The Official Geographic Code, ready to browse and explore.

The COG is the reference dataset that INSEE publishes each year. It lists every commune, department, region, canton, overseas collectivity, and country, and tracks how they change over time. IGN publishes the boundaries, making it possible to view and explore this data on maps.

COG 2026 — Published on February 24, 2026
18 Regions 101 Departments 34 875 Communes 333 Arrondissements 2 293 Cantons 100 Departmental collectivities 9 Overseas collectivities 95 Overseas communes 229 Countries and territories

Archives and history

Creations, deletions, mergers, name or code changes… browse the full history of changes in the COG.

Communes 60 092 Overseas communes 1 545 Overseas territories 103 Countries and territories 488 Extension codes 527

Communal subdivisions

Some communes contain internal subdivisions, inherited from mergers or a specific administrative division.

471 associated communes in 307 communes 2 105 delegated communes in 630 communes 45 municipal arrondissements in Paris, Marseille and Lyon