# INSEE Commune Statistics Lookup

> INSEE Commune Statistics Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from api.x-402.online, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status down (last checked 2026-09-15).

Returns population, area, computed density, department, region, and EPCI data for a French commune by INSEE code

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.x-402.online/v1/fr/insee-commune
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: down
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/insee-commune-statistics-lookup-f73e6d22
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_1GbTQcox373rWzvNM8wyA

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability insee-commune-statistics-lookup-f73e6d22 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: What are the population, area, density, department, and region for the French commune with INSEE code 75056?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need structured administrative and demographic data for a specific French commune identified by its INSEE code, especially when you need computed density or EPCI grouping alongside population and area in a single call.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or non-existent INSEE code returns an error or empty result
- Missing required ?insee= query parameter causes a 400 or similar error
- Payment not processed results in 402 Payment Required response
- Commune data not available for overseas territories or special communes

## Output

Returns a JSON object containing the commune's population, surface area in km², computed population density, department code and name, region code and name, and EPCI (intercommunal grouping) details for the queried INSEE commune code.

## More

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