1939年法国官方支持成立的公共科学研究机构，覆盖所有知识领域。与法国大学及其他所有的研究机构都保持着密切相关的联系，并与国际其他高校和研究合作。以探索生命世界、物质、宇宙和人类社会的运作为使命，致力于将学术科学研究成果回馈社会，为社会整体带来社会、文化与经济利益的科学研究。

In 1939, the French government supported the establishment of a public scientific research institution covering all fields of knowledge. It maintains close ties with French universities and all other research institutes, and cooperates with other international universities and research institutes. With the mission of exploring the operation of the living world, matter, the universe and human society, we are committed to scientific research that gives back the results of academic scientific research to society and brings social, cultural and economic benefits to society as a whole.