NUTS 3 areas of France by population

Name: NUTS 3 areas of France by population, 2019
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Nord had the highest population of 101 areas in 2019, at 2.61 million. Lozère had the lowest, at 76,604. The median was 531,345 and the figure for France was 67.29 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2,608,346Nord

Lowest76,604Lozère

Median531,345101 areas

France67,290,471History

Top 40 areas, 2019

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2019 persons	Change on 2018
1	Nord	2,608,346	+0.1%
2	Paris	2,165,423	-0.5%
3	Bouches-du-Rhône	2,043,110	+0.4%
4	Rhône	1,875,747	+0.9%
5	Seine-Saint-Denis	1,644,903	+0.7%
6	Hauts-de-Seine	1,624,357	+0.3%
7	Gironde	1,623,749	+1.4%
8	Pas-de-Calais	1,465,278	-0.1%
9	Yvelines	1,448,207	+0.5%
10	Loire-Atlantique	1,429,272	+1.2%
11	Seine-et-Marne	1,421,197	+0.6%
12	Val-de-Marne	1,407,124	+0.7%
13	Haute-Garonne	1,400,039	+1.4%
14	Essonne	1,301,659	+0.4%
15	Isère	1,271,166	+0.6%
16	Seine-Maritime	1,255,633	-0%
17	Val-d’Oise	1,249,674	+0.9%
18	Hérault	1,175,623	+1.4%
19	Bas-Rhin	1,140,057	+0.6%
20	Alpes-Maritimes	1,094,283	+0.7%
21	Ille-et-Vilaine	1,079,498	+1%
22	Var	1,076,711	+0.8%
23	Moselle	1,046,543	+0.3%
24	Finistère	915,090	+0.4%
25	La Réunion	861,210	+0.6%
26	Oise	829,419	+0.3%
27	Haute-Savoie	826,094	+1.2%
28	Maine-et-Loire	818,273	+0.3%
29	Haut-Rhin	767,086	+0.3%
30	Loire	765,634	+0.3%
31	Morbihan	759,684	+0.6%
32	Gard	748,437	+0.4%
33	Meurthe-et-Moselle	733,760	0%
34	Calvados	694,905	+0.1%
35	Vendée	685,442	+0.8%
36	Pyrénées-Atlantiques	682,621	+0.4%
37	Loiret	680,434	+0.2%
38	Puy-de-Dôme	662,152	+0.5%
39	Ain	652,432	+0.7%
40	Charente-Maritime	651,358	+0.7%
41	Indre-et-Loire	610,079	+0.4%
42	Côtes-d’Armor	600,582	+0.2%
43	Eure	599,507	-0.1%
44	Somme	570,559	-0%
45	Marne	566,855	-0.1%
46	Sarthe	566,412	+0.1%
47	Vaucluse	561,469	+0.3%
48	Saône-et-Loire	551,493	-0.1%
49	Doubs	543,974	+0.5%
50	Côte-d’Or	534,124	+0.2%
51	Aisne	531,345	-0.4%
52	Drôme	516,762	+0.4%
53	Manche	495,045	-0.2%
54	Pyrénées-Orientales	479,979	+0.8%
55	Vienne	438,435	+0.2%
56	Savoie	436,434	+0.6%
57	Eure-et-Loir	431,575	-0.1%
58	Guadeloupe	416,728	-1.2%
59	Landes	413,690	+0.8%
60	Dordogne	413,223	-0%
61	Tarn	389,844	+0.3%
62	Deux-Sèvres	374,878	0%
63	Aude	374,070	+0.3%
64	Haute-Vienne	372,359	-0.2%
65	Martinique	364,508	-1.2%
66	Vosges	364,499	-0.4%
67	Charente	352,015	+0.1%
68	Allier	335,975	-0.4%
69	Yonne	335,707	-0.5%
70	Lot-et-Garonne	331,271	-0.2%
71	Loir-et-Cher	329,470	-0.2%
72	Ardèche	328,278	+0.5%
73	Aube	310,242	+0.1%
74	Mayenne	307,062	-0%
75	Cher	302,306	-0.4%
76	Guyane	281,678	+2%
77	Orne	279,942	-0.6%
78	Aveyron	279,595	+0.1%
79	Ardennes	270,582	-0.5%
80	Mayotte	269,579	+3.8%
81	Tarn-et-Garonne	260,669	+0.6%
82	Jura	259,199	-0.2%
83	Corrèze	240,073	-0.2%
84	Haute-Saône	235,313	-0.3%
85	Hautes-Pyrénées	229,567	+0.2%
86	Haute-Loire	227,570	0%
87	Indre	219,316	-0.6%
88	Nièvre	204,452	-0.7%
89	Gers	191,377	0%
90	Meuse	184,083	-0.7%
91	Haute-Corse	181,933	+0.7%
92	Lot	174,094	+0.1%
93	Haute-Marne	172,512	-0.9%
94	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence	164,308	+0.1%
95	Corse-du-Sud	158,507	+0.4%
96	Ariège	153,287	+0.1%
97	Cantal	144,692	-0.1%
98	Territoire de Belfort	141,318	-0.4%
99	Hautes-Alpes	141,220	+0.4%
100	Creuse	116,617	-0.8%
101	Lozère	76,604	+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 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Lozère, with 76,604 in 2019.

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.