Sites like BnF

01 · Entity

About BnF

BnF bnf.fr

Accueil | BnF – Site institutionnel

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Wikidata: national library of France in Paris

Top 10K · #4,690 English 9 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026

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Summary by Claude

Institutional website of the National Library of France, covering its Paris sites, exhibitions, the BnF Museum, catalogues and research databases, and an ask-a-librarian service.

Who it’s for

Researchers, readers, librarians and the general public

Business model

Government funded

• national library
• Catalogue général
• legal deposit
• BnF Museum Richelieu
• library exhibitions
• Gallica digital library
• ask a librarian service
• CCFr union catalogue
• manuscripts and rare books

02 · Embedding space

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1. 01
   CNRS cnrs.fr Top 10K English

   Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)

   Le Centre national de la recherche scientifique est le plus grand organisme public français de recherche scientifique. Il exerce son activité dans

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   Very close cos 0.914
2. 02
   Library of Congress loc.gov Top 1K English

   Home | Library of Congress

   The world's largest library. View historic photos, maps, books and more. Contact experts for help with research. Plan a visit. Home of U.S. Copyright Office.

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3. 03
   National Library of Australia nla.gov.au Top 10K English

   Home | National Library of Australia (NLA)

   national reference library in Canberra, Australia

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4. 04
   CNIL cnil.fr Top 10K English

   Homepage | CNIL

   national French data protection authority

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   Very close cos 0.897
5. 05
   Paris paris.fr Top 10K French

   Paris.fr, site officiel de la Ville de Paris

   capital and most populous city in France

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6. 06
   Libération liberation.fr Top 10K English

   liberation.fr

   French daily newspaper founded in 1973

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7. 07
   Service Public service-public.fr Top 10K French

   Accueil | Service Public

   Service Public - Vos droits et démarches plus simplement

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8. 08
   L'Internaute linternaute.com Top 10K French

   Linternaute.com : Information, loisirs, culture et découvertes...

   Actualité, voyages, photos, cinéma, restaurants, cartes de voeux, tv, musique, encyclopédie... Un magazine en ligne complet, pratique, ludique et gratuit pour tous !

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9. 09
   Le Figaro lefigaro.fr Top 10K French

   Le Figaro - Actualité en direct et informations en continu

   A la Une : Retrouvez toute l'actualité en France, à l'international, l'actualité économique et politique avec Le Figaro

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10. 10
    inria.fr Top 10K English

    Making sure you're not a bot!

    French research institution in computer science

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11. 11
    Smithsonian Institution si.edu Top 10K English

    Smithsonian request verification

    group of museums and research centers administered by the United States government

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12. 12
    National Archives and Records Administration archives.gov Top 10K English

    National Archives | Home

    National Archives and Records Administration

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13. 13
    PagesJaunes pagesjaunes.fr Top 10K French

    pagesjaunes : Trouvez plus que des coordonnées.

    telephone and business directory

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14. 14
    Internet Archive archive.org Top 1K English

    Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine

    U.S. non-profit organization and digital archive

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    0 say Internet Archive is a good alternative to BnF 0 say Internet Archive isn’t a real alternative to BnF

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15. 15
    Radio France radiofrance.fr Top 10K French

    Radio France | Écoutez en ligne vos radios

    Retrouvez les radios en direct et replay, les podcasts originaux et la musique de France Inter, franceinfo, ICI, France Culture, France Musique, Fip, Mouv'. Écoutez en ligne tous les programmes de Radio France.

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    Close cos 0.884
16. 16
    Les Échos lesechos.fr Top 10K

    French news website and daily newspaper

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17. 17
    unfccc.int Top 10K

    international treaty

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18. 18
    Fnac fnac.com Top 10K English

    fnac.com

    French multinational electronics store chain

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19. 19
    Open Library openlibrary.org Top 10K English

    Welcome to Open Library | Open Library

    Open Library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Read, borrow, and discover more than 3M books for free.

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20. 20
    Palácio do Planalto planalto.gov.br Top 10K

    Acesso Negado!

    palace in Brasília, Brazil

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04 · Fingerprints

Technology

What BnF is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.