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How many companies enter collective proceedings, where, in which sectors, and which way the trend goes. A leading indicator of the local economy for owners, elected officials, banks and analysts.
Data as of 24 Oct 2026, source BODACC, opening judgments counted on their publication day.
Openings over 30 days
7,892
+63 % versus the previous 30 days
Openings over 12 months
76,284
0 % year on year
Share of direct liquidations
71 %
53,789 liquidations without prior receivership
Business sales over 12 months
47,224
-1 % year on year
Collective proceedings opened per month
Thirty-six rolling months, all courts. The current month is partial and excluded from yearly comparisons.
| Month | Safeguards | Receiverships | Direct liquidations | Total | Business sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11 | 110 | 1,782 | 4,568 | 6,425 | 5,762 |
| 2025-12 | 176 | 2,212 | 5,255 | 7,598 | 3,332 |
| 2026-01 | 110 | 1,617 | 4,230 | 5,892 | 3,352 |
| 2026-02 | 118 | 1,891 | 4,946 | 6,867 | 3,733 |
| 2026-03 | 108 | 1,914 | 4,509 | 6,500 | 3,718 |
| 2026-04 | 128 | 1,909 | 5,286 | 7,290 | 3,830 |
| 2026-05 | 78 | 1,657 | 4,072 | 5,807 | 3,925 |
| 2026-06 | 112 | 1,806 | 4,569 | 6,489 | 3,886 |
| 2026-07 | 170 | 1,932 | 4,583 | 6,700 | 4,719 |
| 2026-08 | 86 | 793 | 1,968 | 2,852 | 3,514 |
| 2026-09 | 85 | 1,545 | 4,349 | 5,999 | 3,101 |
| 2026-10 | 111 | 1,863 | 4,227 | 6,207 | 3,040 |
Openings by department over twelve months
Most affected departments
- 1.Paris (75)5,865+5 %
- 2.Nord (59)2,960+11 %
- 3.Seine-Saint-Denis (93)2,862+2 %
- 4.Gironde (33)2,832+3 %
- 5.Bouches-du-Rhône (13)2,718-1 %
- 6.Rhône (69)2,714+4 %
- 7.Seine-et-Marne (77)2,303-3 %
- 8.Hauts-de-Seine (92)1,859+33 %
- 9.Hérault (34)1,704+12 %
- 10.Loire-Atlantique (44)1,540+2 %
- 11.Isère (38)1,536+7 %
- 12.Haute-Garonne (31)1,493-7 %
| Area | Safeguards | Receiverships | Direct liquidations | Total | Previous 12 months | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Île-de-France | 201 | 3,518 | 14,381 | 18,103 | 17,737 | +2 % |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 188 | 2,659 | 7,310 | 10,140 | 9,714 | +4 % |
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 254 | 2,216 | 5,163 | 7,628 | 7,587 | +1 % |
| Occitanie | 143 | 2,069 | 4,572 | 6,805 | 6,746 | +1 % |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 126 | 2,972 | 3,617 | 6,700 | 6,761 | -1 % |
| Hauts-de-France | 73 | 1,476 | 4,126 | 5,695 | 5,701 | 0 % |
| Pays de la Loire | 82 | 988 | 2,664 | 3,745 | 3,611 | +4 % |
| Grand Est | 56 | 1,185 | 2,344 | 3,251 | 4,146 | -22 % |
| Normandie | 45 | 770 | 2,300 | 3,113 | 3,560 | -13 % |
| Bretagne | 63 | 805 | 1,867 | 2,744 | 2,884 | -5 % |
| Centre-Val de Loire | 85 | 1,007 | 1,590 | 2,691 | 2,707 | -1 % |
| Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 65 | 738 | 1,707 | 2,509 | 2,571 | -2 % |
| La Réunion | 13 | 437 | 908 | 1,363 | 1,055 | +29 % |
| Corse | 12 | 160 | 371 | 544 | 587 | -7 % |
| Martinique | 2 | 137 | 391 | 527 | 508 | +4 % |
| Guadeloupe | 10 | 127 | 375 | 512 | 447 | +15 % |
| Guyane | 12 | 94 | 90 | 195 | 154 | +27 % |
| Mayotte | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 46 | -61 % |
| Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
Sectors of companies entering proceedings
Out of the 13,970 openings of the last 90 days whose NAF code was found in the national register. The most frequent activities are shown as declared to the registry.
