Regions of France (NUTS 2) by road deaths
Rhône-Alpes had the highest road deaths of 27 regions in 2020, at 260. Mayotte had the lowest, at 10. The median was 89 and the figure for France was 2,538. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
All regions, 2020
Full ranking
| Rank | Regions | 2020 | Change on 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhône-Alpes | 260 | -27.4% |
| 2 | Ile-de-France | 249 | -6.7% |
| 3 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | 229 | -24.4% |
| 4 | Aquitaine | 162 | -18.6% |
| 5 | Pays de la Loire | 160 | -17.9% |
| 6 | Midi-Pyrénées | 148 | -24.9% |
| 7 | Bretagne | 138 | -19.3% |
| 7 | Languedoc-Roussillon | 138 | -28.5% |
| 9 | Centre - Val de Loire | 111 | -31.9% |
| 10 | Poitou-Charentes | 102 | -22.7% |
| 11 | Bourgogne | 100 | -27% |
| 12 | Picardie | 97 | -7.6% |
| 13 | Nord-Pas de Calais | 95 | -37.5% |
| 14 | Lorraine | 89 | -21.9% |
| 15 | Basse-Normandie | 80 | -23.8% |
| 16 | Champagne-Ardenne | 74 | -22.1% |
| 17 | Auvergne | 71 | -23.7% |
| 18 | Haute-Normandie | 65 | -4.4% |
| 19 | Franche-Comté | 64 | -8.6% |
| 20 | Alsace | 58 | -13.4% |
| 21 | Guadeloupe | 51 | +8.5% |
| 22 | La Réunion | 43 | +10.3% |
| 23 | Limousin | 34 | +13.3% |
| 24 | Guyane | 33 | -5.7% |
| 25 | Martinique | 28 | +3.7% |
| 26 | Corse | 17 | -43.3% |
| 27 | Mayotte | 10 | -28.6% |
Other periods
About this ranking
People killed in road traffic accidents during the year, counting deaths within 30 days of the accident and excluding confirmed suicides and natural deaths. From police records reported to the EU road accident database (CARE).
Police counts. The WHO road traffic death rate is a modelled estimate per 100,000 people and differs from these figures.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
Eurostat. Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed (tran_r_acci). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_acci/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed (tran_r_acci) (Regions of France (NUTS 2) by road deaths, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_acci/default/table
MLA 9
Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed (tran_r_acci), Regions of France (NUTS 2) by road deaths, 2020. Eurostat, European Commission, 31 Aug. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_acci/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/road-deaths/france-regions?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed (tran_r_acci). Regions of France (NUTS 2) by road deaths, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_acci/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/road-deaths/france-regions?period=2020.
Harvard
Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed (tran_r_acci), Regions of France (NUTS 2) by road deaths, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_acci/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/road-deaths/france-regions?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which region has the highest road deaths?
Rhône-Alpes, with 260 in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest road deaths?
Mayotte, with 10 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, Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed (tran_r_acci). Retrieved 2026-10-12.