Regions of France (NUTS 2) by local units in professional, scientific and technical activities
Ile-de-France had the highest local units in professional, scientific and technical activities of 27 regions in 2021, at 234,927. Mayotte had the lowest, at 316. The median was 11,029 and the figure for France was 668,492. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
All regions, 2021
Full ranking
| Rank | Regions | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ile-de-France Series break | 234,927 |
| 2 | Rhône-Alpes Series break | 72,314 |
| 3 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Series break | 59,508 |
| 4 | Aquitaine Series break | 35,202 |
| 5 | Pays de la Loire Series break | 29,870 |
| 6 | Midi-Pyrénées Series break | 27,843 |
| 7 | Languedoc-Roussillon Series break | 26,505 |
| 8 | Bretagne Series break | 25,007 |
| 9 | Nord-Pas de Calais Series break | 24,767 |
| 10 | Alsace Series break | 15,624 |
| 11 | Centre - Val de Loire Series break | 14,940 |
| 12 | Lorraine Series break | 11,316 |
| 13 | Poitou-Charentes Series break | 11,155 |
| 14 | Haute-Normandie Series break | 11,029 |
| 15 | Bourgogne Series break | 10,319 |
| 16 | Picardie Series break | 9,342 |
| 17 | Basse-Normandie Series break | 9,004 |
| 18 | Auvergne Series break | 7,852 |
| 19 | Champagne-Ardenne Series break | 6,770 |
| 20 | Franche-Comté Series break | 6,192 |
| 21 | La Réunion Series break | 5,080 |
| 22 | Limousin Series break | 4,031 |
| 23 | Corse Series break | 3,273 |
| 24 | Guadeloupe Series break | 2,779 |
| 25 | Martinique Series break | 2,439 |
| 26 | Guyane Series break | 1,088 |
| 27 | Mayotte Series break | 316 |
Other periods
About this ranking
Number of local units of enterprises in professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M). 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, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M) (sbs_r_nuts2021). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Local units by NUTS 2 region, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M) (sbs_r_nuts2021) (Regions of France (NUTS 2) by local units in professional, scientific and technical activities, 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, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M) (sbs_r_nuts2021), Regions of France (NUTS 2) by local units in professional, scientific and technical activities, 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-professional-scientific/france-regions?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Regions of France (NUTS 2) by local units in professional, scientific and technical activities, 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-professional-scientific/france-regions?period=2021.
Harvard
Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Local units by NUTS 2 region, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M) (sbs_r_nuts2021), Regions of France (NUTS 2) by local units in professional, scientific and technical activities, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-professional-scientific/france-regions?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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Which region has the highest local units in professional, scientific and technical activities?
Ile-de-France, with 234,927 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest local units in professional, scientific and technical activities?
Mayotte, with 316 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, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.