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NUTS 3 areas of France by active enterprises

Paris had the highest active enterprises of 101 areas in 2021, at 404,859. Mayotte had the lowest, at 3,231. The median was 32,517 and the figure for France was 4.83 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest404,859Paris
Lowest3,231Mayotte
Median32,517101 areas
France4,827,641History

Top 40 areas, 2021

Paris: 404,859 countParis404,859Bouches-du-Rhône: 177,398 countBouches-du-Rhône177,398Rhône: 163,993 countRhône163,993Gironde: 144,154 countGironde144,154Hauts-de-Seine: 141,606 countHauts-de-Seine141,606Nord: 137,938 countNord137,938Alpes-Maritimes: 124,448 countAlpes-Maritimes124,448Haute-Garonne: 112,919 countHaute-Garonne112,919Hérault: 110,225 countHérault110,225Seine-Saint-Denis: 107,992 countSeine-Saint-Denis107,992Var: 103,872 countVar103,872Yvelines: 99,995 countYvelines99,995Val-de-Marne: 98,777 countVal-de-Marne98,777Loire-Atlantique: 98,404 countLoire-Atlantique98,404Isère: 94,463 countIsère94,463Seine-et-Marne: 87,434 countSeine-et-Marne87,434Essonne: 78,688 countEssonne78,688Bas-Rhin: 78,217 countBas-Rhin78,217Val-d’Oise: 78,193 countVal-d’Oise78,193Haute-Savoie: 72,074 countHaute-Savoie72,074Ille-et-Vilaine: 68,764 countIlle-et-Vilaine68,764Pas-de-Calais: 63,792 countPas-de-Calais63,792Seine-Maritime: 61,925 countSeine-Maritime61,925Pyrénées-Atlantiques: 59,151 countPyrénées-Atlantiques59,151Gard: 58,118 countGard58,118Finistère: 54,422 countFinistère54,422Charente-Maritime: 52,450 countCharente-Maritime52,450La Réunion: 52,012 countLa Réunion52,012Morbihan: 51,906 countMorbihan51,906Vaucluse: 50,893 countVaucluse50,893Moselle: 50,728 countMoselle50,728Loire: 49,479 countLoire49,479Maine-et-Loire: 46,855 countMaine-et-Loire46,855Savoie: 46,817 countSavoie46,817Calvados: 44,983 countCalvados44,983Haut-Rhin: 44,670 countHaut-Rhin44,670Vendée: 43,449 countVendée43,449Puy-de-Dôme: 42,133 countPuy-de-Dôme42,133Oise: 41,626 countOise41,626Drôme: 41,552 countDrôme41,552Paris: 404,859 countParis404,859Bouches-du-Rhône: 177,398 countBouches-du-Rhône177,398Rhône: 163,993 countRhône163,993Gironde: 144,154 countGironde144,154Hauts-de-Seine: 141,606 countHauts-de-Seine141,606Nord: 137,938 countNord137,938Alpes-Maritimes: 124,448 countAlpes-Maritimes124,448Haute-Garonne: 112,919 countHaute-Garonne112,919Hérault: 110,225 countHérault110,225Seine-Saint-Denis: 107,992 countSeine-Saint-Denis107,992Var: 103,872 countVar103,872Yvelines: 99,995 countYvelines99,995Val-de-Marne: 98,777 countVal-de-Marne98,777Loire-Atlantique: 98,404 countLoire-Atlantique98,404Isère: 94,463 countIsère94,463Seine-et-Marne: 87,434 countSeine-et-Marne87,434Essonne: 78,688 countEssonne78,688Bas-Rhin: 78,217 countBas-Rhin78,217Val-d’Oise: 78,193 countVal-d’Oise78,193Haute-Savoie: 72,074 countHaute-Savoie72,074Ille-et-Vilaine: 68,764 countIlle-et-Vilaine68,764Pas-de-Calais: 63,792 countPas-de-Calais63,792Seine-Maritime: 61,925 countSeine-Maritime61,925Pyrénées-Atlantiques: 59,151 countPyrénées-Atlantiques59,151Gard: 58,118 countGard58,118Finistère: 54,422 countFinistère54,422Charente-Maritime: 52,450 countCharente-Maritime52,450La Réunion: 52,012 countLa Réunion52,012Morbihan: 51,906 countMorbihan51,906Vaucluse: 50,893 countVaucluse50,893Moselle: 50,728 countMoselle50,728Loire: 49,479 countLoire49,479Maine-et-Loire: 46,855 countMaine-et-Loire46,855Savoie: 46,817 countSavoie46,817Calvados: 44,983 countCalvados44,983Haut-Rhin: 44,670 countHaut-Rhin44,670Vendée: 43,449 countVendée43,449Puy-de-Dôme: 42,133 countPuy-de-Dôme42,133Oise: 41,626 countOise41,626Drôme: 41,552 countDrôme41,552
count. Source: Eurostat, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2021
count
1Paris Series break404,859
2Bouches-du-Rhône Series break177,398
3Rhône Series break163,993
4Gironde Series break144,154
5Hauts-de-Seine Series break141,606
6Nord Series break137,938
7Alpes-Maritimes Series break124,448
8Haute-Garonne Series break112,919
9Hérault Series break110,225
10Seine-Saint-Denis Series break107,992
11Var Series break103,872
12Yvelines Series break99,995
13Val-de-Marne Series break98,777
14Loire-Atlantique Series break98,404
15Isère Series break94,463
16Seine-et-Marne Series break87,434
17Essonne Series break78,688
18Bas-Rhin Series break78,217
