NUTS 3 areas of France by population

Name: NUTS 3 areas of France by population, 2016
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Nord had the highest population of 101 areas in 2016, at 2.6 million. Lozère had the lowest, at 76,422. The median was 533,213 and the figure for France was 66.64 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2,603,723Nord

Lowest76,422Lozère

Median533,213101 areas

France66,638,391History

Top 40 areas, 2016

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2016 persons	Change on 2015
1	Nord	2,603,723	-0.1%
2	Paris	2,190,327	-0.7%
3	Bouches-du-Rhône	2,019,717	+0.2%
4	Rhône	1,835,903	+0.8%
5	Seine-Saint-Denis	1,606,660	+0.9%
6	Hauts-de-Seine	1,603,268	+0.1%
7	Gironde	1,566,679	+1.2%
8	Pas-de-Calais	1,470,725	-0.1%
9	Yvelines	1,431,808	+0.3%
10	Seine-et-Marne	1,397,665	+0.5%
11	Loire-Atlantique	1,380,852	+1.1%
12	Val-de-Marne	1,378,151	+0.4%
13	Haute-Garonne	1,348,183	+1%
14	Essonne	1,287,330	+0.9%
15	Seine-Maritime	1,255,755	-0.2%
16	Isère	1,252,912	+0.1%
17	Val-d’Oise	1,221,923	+0.5%
18	Hérault	1,132,481	+1.1%
19	Bas-Rhin	1,121,407	+0.4%
20	Alpes-Maritimes	1,083,704	+0.1%
21	Var	1,055,821	+0.7%
22	Ille-et-Vilaine	1,051,779	+0.9%
23	Moselle	1,045,271	+0.1%
24	Finistère	908,249	0%
25	La Réunion	852,924	+0.3%
26	Oise	823,542	+0.2%
27	Maine-et-Loire	810,934	+0.1%
28	Haute-Savoie	801,416	+0.9%
29	Haut-Rhin	762,743	0%
30	Loire	761,997	+0.3%
31	Morbihan	747,548	+0.4%
32	Gard	742,006	+0.5%
33	Meurthe-et-Moselle	733,821	-0.1%
34	Calvados	693,679	0%
35	Loiret	674,330	+0.1%
36	Pyrénées-Atlantiques	673,986	+0.6%
37	Vendée	670,597	+0.6%
38	Puy-de-Dôme	650,700	+0.5%
39	Charente-Maritime	642,191	+0.4%
40	Ain	638,425	+1%
41	Indre-et-Loire	606,223	+0.2%
42	Eure	602,825	+0.1%
43	Côtes-d’Armor	598,953	+0.1%
44	Somme	572,744	+0.2%
45	Marne	570,883	-0.2%
46	Sarthe	567,561	-0.2%
47	Vaucluse	559,014	+0.3%
48	Saône-et-Loire	555,023	-0.1%
49	Doubs	538,549	+0.3%
50	Aisne	536,136	-0.5%
51	Côte-d’Or	533,213	0%
52	Drôme	508,006	+0.7%
53	Manche	498,362	-0.2%
54	Pyrénées-Orientales	474,369	+0.7%
55	Vienne	436,069	+0.3%
56	Eure-et-Loir	433,929	-0%
57	Guadeloupe	429,856	-0.9%
58	Savoie	429,681	+0.3%
59	Dordogne	414,789	-0.2%
60	Landes	405,010	+0.4%
61	Tarn	386,448	-0%
62	Martinique	376,480	-1.2%
63	Haute-Vienne	374,978	-0.2%
64	Deux-Sèvres	374,743	+0.1%
65	Vosges	369,641	-0.6%
66	Aude	368,025	+0.3%
67	Charente	353,288	-0.1%
68	Yonne	340,544	-0.1%
69	Allier	339,384	-0.7%
70	Lot-et-Garonne	332,833	-0.2%
71	Loir-et-Cher	332,769	-0.1%
72	Ardèche	325,157	+0.3%
73	Aube	308,910	-0%
74	Mayenne	307,688	-0.1%
75	Cher	307,110	-0.6%
76	Orne	285,308	-0.5%
77	Aveyron	278,697	-0.2%
78	Ardennes	275,371	-0.9%
79	Guyane	269,352	+3.7%
80	Jura	260,517	-0%
81	Tarn-et-Garonne	256,897	+0.6%
82	Corrèze	241,535	-0.1%
83	Mayotte	240,987	+3.8%
84	Haute-Saône	237,242	-0.2%
85	Hautes-Pyrénées	227,829	-0.3%
86	Haute-Loire	227,339	+0.1%
87	Indre	223,505	-0.3%
88	Nièvre	209,161	-1.2%
89	Gers	190,664	-0.1%
90	Meuse	189,055	-0.8%
91	Haute-Marne	178,084	-0.6%
92	Haute-Corse	176,152	+0.9%
93	Lot	173,347	-0%
94	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence	162,565	+0.5%
95	Corse-du-Sud	154,303	+1%
96	Ariège	153,067	+0.4%
97	Cantal	145,969	-0.2%
98	Territoire de Belfort	144,089	-0.3%
99	Hautes-Alpes	141,107	+0.1%
100	Creuse	119,502	-0.7%
101	Lozère	76,422	+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 2.6 million in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Lozère, with 76,422 in 2016.

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.