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NUTS 3 areas of France by enterprise births

Paris had the highest enterprise births of 101 areas in 2021, at 65,206. Lozère had the lowest, at 610. The median was 4,803 and the figure for France was 780,499. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest65,206Paris
Lowest610Lozère
Median4,803101 areas
France780,499History

Top 40 areas, 2021

Paris: 65,206 countParis65,206Bouches-du-Rhône: 29,689 countBouches-du-Rhône29,689Rhône: 29,001 countRhône29,001Hauts-de-Seine: 26,247 countHauts-de-Seine26,247Gironde: 24,855 countGironde24,855Nord: 23,955 countNord23,955Seine-Saint-Denis: 23,447 countSeine-Saint-Denis23,447Alpes-Maritimes: 19,660 countAlpes-Maritimes19,660Haute-Garonne: 19,403 countHaute-Garonne19,403Val-de-Marne: 19,053 countVal-de-Marne19,053Hérault: 18,391 countHérault18,391Yvelines: 17,936 countYvelines17,936Loire-Atlantique: 16,257 countLoire-Atlantique16,257Seine-et-Marne: 16,139 countSeine-et-Marne16,139Var: 15,926 countVar15,926Val-d’Oise: 15,451 countVal-d’Oise15,451Essonne: 15,120 countEssonne15,120Isère: 14,592 countIsère14,592Bas-Rhin: 11,863 countBas-Rhin11,863Ille-et-Vilaine: 10,923 countIlle-et-Vilaine10,923Haute-Savoie: 10,879 countHaute-Savoie10,879La Réunion: 10,564 countLa Réunion10,564Seine-Maritime: 10,111 countSeine-Maritime10,111Pas-de-Calais: 9,931 countPas-de-Calais9,931Pyrénées-Atlantiques: 8,740 countPyrénées-Atlantiques8,740Gard: 8,677 countGard8,677Moselle: 8,001 countMoselle8,001Charente-Maritime: 7,640 countCharente-Maritime7,640Finistère: 7,590 countFinistère7,590Loire: 7,552 countLoire7,552Vaucluse: 7,484 countVaucluse7,484Martinique: 7,117 countMartinique7,117Calvados: 7,096 countCalvados7,096Morbihan: 7,055 countMorbihan7,055Maine-et-Loire: 7,041 countMaine-et-Loire7,041Oise: 6,775 countOise6,775Haut-Rhin: 6,644 countHaut-Rhin6,644Puy-de-Dôme: 6,258 countPuy-de-Dôme6,258Ain: 6,223 countAin6,223Vendée: 6,217 countVendée6,217Paris: 65,206 countParis65,206Bouches-du-Rhône: 29,689 countBouches-du-Rhône29,689Rhône: 29,001 countRhône29,001Hauts-de-Seine: 26,247 countHauts-de-Seine26,247Gironde: 24,855 countGironde24,855Nord: 23,955 countNord23,955Seine-Saint-Denis: 23,447 countSeine-Saint-Denis23,447Alpes-Maritimes: 19,660 countAlpes-Maritimes19,660Haute-Garonne: 19,403 countHaute-Garonne19,403Val-de-Marne: 19,053 countVal-de-Marne19,053Hérault: 18,391 countHérault18,391Yvelines: 17,936 countYvelines17,936Loire-Atlantique: 16,257 countLoire-Atlantique16,257Seine-et-Marne: 16,139 countSeine-et-Marne16,139Var: 15,926 countVar15,926Val-d’Oise: 15,451 countVal-d’Oise15,451Essonne: 15,120 countEssonne15,120Isère: 14,592 countIsère14,592Bas-Rhin: 11,863 countBas-Rhin11,863Ille-et-Vilaine: 10,923 countIlle-et-Vilaine10,923Haute-Savoie: 10,879 countHaute-Savoie10,879La Réunion: 10,564 countLa Réunion10,564Seine-Maritime: 10,111 countSeine-Maritime10,111Pas-de-Calais: 9,931 countPas-de-Calais9,931Pyrénées-Atlantiques: 8,740 countPyrénées-Atlantiques8,740Gard: 8,677 countGard8,677Moselle: 8,001 countMoselle8,001Charente-Maritime: 7,640 countCharente-Maritime7,640Finistère: 7,590 countFinistère7,590Loire: 7,552 countLoire7,552Vaucluse: 7,484 countVaucluse7,484Martinique: 7,117 countMartinique7,117Calvados: 7,096 countCalvados7,096Morbihan: 7,055 countMorbihan7,055Maine-et-Loire: 7,041 countMaine-et-Loire7,041Oise: 6,775 countOise6,775Haut-Rhin: 6,644 countHaut-Rhin6,644Puy-de-Dôme: 6,258 countPuy-de-Dôme6,258Ain: 6,223 countAin6,223Vendée: 6,217 countVendée6,217
count. Source: Eurostat, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2021
count
1Paris Series break65,206
2Bouches-du-Rhône Series break29,689
3Rhône Series break29,001
4Hauts-de-Seine Series break26,247
5Gironde Series break24,855
6Nord Series break23,955
7Seine-Saint-Denis Series break23,447
8Alpes-Maritimes Series break19,660
9Haute-Garonne Series break19,403
