Find Open Data
Many public or similar bodies, as well as some companies, make the data they produce available through Open Data websites that allow for online downloading and/or consultation.
It is impossible to list all these portals that concern all sectors, but here are a few examples:
- transport (Ex : SNCF, RATP),
- urban planning (Ex : Atelier Parisien d’Urbanisme),
- higher education and research (Ex : Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation),
- health/medicine (Ex : Base de données publique des médicaments),
- economy (Ex : Banque Mondiale),
- environment (Ex : Ministère TES, Météo France)
It's not difficult to find datasets because you only have to search Google and combine the query with the words "Open Data" to get many results. But there are also some major search engines that can also help:
Open Data Inception which lists more than 2600 Open Data websites worldwide, including more than 400 in France
Open Data Monitor, website funded by the European Union
European Union Open Data website
French website for Open data