## Profile Comparison between https://hl7.fr/ig/fhir/core/StructureDefinition/fr-core-address vs https://hl7.fr/ig/fhir/core/StructureDefinition/fr-core-address

Left: | FR Core Address Profile (https://hl7.fr/ig/fhir/core/StructureDefinition/fr-core-address)
Right: | FR Core Address Profile (https://hl7.fr/ig/fhir/core/StructureDefinition/fr-core-address)

### Messages

Error | StructureDefinition.version | Values for version differ: '2.1.0' vs '2.2.0-ballot'
Information | StructureDefinition.date | Values for date differ: '2024-09-04T09:58:56+02:00' vs '2025-11-17T13:34:13+01:00'
Information | StructureDefinition.comment | Values for comment differ: 'Note: address is intended to describe postal addresses for administrative purposes, not to describe absolute geographical coordinates. Postal addresses are often used as proxies for physical locations (also see the [Location](location.html#) resource).' vs 'Note: address is intended to describe postal addresses for administrative purposes, not to describe absolute geographical coordinates. Postal addresses are often used as proxies for physical locations (also see the [Location](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/location.html#) resource).'
Information | StructureDefinition.comment | Values for comment differ: 'The definition of Address states that 'address is intended to describe postal addresses, not physical locations'. However, many applications track whether an address has a dual purpose of being a location that can be visited as well as being a valid delivery destination, and Postal addresses are often used as proxies for physical locations (also see the [Location](location.html#) resource).' vs 'The definition of Address states that 'address is intended to describe postal addresses, not physical locations'. However, many applications track whether an address has a dual purpose of being a location that can be visited as well as being a valid delivery destination, and Postal addresses are often used as proxies for physical locations (also see the [Location](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/location.html#) resource).'

### Metadata

Name | Value | Comments
--- | --- | ---
​abstract | false |
​baseDefinition | http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Address |
​copyright |  |
​date | 2024-09-04T09:58:56+02:00 | 2025-11-17T13:34:13+01:00 | Values Differ
​description | French profile of Address datatype | Profil du type de données Address pour la France, ce profil ajoute le code insee à l'adresse. Une cohérence entre code commune (COG), code postal et nom de commune doit être assurée. | Profil du type de données Address pour la France, ce profil ajoute le code insee à l'adresse. Une cohérence entre code commune (COG), code postal et nom de commune doit être assurée. French profile of Address datatype | Values Differ
​experimental |  |
​fhirVersion | 4.0.1 |
​jurisdiction |  |
​jurisdiction[0] | urn:iso:std:iso:3166#FR |
​kind | complex-type |
​name | FRCoreAddressProfile |
​publisher | Interop'Santé |
​purpose |  |
​status | active |
​title | FR Core Address Profile |
​type | Address |
​url | https://hl7.fr/ig/fhir/core/StructureDefinition/fr-core-address |
​version | 2.1.0 | 2.2.0-ballot | Values Differ

### Structure

Nom | L Flags | L Card. | L Type | L Description & Constraints | R Flags | R Card. | R Type | R Description & Constraints | Commentaires
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
​ Address |  | 0..* | Address | An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location definition formats) |  | 0..* | Address | An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location definition formats) |
​ id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |
​ Slices pour extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url |
​ use | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | ​home | work | temp | old | billing - purpose of this address Binding: ?? (required): The use of an address. Exemple General: home | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | ​home | work | temp | old | billing - purpose of this address Binding: ?? (required): The use of an address. Exemple General: home |
​ type | Σ | 0..1 | code | ​postal | physical | both Binding: ?? (required): The type of an address (physical / postal). Exemple General: both | Σ | 0..1 | code | ​postal | physical | both Binding: ?? (required): The type of an address (physical / postal). Exemple General: both |
​ text | Σ | 0..1 | string | Text representation of the address Exemple General: 137 Nowhere Street, Erewhon 9132 | Σ | 0..1 | string | Text representation of the address Exemple General: 137 Nowhere Street, Erewhon 9132 |
​ line | Σ | 0..* | string | Street name, number, direction & P.O. Box etc. This repeating element order: The order in which lines should appear in an address label Exemple General: 137 Nowhere Street | Σ | 0..* | string | Street name, number, direction & P.O. Box etc. This repeating element order: The order in which lines should appear in an address label Exemple General: 137 Nowhere Street |
​ city | Σ | 0..1 | string | Les communes existantes sont définies ici : https://public.opendatasoft.com/explore/dataset/correspondance-code-insee-code-postal/table. Exemple General: Erewhon | Σ | 0..1 | string | Les communes existantes sont définies ici : https://public.opendatasoft.com/explore/dataset/correspondance-code-insee-code-postal/table. Exemple General: Erewhon |
​ district | Σ | 0..1 | string | District name (aka county) Exemple General: Madison | Σ | 0..1 | string | District name (aka county) Exemple General: Madison |
​ state | Σ | 0..1 | string | Sub-unit of country (abbreviations ok) | Σ | 0..1 | string | Sub-unit of country (abbreviations ok) |
​ postalCode | Σ | 0..1 | string | Postal code for area Exemple General: 9132 | Σ | 0..1 | string | Postal code for area Exemple General: 9132 |
​ country | Σ | 0..1 | string | Country (will be ISO 3166 3 letter code; code=FRA for France) | Σ | 0..1 | string | Country (will be ISO 3166 3 letter code; code=FRA for France) |
​ period | Σ | 0..1 | Period | Time period when address was/is in use Exemple General: {"start":"2010-03-23","end":"2010-07-01"} | Σ | 0..1 | Period | Time period when address was/is in use Exemple General: {"start":"2010-03-23","end":"2010-07-01"} |
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