NUTS 3 areas of France by population

Name: NUTS 3 areas of France by population, 2014
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Nord had the highest population of 101 areas in 2014, at 2.6 million. Lozère had the lowest, at 76,360. The median was 531,380 and the figure for France was 66.17 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2,603,472Nord

Lowest76,360Lozère

Median531,380101 areas

France66,165,980History

Top 40 areas, 2014

CSV Chart (SVG)

persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2014 persons	Change on 2013
1	Nord	2,603,472	+0.3%
2	Paris	2,220,445	-0.4%
3	Bouches-du-Rhône	2,006,069	+0.6%
4	Rhône	1,801,885	+1.2%
5	Hauts-de-Seine	1,597,770	+0.4%
6	Seine-Saint-Denis	1,571,028	+1.2%
7	Gironde	1,526,016	+1.4%
8	Pas-de-Calais	1,472,589	+0.5%
9	Yvelines	1,421,670	+0.2%
10	Seine-et-Marne	1,377,846	+0.9%
11	Val-de-Marne	1,365,039	+0.8%
12	Loire-Atlantique	1,346,592	+1.4%
13	Haute-Garonne	1,317,668	+1.5%
14	Essonne	1,268,228	+1.1%
15	Seine-Maritime	1,257,920	+0.3%
16	Isère	1,243,597	+0.7%
17	Val-d’Oise	1,205,539	+0.9%
18	Bas-Rhin	1,112,815	+0.3%
19	Hérault	1,107,398	+1.4%
20	Alpes-Maritimes	1,083,312	+0.2%
21	Moselle	1,045,154	-0.2%
22	Var	1,038,212	+0.9%
23	Ille-et-Vilaine	1,032,240	+1.2%
24	Finistère	905,855	+0.2%
25	La Réunion	842,767	+0.9%
26	Oise	818,680	+0.4%
27	Maine-et-Loire	805,888	+0.7%
28	Haute-Savoie	783,127	+1.7%
29	Haut-Rhin	760,134	+0.2%
30	Loire	757,305	+0.1%
31	Morbihan	741,051	+0.4%
32	Gard	736,029	+0.4%
33	Meurthe-et-Moselle	732,153	+0.2%
34	Calvados	691,670	+0.3%
35	Loiret	669,737	+0.6%
36	Pyrénées-Atlantiques	667,249	+0.5%
37	Vendée	662,122	+1%
38	Puy-de-Dôme	644,216	+0.5%
39	Charente-Maritime	637,089	+0.6%
40	Ain	626,127	+1.1%
41	Indre-et-Loire	603,924	+0.6%
42	Eure	598,347	+0.6%
43	Côtes-d’Armor	597,397	+0.1%
44	Somme	571,632	-0%
45	Marne	570,817	+0.1%
46	Sarthe	568,760	-0%
47	Saône-et-Loire	555,788	-0.1%
48	Vaucluse	554,374	+0.8%
49	Aisne	539,783	-0.1%
50	Doubs	534,710	+0.3%
51	Côte-d’Or	531,380	+0.3%
52	Manche	499,958	0%
53	Drôme	499,159	+0.9%
54	Pyrénées-Orientales	466,327	+0.8%
55	Guadeloupe	435,293	-0.6%
56	Eure-et-Loir	433,762	+0.2%
57	Vienne	433,203	+0.5%
58	Savoie	426,924	+0.8%
59	Dordogne	416,350	-0.1%
60	Landes	400,477	+0.8%
61	Tarn	384,474	+0.7%
62	Martinique	383,911	-0.4%
63	Haute-Vienne	376,199	+0.1%
64	Vosges	373,560	-0.4%
65	Deux-Sèvres	373,553	+0.5%
66	Aude	365,478	+0.2%
67	Charente	353,853	+0.1%
68	Allier	343,062	-0.1%
69	Yonne	341,814	+0.1%
70	Loir-et-Cher	333,567	+0.5%
71	Lot-et-Garonne	333,234	0%
72	Ardèche	322,381	+0.6%
73	Cher	310,270	-0.4%
74	Aube	308,094	+0.5%
75	Mayenne	307,471	-0%
76	Orne	287,750	-0.4%
77	Ardennes	279,715	-0.4%
78	Aveyron	278,644	+0.3%
79	Jura	260,681	+0.1%
80	Tarn-et-Garonne	252,578	+0.9%
81	Guyane	252,338	+3.4%
82	Corrèze	241,340	+0.2%
83	Haute-Saône	238,347	-0.3%
84	Hautes-Pyrénées	228,950	0%
85	Haute-Loire	226,565	+0.2%
86	Indre	226,175	-0.8%
87	Mayotte	223,713	n/a
88	Nièvre	213,569	-0.8%
89	Meuse	191,530	-0.3%
90	Gers	190,625	+0.2%
91	Haute-Marne	180,673	-0.5%
92	Lot	173,648	-0.1%
93	Haute-Corse	172,560	+0.9%
94	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence	161,588	-0.2%
95	Ariège	152,574	-0.1%
96	Corse-du-Sud	151,652	+1.6%
97	Cantal	146,618	-0.3%
98	Territoire de Belfort	144,334	0%
99	Hautes-Alpes	139,883	+0.4%
100	Creuse	120,581	-0.2%
101	Lozère	76,360	-0.3%

Other periods

About this ranking

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

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. Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which area has the highest population?

Nord, with 2.6 million in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Lozère, with 76,360 in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.