10Val-de-Marne Series break19,053
11Hérault Series break18,391
12Yvelines Series break17,936
13Loire-Atlantique Series break16,257
14Seine-et-Marne Series break16,139
15Var Series break15,926
16Val-d’Oise Series break15,451
17Essonne Series break15,120
18Isère Series break14,592
19Bas-Rhin Series break11,863
20Ille-et-Vilaine Series break10,923
21Haute-Savoie Series break10,879
22La Réunion Series break10,564
23Seine-Maritime Series break10,111
24Pas-de-Calais Series break9,931
25Pyrénées-Atlantiques Series break8,740
26Gard Series break8,677
27Moselle Series break8,001
28Charente-Maritime Series break7,640
29Finistère Series break7,590
30Loire Series break7,552
31Vaucluse Series break7,484
32Martinique Series break7,117
33Calvados Series break7,096
34Morbihan Series break7,055
35Maine-et-Loire Series break7,041
36Oise Series break6,775
37Haut-Rhin Series break6,644
38Puy-de-Dôme Series break6,258
39Ain Series break6,223
40Vendée Series break6,217
41Savoie Series break6,157
42Indre-et-Loire Series break6,130
43Meurthe-et-Moselle Series break6,070
44Drôme Series break6,042
45Pyrénées-Orientales Series break6,000
46Guadeloupe Series break5,964
47Loiret Series break5,853
48Côte-d’Or Series break5,475
49Marne Series break5,195
50Landes Series break4,929
51Côtes-d’Armor Series break4,803
52Eure Series break4,635
53Saône-et-Loire Series break4,591
54Doubs Series break4,492
55Dordogne Series break4,368
56Somme Series break4,225
57Tarn Series break4,148
58Aude Series break3,973
59Sarthe Series break3,826
60Vienne Series break3,651
61Manche Series break3,558
62Eure-et-Loir Series break3,495
63Haute-Vienne Series break3,445
64Aisne Series break3,355
65Ardèche Series break3,286
66Lot-et-Garonne Series break3,174
67Charente Series break3,078
68Vosges Series break2,928
69Yonne Series break2,759
70Loir-et-Cher Series break2,656
71Tarn-et-Garonne Series break2,634
72Deux-Sèvres Series break2,607
73Aveyron Series break2,604
74Aube Series break2,543
75Haute-Corse Series break2,521
76Corse-du-Sud Series break2,494
77Allier Series break2,303
78Mayenne Series break2,300
79Hautes-Pyrénées Series break2,298
80Jura Series break2,236
81Cher Series break2,212
82Corrèze Series break2,087
82Guyane Series break2,087
84Gers Series break2,034
85Haute-Loire Series break1,984
86Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Series break1,961
87Hautes-Alpes Series break1,942
88Orne Series break1,829
89Ardennes Series break1,799
90Lot Series break1,735
91Ariège Series break1,654
92Haute-Saône Series break1,573
93Indre Series break1,520
94Nièvre Series break1,422
95Mayotte Series break1,397
96Meuse Series break1,106
97Territoire de Belfort Series break1,105
98Haute-Marne Series break1,090
99Cantal Series break962
100Creuse Series break880
101Lozère Series break610

Other periods

About this ranking

New enterprises created during the year from scratch. Enterprises formed by a merger, break-up or change of legal form, and enterprises reactivated within two years, are not births.

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). Not comparable with companies_created (companies registered in Spain) or business_applications (US applications for an employer number).

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, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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

MLA 9

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

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Which area has the highest enterprise births?

Paris, with 65,206 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest enterprise births?

Lozère, with 610 in 2021.

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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, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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