Ranked list of French regions

The following are ranked lists of French regions. Population figures are official January 2008 estimates.

By population

These figures are from the most recent census in 2010. The total population of France including the overseas departments was 64,612,940. Of this, 2.9% was outside of Europe.

Rank Region Population
(2010)		 % Density
(2010)
1 Île-de-France 11,786,234 18.3% 981
2 Rhône-Alpes 6,230,691 9.6% 143
3 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur 4,899,155 7.6% 156
4 Nord-Pas de Calais 4,038,157 6.3% 325
5 Pays de la Loire 3,571,495 5.5% 111
6 Aquitaine 3,232,352 5.0% 78
7 Brittany 3,199,066 4.9% 118
8 Midi-Pyrénées 2,881,756 4.4% 64
9 Languedoc-Roussillon 2,636,350 4.1% 96
10 Centre 2,548,065 4.0% 65
11 Lorraine 2,350,920 3.7% 100
12 Picardy 1,914,844 3.0% 99
13 Alsace 1,845,687 2.9% 223
14 Upper Normandy 1,836,954 2.8% 149
15 Poitou-Charentes 1,770,363 2.7% 69
16 Burgundy 1,642,115 2.6% 52
17 Lower Normandy 1,473,494 2.3% 84
18 Auvergne 1,347,387 2.1% 52
19 Champagne-Ardenne 1,335,923 2.1% 52
20 Franche-Comté 1,171,763 1.8% 72
21 Réunion 828,581 1.3% 330
22 Limousin 742,771 1.1% 44
23 Guadeloupe 403,355 0.6% 248
24 Martinique 394,173 0.6% 349
25 Corsica 309,693 0.5% 36
26 French Guiana 229,040 0.3% 3
Total 64,612,940 100% 101

By area

The total area of France is 635,775 km², of which 543,974 km² (85.6%) is in Europe.[1]

Rank Region Area (km²) %
(total)		 %
(European
France)		 Density
1 French Guiana 83,534 13.2%   3
2 Midi-Pyrénées 45,348 7.2% 8.3% 62
3 Rhône-Alpes 43,698 6.9% 8.0% 140
4 Aquitaine 41,308 6.5% 7.6% 77
5 Centre 39,151 6.2% 7.2% 65
6 Pays de la Loire 32,082 5.1% 5.9% 109
7 Burgundy 31,582 5.0% 5.8% 52
8 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur 31,400 5.0% 5.8% 156
9 Languedoc-Roussillon 27,376 4.3% 5.0% 95
10 Brittany 27,208 4.3% 5.0% 115
11 Auvergne 26,013 4.1% 4.8% 52
12 Poitou-Charentes 25,810 4.1% 4.7% 68
13 Champagne-Ardenne 25,606 4.0% 4.7% 52
14 Lorraine 23,547 3.7% 4.3% 99
15 Picardy 19,399 3.1% 3.6% 98
16 Lower Normandy 17,589 2.8% 3.2% 83
17 Limousin 16,942 2.7% 3.1% 43
18 Franche-Comté 16,202 2.6% 3.0% 72
19 Nord-Pas de Calais 12,414 2.0% 2.3% 324
20 Upper Normandy 12,317 1.9% 2.3% 147
21 Île-de-France 12,012 1.9% 2.2% 974
22 Corsica 8,680 1.4% 1.6% 35
23 Alsace 8,280 1.3% 1.5% 222
24 Réunion 2,504 0.4%   320
25 Guadeloupe 1,628 0.3%   249
26 Martinique 1,128 0.2%   356
  Total 632,760 100%   101

By density

The population of France has a density of 94.9 people per square kilometre, including the overseas regions, and 107.8 people per square kilometre excluding them.

Rank Region Population Area (km²) Density
1 Île-de-France 11,694,000 12,012 974
2 Martinique 402,000 1,128 356
3 Nord-Pas de Calais 4,022,000 12,414 324
4 Réunion 802,000 2,504 320
5 Guadeloupe 405,500 1,628 249
6 Alsace 1,836,000 8,280 222
7 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur 4,891,000 31,400 156
8 Upper Normandy 1,815,000 12,317 147
9 Rhône-Alpes 6,121,000 43,698 140
10 Brittany 3,139,000 27,208 115
11 Pays de la Loire 3,508,000 32,082 109
12 Lorraine 2,337,000 23,547 99
13 Picardy 1,900,000 19,399 98
14 Languedoc-Roussillon 2,594,000 27,376 95
15 Lower Normandy 1,463,000 17,589 83
16 Aquitaine 3,170,000 41,308 77
17 Franche-Comté 1,159,000 16,202 72
18 Poitou-Charentes 1,743,000 25,810 68
19 Centre 2,538,000 39,151 65
20 Midi-Pyrénées 2,833,000 45,348 62
21 Burgundy 1,631,000 31,582 52
22 Auvergne 1,341,000 26,013 52
23 Champagne-Ardenne 1,334,000 25,606 52
24 Limousin 735,000 16,942 43
25 Corsica 302,000 8,680 35
26 French Guiana 221,500 83,534 3
Total 63,937,000 632,760 101

See also

References

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