NUTS 3 areas of France by population

Name: NUTS 3 areas of France by population, 2017
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Nord had the highest population of 101 areas in 2017, at 2.6 million. Lozère had the lowest, at 76,601. The median was 533,819 and the figure for France was 66.81 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2,604,361Nord

Lowest76,601Lozère

Median533,819101 areas

France66,809,816History

Top 40 areas, 2017

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2017 persons	Change on 2016
1	Nord	2,604,361	0%
2	Paris	2,187,526	-0.1%
3	Bouches-du-Rhône	2,024,162	+0.2%
4	Rhône	1,843,319	+0.4%
5	Seine-Saint-Denis	1,623,111	+1%
6	Hauts-de-Seine	1,609,306	+0.4%
7	Gironde	1,583,384	+1.1%
8	Pas-de-Calais	1,468,018	-0.2%
9	Yvelines	1,438,266	+0.5%
10	Seine-et-Marne	1,403,997	+0.5%
11	Loire-Atlantique	1,394,909	+1%
12	Val-de-Marne	1,387,926	+0.7%
13	Haute-Garonne	1,362,672	+1.1%
14	Essonne	1,296,130	+0.7%
15	Isère	1,258,722	+0.5%
16	Seine-Maritime	1,254,378	-0.1%
17	Val-d’Oise	1,228,618	+0.5%
18	Hérault	1,144,892	+1.1%
19	Bas-Rhin	1,125,559	+0.4%
20	Alpes-Maritimes	1,083,310	-0%
21	Ille-et-Vilaine	1,060,199	+0.8%
22	Var	1,058,740	+0.3%
23	Moselle	1,043,522	-0.2%
24	Finistère	909,028	+0.1%
25	La Réunion	853,659	+0.1%
26	Oise	824,503	+0.1%
27	Maine-et-Loire	813,493	+0.3%
28	Haute-Savoie	807,360	+0.7%
29	Haut-Rhin	764,030	+0.2%
30	Loire	762,941	+0.1%
31	Morbihan	750,863	+0.4%
32	Gard	744,178	+0.3%
33	Meurthe-et-Moselle	733,481	-0%
34	Calvados	694,002	0%
35	Loiret	678,105	+0.6%
36	Pyrénées-Atlantiques	677,309	+0.5%
37	Vendée	675,247	+0.7%
38	Puy-de-Dôme	653,742	+0.5%
39	Charente-Maritime	644,303	+0.3%
40	Ain	643,350	+0.8%
41	Indre-et-Loire	606,511	0%
42	Eure	601,843	-0.2%
43	Côtes-d’Armor	598,814	-0%
44	Somme	572,443	-0.1%
45	Marne	568,895	-0.3%
46	Sarthe	566,506	-0.2%
47	Vaucluse	559,479	+0.1%
48	Saône-et-Loire	553,595	-0.3%
49	Doubs	539,067	+0.1%
50	Aisne	534,490	-0.3%
51	Côte-d’Or	533,819	+0.1%
52	Drôme	511,553	+0.7%
53	Manche	496,883	-0.3%
54	Pyrénées-Orientales	474,452	0%
55	Vienne	436,876	+0.2%
56	Eure-et-Loir	433,233	-0.2%
57	Savoie	431,174	+0.3%
58	Guadeloupe	425,587	-1%
59	Dordogne	413,606	-0.3%
60	Landes	407,444	+0.6%
61	Tarn	387,890	+0.4%
62	Haute-Vienne	374,426	-0.1%
63	Deux-Sèvres	374,351	-0.1%
64	Martinique	372,594	-1%
65	Aude	370,260	+0.6%
66	Vosges	367,673	-0.5%
67	Charente	352,335	-0.3%
68	Yonne	338,291	-0.7%
69	Allier	337,988	-0.4%
70	Lot-et-Garonne	332,842	0%
71	Loir-et-Cher	331,915	-0.3%
72	Ardèche	325,712	+0.2%
73	Aube	310,020	+0.4%
74	Mayenne	307,445	-0.1%
75	Cher	304,256	-0.9%
76	Orne	283,372	-0.7%
77	Aveyron	279,206	+0.2%
78	Ardennes	273,579	-0.7%
79	Guyane	268,700	-0.2%
80	Jura	260,188	-0.1%
81	Tarn-et-Garonne	258,349	+0.6%
82	Mayotte	250,143	+3.8%
83	Corrèze	241,464	-0%
84	Haute-Saône	236,659	-0.2%
85	Hautes-Pyrénées	228,530	+0.3%
86	Haute-Loire	227,283	-0%
87	Indre	222,232	-0.6%
88	Nièvre	207,182	-0.9%
89	Gers	191,091	+0.2%
90	Meuse	187,187	-1%
91	Haute-Corse	177,689	+0.9%
92	Haute-Marne	175,640	-1.4%
93	Lot	173,828	+0.3%
94	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence	163,915	+0.8%
95	Corse-du-Sud	157,249	+1.9%
96	Ariège	153,153	+0.1%
97	Cantal	145,143	-0.6%
98	Territoire de Belfort	142,622	-1%
99	Hautes-Alpes	141,284	+0.1%
100	Creuse	118,638	-0.7%
101	Lozère	76,601	+0.2%

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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 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Lozère, with 76,601 in 2017.

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.