42 - CIVIL ENGINEERING Companies in France
Approximately 51,156 real businesses classified under 42 - Civil engineering in France, with officer, shareholder and beneficial ownership records sourced directly from official government registries.
Approximately 51,156 real businesses classified under 42 - Civil engineering operate in France. Covers companies officially classified under NAF Rev.2 code 42 (Civil engineering), part of France's NAF Rev.2 classification of economic activities. This division is one of the sub-sectors making up the broader Construction sector. Ownership, beneficial-ownership disclosure and company-registration rules for businesses under this specific activity code follow the same general framework that applies across Construction in France.
24 companies under this specific code are indexed on Zavia so far, part of a continually growing dataset.
Beneficial-ownership and registration rules for Construction companies in France follow the same national framework as every other sector there.
Full France beneficial ownership overviewTop 42 - Civil engineering Companies in France
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Data Coverage
Record counts for SIC Code F in France, as of the last reconciliation.
Section F is 8% of the France register by entity count and its 4th largest sector — see all sectors.
Analysis
What this data actually tells you
Construction sits among France’s largest sectors by entity count, and much of that scale is at the smaller end — sole-trader artisans (registered on the Répertoire des Métiers rather than the commercial register) doing energy-renovation and small-works alongside SAS and SARL main contractors. Energy-efficiency subcontracting has just been tightened: from 1 January 2026 renovation work on a single dwelling is limited to two subcontracting levels, and from 1 January 2027 the billing company itself must hold the RGE (Reconnu Garant de l’Environnement) certification rather than relying on a certified subcontractor further down the chain.
For counterparty checks, that shift matters because RGE status and subcontracting depth aren’t visible in a standard company filing — they sit in a separate certification and disclosure regime the client is legally required to be told about before signing. Verifying a construction counterparty for public-aid-eligible work now means confirming who’s actually certified, not just who’s registered and who signed the contract.
France Construction, by the register
Charts render from live counts. Modules are suppressed where coverage is too thin to be meaningful.
Entities by sub-sector
SIC division level, live from official registries.
Active vs. inactive
Section F entities currently on the register as active, vs. struck off or dormant.
Company size, by disclosed headcount
By number of employees on file, Section F, France. 38,390 entities with no disclosed headcount are not counted in any band.
Who uses France construction ownership data
The three checks this sector's data is most often run for.
RGE-label and subcontractor chain screening
From 1 January 2026, energy-renovation work is capped at two subcontracting levels for single dwellings, and from 1 January 2027 the company that bills the work must itself hold the RGE label — pushing verification down the subcontracting chain rather than stopping at the contract signatory.
Public tender and contractor eligibility
French public construction contracts require bidders to prove tax, insurance and labour compliance before award; a large share of the sector’s smaller entities are artisan-registered rather than commercially incorporated, which changes what’s checkable in the standard company register.
Trade-credit and payment-chain exposure
Construction runs on long subcontracting chains where a main contractor’s payment default cascades to sub-contractors with little of their own cash buffer; assessing exposure on one entity in the chain increasingly means checking who’s above and below it.
Sub-sectors within Construction
SIC divisions inside this section, each with its own France company directory.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many companies are classified under 42 - Civil engineering in France?
Approximately 51,156 businesses are classified under 42 - Civil engineering in France.
What does NAF Rev.2 code 42 cover?
42 - Civil engineering is the official name for this activity under France's NAF Rev.2 classification of economic activities. It is a sub-category within the broader Construction sector.
How is this different from the broader Construction category?
Construction is the top-level sector; NAF Rev.2 code 42 identifies one specific activity within it, letting you narrow a search to exactly this business type rather than the whole sector.
What ownership information is available for these companies?
The same beneficial-ownership, shareholder and officer disclosure framework applies as for any other company in France, regardless of its specific activity classification. See the individual company profile for the full ownership picture, or the Construction sector overview for the general national framework.
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