Device for detecting passage of individuals.

The invention relates to a detection device (100) of passage of individuals in the form of a carpet comprising: - a printed circuit (104) one face of which carries a plurality of switches provided to change state under a pressure exerted by a foot or a wheel and at least one of the faces carries at least one electronic component (112) only undergoing no pressure of said foot, and - for the or each face carrying at least one electronic component (112), a protective layer (106) fixed against said face and incompressible under the weight of individuals / carriages, the or each electronic component (112) being housed in a hole (110) of said layer of incompressible protection (106).