NUTS 3 areas of France by population

Name: NUTS 3 areas of France by population, 2021
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Nord had the highest population of 101 areas in 2021, at 2.61 million. Lozère had the lowest, at 76,519. The median was 527,468 and the figure for France was 67.73 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2,611,293Nord

Lowest76,519Lozère

Median527,468101 areas

France67,728,568History

Top 40 areas, 2021

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2021 persons	Change on 2020
1	Nord	2,611,293	+0.1%
2	Paris	2,133,111	-0.6%
3	Bouches-du-Rhône	2,056,943	+0.4%
4	Rhône	1,893,692	+0.5%
5	Seine-Saint-Denis	1,668,670	+0.8%
6	Gironde	1,654,970	+1.1%
7	Hauts-de-Seine	1,635,291	+0.6%
8	Pas-de-Calais	1,461,441	-0%
9	Loire-Atlantique	1,457,806	+0.9%
10	Yvelines	1,456,365	+0.5%
11	Seine-et-Marne	1,438,100	+0.7%
12	Haute-Garonne	1,434,367	+1.3%
13	Val-de-Marne	1,415,367	+0.5%
14	Essonne	1,313,768	+0.6%
15	Isère	1,284,948	+0.6%
16	Val-d’Oise	1,256,607	+0.4%
17	Seine-Maritime	1,255,918	+0.1%
18	Hérault	1,201,883	+1.1%
19	Bas-Rhin	1,152,662	+0.4%
20	Alpes-Maritimes	1,103,941	+0.6%
21	Ille-et-Vilaine	1,098,325	+0.9%
22	Var	1,095,337	+0.9%
23	Moselle	1,049,942	+0.1%
24	Finistère	921,638	+0.5%
25	La Réunion	871,157	+0.9%
26	Haute-Savoie	841,482	+0.8%
27	Oise	828,838	-0.1%
28	Maine-et-Loire	824,743	+0.5%
29	Loire	769,029	+0.1%
30	Morbihan	768,687	+0.6%
31	Haut-Rhin	767,083	-0.1%
32	Gard	756,543	+0.7%
33	Meurthe-et-Moselle	732,486	-0%
34	Calvados	700,633	+0.4%
35	Vendée	699,459	+1%
36	Pyrénées-Atlantiques	693,027	+0.8%
37	Loiret	684,561	+0.3%
38	Ain	663,202	+0.8%
39	Puy-de-Dôme	662,285	+0.1%
40	Charente-Maritime	661,404	+0.9%
41	Indre-et-Loire	612,160	0%
42	Côtes-d’Armor	605,917	+0.4%
43	Eure	598,934	-0.1%
44	Somme	566,252	-0.4%
45	Sarthe	566,058	-0.2%
46	Marne	565,292	-0.2%
47	Vaucluse	564,566	+0.5%
48	Saône-et-Loire	549,288	-0.3%
49	Doubs	547,096	+0.3%
50	Côte-d’Or	535,503	+0.1%
51	Aisne	527,468	-0.4%
52	Drôme	519,458	+0.3%
53	Manche	495,508	+0.1%
54	Pyrénées-Orientales	487,307	+0.9%
55	Savoie	442,468	+0.6%
56	Vienne	439,385	0%
57	Eure-et-Loir	431,277	-0%
58	Landes	422,976	+1.2%
59	Guadeloupe	415,792	+0.1%
60	Dordogne	413,730	+0.2%
61	Tarn	393,572	+0.6%
62	Aude	376,028	+0.2%
63	Deux-Sèvres	374,587	0%
64	Haute-Vienne	371,691	-0.1%
65	Martinique	360,749	-0.1%
66	Vosges	360,673	-0.5%
67	Charente	350,867	-0.2%
68	Allier	334,872	-0.2%
69	Yonne	333,385	-0.2%
70	Ardèche	331,415	+0.6%
71	Lot-et-Garonne	331,229	+0.1%
72	Loir-et-Cher	328,504	-0.3%
73	Aube	311,329	-0%
74	Mayenne	305,933	-0.2%
75	Cher	299,573	-0.5%
76	Mayotte	289,039	+3.3%
77	Guyane	286,618	+0.5%
78	Aveyron	279,649	0%
79	Orne	276,973	-0.5%
80	Ardennes	268,859	-0.3%
81	Tarn-et-Garonne	263,377	+0.4%
82	Jura	258,555	-0.1%
83	Corrèze	239,784	+0.2%
84	Haute-Saône	234,296	-0.1%
85	Hautes-Pyrénées	230,956	+0.5%
86	Haute-Loire	227,284	-0.1%
87	Indre	217,228	-0.7%
88	Nièvre	202,417	-0.1%
89	Gers	192,437	+0.3%
90	Haute-Corse	184,655	+1%
91	Meuse	181,919	-0.6%
92	Lot	174,942	+0.2%
93	Haute-Marne	171,042	-0.4%
94	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence	166,077	+0.4%
95	Corse-du-Sud	162,942	+1.3%
96	Ariège	154,596	+0.4%
97	Cantal	144,226	-0.1%
98	Hautes-Alpes	140,976	+0.3%
99	Territoire de Belfort	139,654	-0.3%
100	Creuse	115,702	-0.3%
101	Lozère	76,519	-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 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Lozère, with 76,519 in 2021.

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.