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Description
French Civil Code articles sourced from the Legifrance API. The dataset contains 3,335 articles, categorized by their legal status: 2,893 are 'En Vigueur' (in force), 440 are 'Abroge' (repealed), and 2 are 'Abroge diff' (differently repealed). The dataset was created by Dr-joss and last updated on May 13, 2026.
Use Cases
Classify legal articles by their status ('En Vigueur', 'Abroge') based on the provided metadata.
Train language models on structured French legal text from the 'content' field.
Analyze the evolution of French civil law by comparing repealed and active articles.
Strengths
Contains 3,335 distinct legal articles, providing a substantial corpus.
Articles are pre-sorted into three datasets based on their legal status, aiding analysis.
Sourced from the official Legifrance API, suggesting an authoritative origin.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
Source
Legifrance API
Collection Method
Data dump from the official French legal database API.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-13 08:40:07; freshness should be verified.
Geography
France
License is unknown; users should verify usage rights before commercial application.