- GTrade, vehicle repair3,220 · 23 %
- FConstruction2,628 · 19 %
- IAccommodation and food services2,354 · 17 %
- MProfessional, scientific and technical968 · 7 %
- CManufacturing957 · 7 %
- NAdministrative and support services739 · 5 %
- SOther services606 · 4 %
- HTransport and storage565 · 4 %
- LReal estate463 · 3 %
- JInformation and communication459 · 3 %
- KFinance and insurance300 · 2 %
- PEducation213 · 2 %
- RArts, entertainment and recreation195 · 1 %
- AAgriculture, forestry and fishing142 · 1 %
- QHealth and social work120 · 1 %
- DEnergy22 · 0 %
- EWater, waste and remediation16 · 0 %
- BMining and quarrying3 · 0 %
Most cited activities
- Restauration traditionnelle312
- Restauration de type rapide226
- Travaux de maçonnerie générale et gros oeuvre de bâtiment177
- sans activité.167
- Débits de boissons131
- Commerce de voitures et de véhicules automobiles légers90
- Activités des sièges sociaux79
- Commerce de détail d'habillement en magasin spécialisé77
- Boulangerie et boulangerie-pâtisserie76
- Entretien et réparation de véhicules automobiles légers75
- Coiffure70
- Travaux d'installation électrique dans tous locaux67
What becomes of the opened cases
Of the 4,521 receiverships and safeguards opened over twelve months, 301 have already received a decision published in the BODACC: sale plan (takeover by a third party), continuation plan, conversion into liquidation or closing. The others are still in their observation period.
Sale plans
4
0% of openings
Continuation plans
0
0% of openings
Conversions into liquidation
282
6% of openings
Closings
15
0% of openings
Median delay between opening and decision: 56 days.
| Court | Openings | Sale plans | Continuation plans | Conversions into liquidation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tribunal des Activités Economiques de Marseille | 191 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Tribunal de Commerce de Montpellier | 170 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Tribunal des Activités Economiques de Versailles | 152 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Tribunal des Activités Economiques de Paris | 141 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tribunal de Commerce de Bobigny | 132 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Tribunal de Commerce de Bordeaux | 127 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Tribunal des Activités Economiques de Lyon | 117 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Tribunal des Activités Economiques d'Avignon | 98 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Tribunal de Commerce de Meaux | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tribunal de Commerce d'Amiens | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Companies to take over by region
- Companies to take over in Île-de-France
- Companies to take over in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Companies to take over in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Companies to take over in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Companies to take over in Occitanie
- Companies to take over in Hauts-de-France
- Companies to take over in Pays de la Loire
- Companies to take over in Normandie
- Companies to take over in Centre-Val de Loire
- Companies to take over in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Companies to take over in Bretagne
- Companies to take over in Grand Est
- Companies to take over in La Réunion
- Companies to take over in Corse
- Companies to take over in Martinique
- Companies to take over in Guadeloupe
Companies to take over by sector
- Takeovers: Retail and wholesale
- Takeovers: Construction
- Takeovers: Hotels and restaurants
- Takeovers: Consulting and engineering
- Takeovers: Manufacturing
- Takeovers: Business services
- Takeovers: Personal services
- Takeovers: Transport and logistics
- Takeovers: Real estate
- Takeovers: Tech and media
- Takeovers: Finance and insurance
- Takeovers: Education and training
- Takeovers: Culture, sport, leisure
- Takeovers: Agriculture and fishing
- Takeovers: Health and social care
Method and definitions
Source: the official bulletin of civil and commercial announcements (BODACC), published by the French legal information directorate under the Open Licence. Every opening judgment of a safeguard, receivership or court liquidation is published there a few days after the court's decision.
Counting: an opening is counted on its BODACC publication day, once per company and per procedure. Corrective notices, claim statements, approved plans and closings are not counted. Direct liquidations are those opened without prior receivership; conversions of receiverships into liquidations are not in this series.
Geography: the department and region are those of the publishing registry, usually the head office's. Overseas territories appear in the tables and not on the map.
Sectors: the NAF code is not published in the BODACC; it is retrieved from the national company register for the openings of the last 90 days. Shares are computed on that sample, shown above the list.
Reading: a year-on-year rise in openings in a department signals a local downturn six to twelve months ahead of employment. The ratio of direct liquidations to receiverships measures companies' ability to reach the court before cash runs out completely. The series can be downloaded as CSV for your own analyses.
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