NUTS 3 areas of France by population

Name: NUTS 3 areas of France by population, 2015
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Nord had the highest population of 101 areas in 2015, at 2.61 million. Lozère had the lowest, at 76,309. The median was 533,147 and the figure for France was 66.46 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2,605,238Nord

Lowest76,309Lozère

Median533,147101 areas

France66,458,153History

Top 40 areas, 2015

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2015 persons	Change on 2014
1	Nord	2,605,238	+0.1%
2	Paris	2,206,488	-0.6%
3	Bouches-du-Rhône	2,016,622	+0.5%
4	Rhône	1,821,995	+1.1%
5	Hauts-de-Seine	1,601,569	+0.2%
6	Seine-Saint-Denis	1,592,663	+1.4%
7	Gironde	1,548,478	+1.5%
8	Pas-de-Calais	1,472,648	0%
9	Yvelines	1,427,291	+0.4%
10	Seine-et-Marne	1,390,121	+0.9%
11	Val-de-Marne	1,372,389	+0.5%
12	Loire-Atlantique	1,365,227	+1.4%
13	Haute-Garonne	1,335,103	+1.3%
14	Essonne	1,276,233	+0.6%
15	Seine-Maritime	1,257,699	-0%
16	Isère	1,251,060	+0.6%
17	Val-d’Oise	1,215,390	+0.8%
18	Hérault	1,120,190	+1.2%
19	Bas-Rhin	1,116,658	+0.3%
20	Alpes-Maritimes	1,082,440	-0.1%
21	Var	1,048,652	+1%
22	Moselle	1,044,486	-0.1%
23	Ille-et-Vilaine	1,042,884	+1%
24	Finistère	907,796	+0.2%
25	La Réunion	850,727	+0.9%
26	Oise	821,552	+0.4%
27	Maine-et-Loire	810,186	+0.5%
28	Haute-Savoie	793,938	+1.4%
29	Haut-Rhin	762,607	+0.3%
30	Loire	759,411	+0.3%
31	Morbihan	744,813	+0.5%
32	Gard	738,189	+0.3%
33	Meurthe-et-Moselle	734,403	+0.3%
34	Calvados	693,579	+0.3%
35	Loiret	673,349	+0.5%
36	Pyrénées-Atlantiques	670,032	+0.4%
37	Vendée	666,714	+0.7%
38	Puy-de-Dôme	647,501	+0.5%
39	Charente-Maritime	639,938	+0.4%
40	Ain	631,877	+0.9%
41	Indre-et-Loire	604,966	+0.2%
42	Eure	601,948	+0.6%
43	Côtes-d’Armor	598,357	+0.2%
44	Marne	572,293	+0.3%
45	Somme	571,879	0%
46	Sarthe	568,445	-0.1%
47	Vaucluse	557,548	+0.6%
48	Saône-et-Loire	555,408	-0.1%
49	Aisne	538,659	-0.2%
50	Doubs	536,959	+0.4%
51	Côte-d’Or	533,147	+0.3%
52	Drôme	504,637	+1.1%
53	Manche	499,287	-0.1%
54	Pyrénées-Orientales	471,038	+1%
55	Vienne	434,887	+0.4%
56	Eure-et-Loir	434,035	+0.1%
57	Guadeloupe	433,674	-0.4%
58	Savoie	428,204	+0.3%
59	Dordogne	415,417	-0.2%
60	Landes	403,234	+0.7%
61	Tarn	386,543	+0.5%
62	Martinique	380,877	-0.8%
63	Haute-Vienne	375,795	-0.1%
64	Deux-Sèvres	374,435	+0.2%
65	Vosges	372,016	-0.4%
66	Aude	366,957	+0.4%
67	Charente	353,613	-0.1%
68	Allier	341,613	-0.4%
69	Yonne	340,903	-0.3%
70	Lot-et-Garonne	333,417	+0.1%
71	Loir-et-Cher	333,050	-0.2%
72	Ardèche	324,209	+0.6%
73	Aube	309,056	+0.3%
74	Cher	308,992	-0.4%
75	Mayenne	307,940	+0.2%
76	Orne	286,618	-0.4%
77	Aveyron	279,169	+0.2%
78	Ardennes	277,752	-0.7%
79	Jura	260,587	-0%
80	Guyane	259,865	+3%
81	Tarn-et-Garonne	255,274	+1.1%
82	Corrèze	241,871	+0.2%
83	Haute-Saône	237,706	-0.3%
84	Mayotte	232,189	+3.8%
85	Hautes-Pyrénées	228,582	-0.2%
86	Haute-Loire	227,034	+0.2%
87	Indre	224,200	-0.9%
88	Nièvre	211,747	-0.9%
89	Gers	190,932	+0.2%
90	Meuse	190,626	-0.5%
91	Haute-Marne	179,154	-0.8%
92	Haute-Corse	174,553	+1.2%
93	Lot	173,400	-0.1%
94	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence	161,799	+0.1%
95	Corse-du-Sud	152,730	+0.7%
96	Ariège	152,499	-0%
97	Cantal	146,219	-0.3%
98	Territoire de Belfort	144,483	+0.1%
99	Hautes-Alpes	140,916	+0.7%
100	Creuse	120,365	-0.2%
101	Lozère	76,309	-0.1%

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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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Which area has the highest population?

Nord, with 2.61 million in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Lozère, with 76,309 in 2015.

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.