# Institute for National Research in Transportation and Safety

> organization

**Wikidata**: [Q3152427](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3152427)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institut_national_de_recherche_sur_les_transports_et_leur_sécurité)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/institute-for-national-research-in-transportation-and-safety

## Summary
The Institute for National Research in Transportation and Safety (Institut national de recherche sur les transports et leur sécurité, INRETS) was a French public research institute focused on transport and transport safety. Founded in 1985, it conducted research across land, road, rail and water transport and was replaced by IFSTTAR when it was dissolved on 1 January 2011.

## Key Facts
- Founded (inception): 1985.  
- Dissolved / replaced: Dissolved 2011-01-01 and replaced by IFSTTAR.  
- Primary type: French public establishment of a scientific and technological character; research institute (organization).  
- Fields of work: land transport, dependability, car, road network, rail transport operations, and water transport.  
- Location (country): France; located in Villeneuve-d'Ascq.  
- Coordinates (provided): latitude 48.8603, longitude 2.3714.  
- Memberships and affiliations: member of the i-Trans cluster for railways and urban transport, IFSTTAR, and University of Lille.  
- Official website (unit page): http://www.inrets.fr/linstitut/unites-de-recherche-unites-de-service/estas/  
- Common aliases: Institut national de recherche sur les transports et leur sécurité; INRETS; Institut national de recherche sur les transports et leur securite.  
- Authoritative identifiers: ISNI 0000000123228188; VIAF 128687512; Freebase /m/05fcc9k; Library of Congress authority n87112536; idRef 029540399.

## FAQs
### Q: What was the Institute for National Research in Transportation and Safety?
A: It was a French national research institute (INRETS) dedicated to research on transportation systems and safety across multiple modes. It was a public scientific and technological establishment.

### Q: When did INRETS operate and what happened to it?
A: INRETS was established in 1985 and was dissolved on 1 January 2011. It was replaced by IFSTTAR.

### Q: Where was INRETS based?
A: INRETS is listed as located in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France. A set of coordinates provided for the entity are latitude 48.8603 and longitude 2.3714.

### Q: What research areas did INRETS cover?
A: INRETS worked on land transport, road networks, cars, rail transport operations, dependability, and water transport.

## Why It Matters
INRETS was the principal French research institute concentrating on transport systems and their safety during its existence. As a public scientific and technological establishment, it provided focused research capacity on technical, operational and safety issues across multiple transport modes — road, rail and water — and on system dependability. Its membership in specialist clusters and academic partnerships, such as the i-Trans cluster and the University of Lille, positioned it to contribute to applied research, technology transfer and collaboration with industry and regional stakeholders. The institute’s consolidation into IFSTTAR in 2011 reflects institutional reorganization aimed at unifying French research capabilities in transport, infrastructure and safety. For historians, policymakers and transport researchers, INRETS represents a defined period (1985–2011) of national-level, multidisciplinary transport research in France and a lineage that continues under IFSTTAR.

## Notable For
- Being a dedicated French public research institute (INRETS) focused specifically on transport and transport safety.  
- Covering a broad set of transport research domains: land transport, road networks, cars, rail operations, dependability and water transport.  
- Formal membership and collaboration with sector clusters and academia, including the i-Trans cluster and the University of Lille.  
- Institutional transition: formally replaced by IFSTTAR following dissolution on 2011-01-01.  
- Widely indexed in international authority files (ISNI, VIAF, Freebase, Library of Congress, idRef).

## Body
### Overview
- Name (English): Institute for National Research in Transportation and Safety.  
- Name (French / common alias): Institut national de recherche sur les transports et leur sécurité (INRETS).  
- Instance of: organization; research institute; French public establishment of a scientific and technological character.

### History and legal status
- Inception year: 1985.  
- Dissolved / abolished date: 2011-01-01.  
- Replaced by: IFSTTAR.

### Location and contact
- Country: France.  
- Located in: Villeneuve-d'Ascq.  
- Coordinates (as provided): lat 48.8603, lon 2.3714.  
- Website (unit page listed): http://www.inrets.fr/linstitut/unites-de-recherche-unites-de-service/estas/

### Research domains and activities
- Primary fields of work listed: land transport; dependability; car; road network; rail transport operations; water transport.  
- Role: research institute whose primary purpose is research (classification: research institute).

### Affiliations and memberships
- Member of the i-Trans cluster for railways and urban transport.  
- Affiliated with IFSTTAR (and later replaced by IFSTTAR).  
- Institutional affiliation with the University of Lille.

### Identifiers and catalog records
- ISNI: 0000000123228188.  
- VIAF: 128687512.  
- Freebase ID: /m/05fcc9k.  
- Library of Congress authority ID: n87112536.  
- idRef ID: 029540399.  
- Cantic / University of Barcelona authority value: 981058512756206706.  
- National Library of Israel ID: 987007604298105171.  
- Microsoft Academic (discontinued) ID: 199072309.  
- Yale LUX group ID: group/ae7ddab2-abcf-42ac-ad5a-3fe6c31582aa.  
- HCERES organisation id: institut-national-de-recherche-sur-les-transports-et-leur-securite.  
- JORF search organization id: Institute for National Research in Transportation and Safety.  
- Share Catalogue author id: 769841.

### Online and language presence
- Wikipedia title: Institut national de recherche sur les transports et leur sécurité.  
- Wikipedia languages indicated: English and French.  
- Image (file path): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cité_scientifique_IFSTTAR,_Meteo_France_&_parc_technologique.jpg

### Classification and metadata
- Classified under: research institute (organization).  
- Sitelink count (entity): 2.  
- Related class (research institute) sitelink_count noted: 41.

## References

1. Virtual International Authority File
2. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File