This diagram reveals the distribution of companies created in France between 2012 and 2024, by legal form. It displays that despite limited liability companies (French: SARL) being the majority of new businesses created from 2012 to 2014, in France, their proportion has steadily declined to become the second most common legal form among new companies. Simplified joint-stock companies (French: SAS) accounted for  percent of business creations in 2024.
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Insee. (February 4, 2025). Distribution of companies created in France between 2012 and 2024, by legal structure [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/1011109/businesses-creation-legal-status-france/
Insee. "Distribution of companies created in France between 2012 and 2024, by legal structure ." Chart. February 4, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/1011109/businesses-creation-legal-status-france/
Insee. (2025). Distribution of companies created in France between 2012 and 2024, by legal structure . ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/1011109/businesses-creation-legal-status-france/
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