 731 ceased trading, according to the SIRENE register.
- As of 7 November 2026, 882 veterinary businesses run at least two active establishments; together they account for 3,036, or 20.6% of all veterinary establishments.

- [English summary](https://data.treats.vet/en/studies/veterinary-businesses-in-france/)
- [Full study, in French](https://data.treats.vet/etudes/structures-veterinaires/)
- [CSV data (long format)](https://data.treats.vet/etudes/structures-veterinaires/2026-11/data.csv) · [JSON data](https://data.treats.vet/etudes/structures-veterinaires/2026-11/data.json)
- Citation: Observatoire Treats (TREATS SAS), "Veterinary businesses in France", November 2026 edition, version 1.0, based on the INSEE SIRENE register (data collected on 7 November 2026), https://data.treats.vet/etudes/structures-veterinaires/2026-11/, CC BY 4.0 licence.

## More

- [Full English content in Markdown](https://data.treats.vet/en/llms-full.txt) · [RSS feed](https://data.treats.vet/en/rss.xml)
- Press and corrections: maxime.lacherade@treats.vet