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NUTS 3 areas of France by enterprise deaths, 2023

Paris had the highest enterprise deaths of 101 areas in 2023, at 48,417. Mayotte had the lowest, at 285. The median was 3,684 and the figure for France was 558,767. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest48,417Paris
Lowest285Mayotte
Median3,684101 areas
France558,767History

Top 40 areas, 2023

Paris: 48,417 countParis48,417Bouches-du-Rhône: 22,477 countBouches-du-Rhône22,477Rhône: 20,825 countRhône20,825Hauts-de-Seine: 19,180 countHauts-de-Seine19,180Gironde: 18,591 countGironde18,591Nord: 17,038 countNord17,038Seine-Saint-Denis: 15,999 countSeine-Saint-Denis15,999Alpes-Maritimes: 15,176 countAlpes-Maritimes15,176Haute-Garonne: 14,472 countHaute-Garonne14,472Hérault: 13,794 countHérault13,794Val-de-Marne: 13,680 countVal-de-Marne13,680Yvelines: 13,406 countYvelines13,406Var: 12,696 countVar12,696Seine-et-Marne: 11,590 countSeine-et-Marne11,590Loire-Atlantique: 11,547 countLoire-Atlantique11,547Isère: 11,030 countIsère11,030Val-d’Oise: 10,929 countVal-d’Oise10,929Essonne: 10,884 countEssonne10,884Bas-Rhin: 8,713 countBas-Rhin8,713Haute-Savoie: 8,264 countHaute-Savoie8,264Ille-et-Vilaine: 7,969 countIlle-et-Vilaine7,969Pas-de-Calais: 7,413 countPas-de-Calais7,413Gard: 7,220 countGard7,220Seine-Maritime: 7,062 countSeine-Maritime7,062La Réunion: 6,741 countLa Réunion6,741Pyrénées-Atlantiques: 6,709 countPyrénées-Atlantiques6,709Finistère: 5,996 countFinistère5,996Moselle: 5,849 countMoselle5,849Vaucluse: 5,833 countVaucluse5,833Charente-Maritime: 5,738 countCharente-Maritime5,738Loire: 5,575 countLoire5,575Morbihan: 5,493 countMorbihan5,493Maine-et-Loire: 5,311 countMaine-et-Loire5,311Calvados: 5,038 countCalvados5,038Haut-Rhin: 4,992 countHaut-Rhin4,992Oise: 4,980 countOise4,980Savoie: 4,977 countSavoie4,977Ain: 4,795 countAin4,795Pyrénées-Orientales: 4,756 countPyrénées-Orientales4,756Puy-de-Dôme: 4,599 countPuy-de-Dôme4,599Paris: 48,417 countParis48,417Bouches-du-Rhône: 22,477 countBouches-du-Rhône22,477Rhône: 20,825 countRhône20,825Hauts-de-Seine: 19,180 countHauts-de-Seine19,180Gironde: 18,591 countGironde18,591Nord: 17,038 countNord17,038Seine-Saint-Denis: 15,999 countSeine-Saint-Denis15,999Alpes-Maritimes: 15,176 countAlpes-Maritimes15,176Haute-Garonne: 14,472 countHaute-Garonne14,472Hérault: 13,794 countHérault13,794Val-de-Marne: 13,680 countVal-de-Marne13,680Yvelines: 13,406 countYvelines13,406Var: 12,696 countVar12,696Seine-et-Marne: 11,590 countSeine-et-Marne11,590Loire-Atlantique: 11,547 countLoire-Atlantique11,547Isère: 11,030 countIsère11,030Val-d’Oise: 10,929 countVal-d’Oise10,929Essonne: 10,884 countEssonne10,884Bas-Rhin: 8,713 countBas-Rhin8,713Haute-Savoie: 8,264 countHaute-Savoie8,264Ille-et-Vilaine: 7,969 countIlle-et-Vilaine7,969Pas-de-Calais: 7,413 countPas-de-Calais7,413Gard: 7,220 countGard7,220Seine-Maritime: 7,062 countSeine-Maritime7,062La Réunion: 6,741 countLa Réunion6,741Pyrénées-Atlantiques: 6,709 countPyrénées-Atlantiques6,709Finistère: 5,996 countFinistère5,996Moselle: 5,849 countMoselle5,849Vaucluse: 5,833 countVaucluse5,833Charente-Maritime: 5,738 countCharente-Maritime5,738Loire: 5,575 countLoire5,575Morbihan: 5,493 countMorbihan5,493Maine-et-Loire: 5,311 countMaine-et-Loire5,311Calvados: 5,038 countCalvados5,038Haut-Rhin: 4,992 countHaut-Rhin4,992Oise: 4,980 countOise4,980Savoie: 4,977 countSavoie4,977Ain: 4,795 countAin4,795Pyrénées-Orientales: 4,756 countPyrénées-Orientales4,756Puy-de-Dôme: 4,599 countPuy-de-Dôme4,599
count. Source: Eurostat, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise deaths, number (bd_size_r). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2023
count		Change on 2022
1Paris Provisional48,417+4.4%
2Bouches-du-Rhône Provisional22,477+11.4%
3Rhône Provisional20,825+8.9%
4Hauts-de-Seine Provisional19,180+3.5%
5Gironde Provisional18,591+12.9%
6Nord Provisional17,038+9.5%
7Seine-Saint-Denis Provisional15,999-12.6%
8Alpes-Maritimes Provisional15,176+6.5%
9Haute-Garonne Provisional14,472+14.8%
10Hérault Provisional13,794+10.4%
11Val-de-Marne Provisional13,680-3.8%
12Yvelines Provisional13,406+3.2%
13Var Provisional12,696+10.9%
14Seine-et-Marne Provisional11,590-0.3%
15Loire-Atlantique Provisional11,547+15.4%
16Isère Provisional11,030+9.3%
17Val-d’Oise Provisional10,929-2.5%
18Essonne Provisional10,884+1%
19Bas-Rhin Provisional8,713+12.4%
