NUTS 3 areas of France by population

Name: NUTS 3 areas of France by population, 2020
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Nord had the highest population of 101 areas in 2020, at 2.61 million. Lozère had the lowest, at 76,633. The median was 529,374 and the figure for France was 67.47 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2,607,746Nord

Lowest76,633Lozère

Median529,374101 areas

France67,473,651History

Top 40 areas, 2020

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2020 persons	Change on 2019
1	Nord	2,607,746	-0%
2	Paris	2,145,906	-0.9%
3	Bouches-du-Rhône	2,048,070	+0.2%
4	Rhône	1,883,437	+0.4%
5	Seine-Saint-Denis	1,655,422	+0.6%
6	Gironde	1,636,391	+0.8%
7	Hauts-de-Seine	1,626,213	+0.1%
8	Pas-de-Calais	1,462,167	-0.2%
9	Yvelines	1,449,723	+0.1%
10	Loire-Atlantique	1,445,171	+1.1%
11	Seine-et-Marne	1,428,636	+0.5%
12	Haute-Garonne	1,415,757	+1.1%
13	Val-de-Marne	1,407,972	+0.1%
14	Essonne	1,306,118	+0.3%
15	Isère	1,277,513	+0.5%
16	Seine-Maritime	1,254,739	-0.1%
17	Val-d’Oise	1,251,804	+0.2%
18	Hérault	1,188,973	+1.1%
19	Bas-Rhin	1,148,073	+0.7%
20	Alpes-Maritimes	1,097,410	+0.3%
21	Ille-et-Vilaine	1,088,855	+0.9%
22	Var	1,085,189	+0.8%
23	Moselle	1,049,155	+0.2%
24	Finistère	917,179	+0.2%
25	La Réunion	863,083	+0.2%
26	Haute-Savoie	835,206	+1.1%
27	Oise	829,699	0%
28	Maine-et-Loire	820,713	+0.3%
29	Loire	768,508	+0.4%
30	Haut-Rhin	767,842	+0.1%
31	Morbihan	764,161	+0.6%
32	Gard	751,457	+0.4%
33	Meurthe-et-Moselle	732,590	-0.2%
34	Calvados	697,547	+0.4%
35	Vendée	692,705	+1.1%
36	Pyrénées-Atlantiques	687,240	+0.7%
37	Loiret	682,304	+0.3%
38	Puy-de-Dôme	661,852	-0%
39	Ain	657,856	+0.8%
40	Charente-Maritime	655,709	+0.7%
41	Indre-et-Loire	612,119	+0.3%
42	Côtes-d’Armor	603,640	+0.5%
43	Eure	599,668	0%
44	Somme	568,748	-0.3%
45	Sarthe	566,993	+0.1%
46	Marne	566,659	-0%
47	Vaucluse	561,941	+0.1%
48	Saône-et-Loire	551,063	-0.1%
49	Doubs	545,209	+0.2%
50	Côte-d’Or	535,078	+0.2%
51	Aisne	529,374	-0.4%
52	Drôme	517,709	+0.2%
53	Manche	495,093	0%
54	Pyrénées-Orientales	482,765	+0.6%
55	Savoie	439,750	+0.8%
56	Vienne	439,332	+0.2%
57	Eure-et-Loir	431,443	-0%
58	Landes	418,122	+1.1%
59	Guadeloupe	415,360	-0.3%
60	Dordogne	412,807	-0.1%
61	Tarn	391,066	+0.3%
62	Aude	375,217	+0.3%
63	Deux-Sèvres	374,481	-0.1%
64	Haute-Vienne	372,123	-0.1%
65	Vosges	362,397	-0.6%
66	Martinique	361,225	-0.9%
67	Charente	351,718	-0.1%
68	Allier	335,628	-0.1%
69	Yonne	334,156	-0.5%
70	Lot-et-Garonne	330,844	-0.1%
71	Loir-et-Cher	329,357	-0%
72	Ardèche	329,325	+0.3%
73	Aube	311,435	+0.4%
74	Mayenne	306,538	-0.2%
75	Cher	300,933	-0.5%
76	Guyane	285,133	+1.2%
77	Mayotte	279,696	+3.8%
78	Aveyron	279,554	-0%
79	Orne	278,475	-0.5%
80	Ardennes	269,701	-0.3%
81	Tarn-et-Garonne	262,316	+0.6%
82	Jura	258,798	-0.2%
83	Corrèze	239,190	-0.4%
84	Haute-Saône	234,601	-0.3%
85	Hautes-Pyrénées	229,788	+0.1%
86	Haute-Loire	227,489	-0%
87	Indre	218,707	-0.3%
88	Nièvre	202,670	-0.9%
89	Gers	191,819	+0.2%
90	Meuse	183,001	-0.6%
91	Haute-Corse	182,887	+0.5%
92	Lot	174,670	+0.3%
93	Haute-Marne	171,798	-0.4%
94	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence	165,451	+0.7%
95	Corse-du-Sud	160,814	+1.5%
96	Ariège	153,954	+0.4%
97	Cantal	144,379	-0.2%
98	Hautes-Alpes	140,605	-0.4%
99	Territoire de Belfort	140,120	-0.8%
100	Creuse	115,995	-0.5%
101	Lozère	76,633	0%

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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 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Lozère, with 76,633 in 2020.

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.