Regions of France (NUTS 2) by local units in administrative and support services

Ile-de-France had the highest local units in administrative and support services of 27 regions in 2021, at 63,062. Mayotte had the lowest, at 279. The median was 6,214 and the figure for France was 302,836. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest63,062Ile-de-France

Lowest279Mayotte

Median6,21427 regions

France302,836History

All regions, 2021

count. Source: Eurostat, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2021 count
1	Ile-de-France Series break	63,062
2	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Series break	33,516
3	Rhône-Alpes Series break	32,348
4	Aquitaine Series break	17,294
5	Martinique Series break	15,868
6	Pays de la Loire Series break	13,970
7	Midi-Pyrénées Series break	13,418
8	Languedoc-Roussillon Series break	13,253
9	Bretagne Series break	12,692
10	Nord-Pas de Calais Series break	10,087
11	Centre - Val de Loire Series break	9,452
12	Poitou-Charentes Series break	6,858
13	Alsace Series break	6,475
14	Lorraine Series break	6,214
15	Bourgogne Series break	5,809
16	Haute-Normandie Series break	5,617
17	Picardie Series break	5,427
18	Basse-Normandie Series break	5,127
19	La Réunion Series break	4,376
20	Auvergne Series break	4,308
21	Guadeloupe Series break	4,240
22	Champagne-Ardenne Series break	3,745
23	Franche-Comté Series break	3,112
24	Limousin Series break	2,533
25	Corse Series break	2,444
26	Guyane Series break	1,312
27	Mayotte Series break	279

Other periods

2024
2023
2022
2021

About this ranking

Number of local units of enterprises in administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N). A local unit is an enterprise, or part of one, at a geographically identified place, such as a factory, shop, office or warehouse. Eurostat structural business statistics by region.

Eurostat structural business statistics by region (sbs_r_nuts2021), from 2021. Counted where each unit is located, so an enterprise with shops in several regions counts once in each. Countries and NUTS 2 regions. Eurostat publishes 2021 on NUTS 2021 codes and later years on NUTS 2024 codes, so regions created in 2024 (in Portugal and the Netherlands) start in 2022. Some countries publish estimates, flagged as such.

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

How to cite

Eurostat. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N) (sbs_r_nuts2021). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Local units by NUTS 2 region, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N) (sbs_r_nuts2021) (Regions of France (NUTS 2) by local units in administrative and support services, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table

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Local units by NUTS 2 region, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N) (sbs_r_nuts2021), Regions of France (NUTS 2) by local units in administrative and support services, 2021. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-administrative-support/france-regions?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Regions of France (NUTS 2) by local units in administrative and support services, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-administrative-support/france-regions?period=2021.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Local units by NUTS 2 region, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N) (sbs_r_nuts2021), Regions of France (NUTS 2) by local units in administrative and support services, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-administrative-support/france-regions?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{eurostat_regions_of_france_nuts_2021,
  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Local units by NUTS 2 region, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N) (sbs\_r\_nuts2021): Regions of France (NUTS 2) by local units in administrative and support services, 2021}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-administrative-support/france-regions?period=2021. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N) (sbs\_r\_nuts2021). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs\_r\_nuts2021/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which region has the highest local units in administrative and support services?

Ile-de-France, with 63,062 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest local units in administrative and support services?

Mayotte, with 279 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, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.