20Haute-Savoie Provisional8,264+14.4%
21Ille-et-Vilaine Provisional7,969+23.1%
22Pas-de-Calais Provisional7,413+13.9%
23Gard Provisional7,220+17.1%
24Seine-Maritime Provisional7,062+7.4%
25La Réunion Provisional6,741+21.5%
26Pyrénées-Atlantiques Provisional6,709+15.8%
27Finistère Provisional5,996+20.9%
28Moselle Provisional5,849+7.4%
29Vaucluse Provisional5,833+9%
30Charente-Maritime Provisional5,738+9.7%
31Loire Provisional5,575+18%
32Morbihan Provisional5,493+16.8%
33Maine-et-Loire Provisional5,311+24.3%
34Calvados Provisional5,038+16.8%
35Haut-Rhin Provisional4,992+12.4%
36Oise Provisional4,980+5.6%
37Savoie Provisional4,977+14.4%
38Ain Provisional4,795+12%
39Pyrénées-Orientales Provisional4,756+18.9%
40Puy-de-Dôme Provisional4,599+13%
41Drôme Provisional4,582+13.5%
42Meurthe-et-Moselle Provisional4,566+17.6%
43Vendée Provisional4,493+15.2%
44Indre-et-Loire Provisional4,394+9.3%
45Loiret Provisional4,391+7%
46Côte-d’Or Provisional3,994+13.9%
47Côtes-d’Armor Provisional3,942+17.4%
48Martinique Provisional3,915+1.1%
49Landes Provisional3,911+16.1%
50Eure Provisional3,739+13.2%
51Marne Provisional3,684+11.1%
52Guadeloupe Provisional3,625-7.7%
53Saône-et-Loire Provisional3,556+15.3%
54Dordogne Provisional3,524+10.3%
55Doubs Provisional3,341+11.1%
56Tarn Provisional3,214+13%
57Aude Provisional3,162+7.3%
58Somme Provisional3,085+9.3%
59Sarthe Provisional2,972+20%
60Vienne Provisional2,786+15.6%
61Ardèche Provisional2,688+18.4%
62Manche Provisional2,627+18.1%
63Aisne Provisional2,541+12.1%
64Haute-Vienne Provisional2,538+20.8%
65Eure-et-Loir Provisional2,513-0.2%
66Lot-et-Garonne Provisional2,425+10.2%
67Charente Provisional2,390+9.4%
68Vosges Provisional2,192+8.5%
69Yonne Provisional2,180+12%
70Aveyron Provisional2,143+14.1%
71Tarn-et-Garonne Provisional2,054+13.2%
72Deux-Sèvres Provisional2,042+17%
73Corse-du-Sud Provisional1,971+11%
74Loir-et-Cher Provisional1,943+8.7%
75Haute-Corse Provisional1,935+15.3%
76Hautes-Pyrénées Provisional1,892+12.3%
77Allier Provisional1,887+12.9%
78Aube Provisional1,874+11.6%
79Mayenne Provisional1,685+21.6%
80Jura Provisional1,683+10.5%
81Hautes-Alpes Provisional1,674+14.9%
82Cher Provisional1,671+7%
83Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Provisional1,594+5.9%
84Gers Provisional1,558+8%
85Corrèze Provisional1,550+8.8%
86Haute-Loire Provisional1,513+14.8%
87Lot Provisional1,482+13.7%
88Guyane Provisional1,459-3.6%
89Orne Provisional1,458+5%
90Ariège Provisional1,440+24.5%
91Ardennes Provisional1,390+8.3%
92Haute-Saône Provisional1,321+16.5%
93Indre Provisional1,102+8.3%
94Nièvre Provisional1,086+7.2%
95Meuse Provisional906+21.8%
96Cantal Provisional868+26%
97Haute-Marne Provisional812+14.5%
98Territoire de Belfort Provisional798+9.8%
99Creuse Provisional706+9%
100Lozère Provisional525+29.3%
101Mayotte Provisional285-20.6%

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About this ranking

Enterprises that stopped trading during the year and were not reactivated within two years. Enterprises absorbed by a merger or a takeover are not deaths.

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). A death is not an insolvency: most enterprises that close do so without a formal insolvency procedure. The latest years are estimated from expected reactivations and are provisional.

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 deaths, 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 deaths, number (bd_size_r) (NUTS 3 areas of France by enterprise deaths, 2023) [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, enterprise deaths, number (bd_size_r), NUTS 3 areas of France by enterprise deaths, 2023. Eurostat, European Commission, 13 Mar. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprise-deaths/france-provinces. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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 deaths, number (bd_size_r). NUTS 3 areas of France by enterprise deaths, 2023. 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-deaths/france-provinces.

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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 deaths, number (bd_size_r), NUTS 3 areas of France by enterprise deaths, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprise-deaths/france-provinces (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Mayotte, with 285 in 2023.

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