This document describes the procedures developed by the National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies for the validation of census data in France. It sets out the method adopted for calculating the population of a given district, followed by the validation procedures applied to all the data sources used in calculating the population of a district.

Paper presented at the Joint UNECE/Eurostat Meeting on Population and Housing Censuses, Geneva, 13-15 May 2008.

[Paper also available in French and Russian]