BAN France

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France's official keyless geocoding API for French addresses, served via Pipeworx gateway.

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France's official keyless geocoding API for French addresses, served via Pipeworx gateway.

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Base Adresse Nationale (BAN) MCP — France's official keyless geocoding API

Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1394+ live data sources.

Tools

Tool	Description
`geocode`	Forward-geocode a French address, street, locality or commune. Returns scored GeoJSON matches (score 0-1) with label, coordinates, postcode, citycode (INSEE) and context. France only.
`reverse_geocode`	Reverse-geocode a coordinate to the nearest French address/feature. Returns scored GeoJSON matches with label, postcode, citycode (INSEE), context and distance (metres). France only.
`search_municipality`	Look up a French commune (municipality) by name to resolve its INSEE citycode, postcode, population and centre coordinates. Shortcut for geocode with type=municipality.

Quick Start

Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ban-fr": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/ban-fr/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway for access to all 1394+ data sources:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Using with ask_pipeworx

Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English:

ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Ban Fr data" })

The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.

License

MIT

from github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-ban-fr

Install BAN France in Claude Desktop, Claude Code & Cursor

Recommended · one command, every IDE

unyly install ban-france

Installs into Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor & VS Code — handles npx, uvx and build-from-source repos for you.

First time? Get the CLI: curl -fsSL https://unyly.org/install | sh

Or configure manually

Run in your terminal:

claude mcp add ban-france -- npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-ban-fr

Step-by-step: how to install BAN France

Install BAN France in Claude Desktop Install BAN France in Claude Code Install BAN France in Cursor Install BAN France in VS Code

FAQ

Is BAN France MCP free?

Yes, BAN France MCP is free — one-click install via Unyly at no cost.

Does BAN France need an API key?

No, BAN France runs without API keys or environment variables.

Is BAN France hosted or self-hosted?

Self-hosted: the server runs locally on your machine via the install command above.

How do I install BAN France in Claude Desktop, Claude Code or Cursor?

Open BAN France on unyly.org, pick your client tab (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor) and press Install — the config is generated automatically, no JSON editing.

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