NUTS 3 areas of France by population

Name: NUTS 3 areas of France by population, 2022
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Nord had the highest population of 101 areas in 2022, at 2.62 million. Lozère had the lowest, at 76,503. The median was 525,558 and the figure for France was 68.09 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2,616,909Nord

Lowest76,503Lozère

Median525,558101 areas

France68,091,703History

Top 40 areas, 2022

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2022 persons	Change on 2021
1	Nord	2,616,909	+0.2%
2	Paris	2,113,705	-0.9%
3	Bouches-du-Rhône	2,069,811	+0.6%
4	Rhône	1,907,982	+0.8%
5	Seine-Saint-Denis	1,681,725	+0.8%
6	Gironde	1,674,980	+1.2%
7	Hauts-de-Seine	1,647,435	+0.7%
8	Loire-Atlantique	1,473,156	+1.1%
9	Yvelines	1,470,778	+1%
10	Pas-de-Calais	1,460,184	-0.1%
11	Haute-Garonne	1,456,261	+1.5%
12	Seine-et-Marne	1,452,399	+1%
13	Val-de-Marne	1,419,531	+0.3%
14	Essonne	1,324,546	+0.8%
15	Isère	1,291,380	+0.5%
16	Val-d’Oise	1,270,845	+1.1%
17	Seine-Maritime	1,260,205	+0.3%
18	Hérault	1,217,331	+1.3%
19	Bas-Rhin	1,156,963	+0.4%
20	Alpes-Maritimes	1,114,579	+1%
21	Ille-et-Vilaine	1,109,232	+1%
22	Var	1,108,364	+1.2%
23	Moselle	1,050,721	+0.1%
24	Finistère	927,912	+0.7%
25	La Réunion	881,348	+1.2%
26	Haute-Savoie	849,583	+1%
27	Oise	830,725	+0.2%
28	Maine-et-Loire	828,151	+0.4%
29	Morbihan	776,103	+1%
30	Loire	772,041	+0.4%
31	Haut-Rhin	767,800	+0.1%
32	Gard	764,010	+1%
33	Meurthe-et-Moselle	732,898	+0.1%
34	Vendée	706,343	+1%
35	Calvados	704,605	+0.6%
36	Pyrénées-Atlantiques	699,473	+0.9%
37	Loiret	687,063	+0.4%
38	Ain	671,289	+1.2%
39	Charente-Maritime	668,160	+1%
40	Puy-de-Dôme	664,385	+0.3%
41	Indre-et-Loire	616,326	+0.7%
42	Côtes-d’Armor	609,598	+0.6%
43	Eure	601,305	+0.4%
44	Vaucluse	568,702	+0.7%
45	Sarthe	566,129	0%
46	Somme	565,540	-0.1%
47	Marne	564,107	-0.2%
48	Saône-et-Loire	549,136	-0%
49	Doubs	548,662	+0.3%
50	Côte-d’Or	537,577	+0.4%
51	Aisne	525,558	-0.4%
52	Drôme	521,432	+0.4%
53	Manche	496,815	+0.3%
54	Pyrénées-Orientales	492,964	+1.2%
55	Savoie	445,288	+0.6%
56	Vienne	438,688	-0.2%
57	Eure-et-Loir	432,950	+0.4%
58	Landes	428,427	+1.3%
59	Dordogne	416,325	+0.6%
60	Guadeloupe	415,065	-0.2%
61	Tarn	396,168	+0.7%
62	Aude	377,773	+0.5%
63	Deux-Sèvres	375,415	+0.2%
64	Haute-Vienne	372,438	+0.2%
65	Martinique	361,019	+0.1%
66	Vosges	358,700	-0.5%
67	Charente	351,603	+0.2%
68	Allier	334,715	-0%
69	Yonne	333,896	+0.2%
70	Ardèche	333,229	+0.5%
71	Lot-et-Garonne	332,226	+0.3%
72	Loir-et-Cher	328,953	+0.1%
73	Aube	311,076	-0.1%
74	Mayenne	305,437	-0.2%
75	Mayotte	299,634	+3.7%
76	Cher	299,496	-0%
77	Guyane	288,382	+0.6%
78	Aveyron	279,736	0%
79	Orne	276,144	-0.3%
80	Ardennes	267,204	-0.6%
81	Tarn-et-Garonne	264,924	+0.6%
82	Jura	258,405	-0.1%
83	Corrèze	240,120	+0.1%
84	Haute-Saône	233,920	-0.2%
85	Hautes-Pyrénées	231,453	+0.2%
86	Haute-Loire	228,161	+0.4%
87	Indre	216,809	-0.2%
88	Nièvre	202,299	-0.1%
89	Gers	192,649	+0.1%
90	Haute-Corse	185,231	+0.3%
91	Meuse	180,745	-0.6%
92	Lot	175,620	+0.4%
93	Haute-Marne	169,865	-0.7%
94	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence	167,179	+0.7%
95	Corse-du-Sud	166,045	+1.9%
96	Ariège	155,339	+0.5%
97	Cantal	144,399	+0.1%
98	Hautes-Alpes	141,677	+0.5%
99	Territoire de Belfort	140,082	+0.3%
100	Creuse	115,529	-0.1%
101	Lozère	76,503	-0%

Other periods

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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Questions

Which area has the highest population?

Nord, with 2.62 million in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Lozère, with 76,503 in 2022.

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.