19Val-d’Oise Series break78,193
20Haute-Savoie Series break72,074
21Ille-et-Vilaine Series break68,764
22Pas-de-Calais Series break63,792
23Seine-Maritime Series break61,925
24Pyrénées-Atlantiques Series break59,151
25Gard Series break58,118
26Finistère Series break54,422
27Charente-Maritime Series break52,450
28La Réunion Series break52,012
29Morbihan Series break51,906
30Vaucluse Series break50,893
31Moselle Series break50,728
32Loire Series break49,479
33Maine-et-Loire Series break46,855
34Savoie Series break46,817
35Calvados Series break44,983
36Haut-Rhin Series break44,670
37Vendée Series break43,449
38Puy-de-Dôme Series break42,133
39Oise Series break41,626
40Drôme Series break41,552
41Ain Series break40,450
42Pyrénées-Orientales Series break38,622
43Indre-et-Loire Series break38,186
44Meurthe-et-Moselle Series break37,303
45Loiret Series break37,225
46Côtes-d’Armor Series break36,143
47Côte-d’Or Series break36,045
48Martinique Series break35,985
49Landes Series break33,150
50Marne Series break32,635
51Saône-et-Loire Series break32,517
52Dordogne Series break32,060
53Eure Series break31,505
54Doubs Series break30,153
55Guadeloupe Series break28,837
56Tarn Series break28,499
57Aude Series break27,198
58Somme Series break27,111
59Manche Series break26,054
60Sarthe Series break25,693
61Vienne Series break23,971
62Ardèche Series break23,903
63Aisne Series break22,722
64Eure-et-Loir Series break22,585
65Lot-et-Garonne Series break22,428
66Haute-Vienne Series break22,374
67Vosges Series break21,936
68Charente Series break21,752
69Aveyron Series break20,415
70Yonne Series break18,967
71Deux-Sèvres Series break18,867
72Loir-et-Cher Series break18,551
73Allier Series break18,310
74Haute-Corse Series break17,969
75Corse-du-Sud Series break17,892
76Tarn-et-Garonne Series break17,663
77Hautes-Pyrénées Series break17,505
78Aube Series break16,854
79Hautes-Alpes Series break16,197
80Jura Series break16,173
81Cher Series break15,622
82Corrèze Series break15,599
83Mayenne Series break15,380
84Haute-Loire Series break15,089
85Gers Series break15,012
86Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Series break14,489
87Orne Series break14,238
88Lot Series break13,662
89Ardennes Series break12,901
90Ariège Series break11,833
91Haute-Saône Series break11,730
92Indre Series break11,204
93Nièvre Series break10,473
94Guyane Series break9,304
95Cantal Series break8,902
96Meuse Series break8,220
97Haute-Marne Series break8,216
98Territoire de Belfort Series break6,832
99Creuse Series break6,639
100Lozère Series break5,286
101Mayotte Series break3,231

Other periods

About this ranking

Enterprises that had turnover or employment at any time during the year, with or without employees.

Counts enterprises, which can run several local units, under the harmonised Eurostat and OECD business demography rules. Not the same as active_companies (the INE business register count for Spain) or employer_firms (US firms with employees). For the UK it counts every enterprise active at some point in the year, so it differs from registered_enterprises_total (UK Business Counts), a snapshot of the register in March.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r) (NUTS 3 areas of France by active enterprises, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table

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Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r), NUTS 3 areas of France by active enterprises, 2021. Eurostat, European Commission, 13 Mar. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-enterprises/france-provinces?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r). NUTS 3 areas of France by active enterprises, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-enterprises/france-provinces?period=2021.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r), NUTS 3 areas of France by active enterprises, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/active-enterprises/france-provinces?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which area has the highest active enterprises?

Paris, with 404,859 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest active enterprises?

Mayotte, with 3,231 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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