Regions of France (NUTS 2) by arrivals at tourist accommodation

Ile-de-France had the highest arrivals at tourist accommodation of 27 regions in 2018, at 40.26 million. Mayotte had the lowest, at 31,910. The median was 4.62 million and the figure for France was 171.48 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest40,260,504Ile-de-France

Lowest31,910Mayotte

Median4,616,62927 regions

France171,475,894History

All regions, 2018

count. Source: Eurostat, Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 region, residents and non-residents, hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_arn2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2018 count	Change on 2017
1	Ile-de-France Low reliability	40,260,504	+7.4%
2	Rhône-Alpes	17,782,175	+0.6%
3	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	17,549,871	+0.1%
4	Aquitaine	10,648,163	+0.1%
5	Languedoc-Roussillon	9,408,272	+1.8%
6	Bretagne	7,994,326	+2.4%
7	Pays de la Loire	7,967,215	+3.5%
8	Midi-Pyrénées	6,641,688	-0.4%
9	Centre - Val de Loire Low reliability	5,587,645	+2.3%
10	Alsace Low reliability	5,417,359	+4.1%
11	Poitou-Charentes Low reliability	5,158,084	-0%
12	Nord-Pas de Calais Low reliability	4,815,080	+2.7%
13	Bourgogne	4,620,046	+0.9%
14	Basse-Normandie Low reliability	4,616,629	+5.9%
15	Lorraine Low reliability	3,897,950	+3.2%
16	Auvergne Low reliability	3,164,225	-1.2%
17	Corse	2,968,645	+1.1%
18	Haute-Normandie	2,716,679	+2.5%
19	Champagne-Ardenne	2,691,354	+5.9%
20	Picardie	2,688,586	-1.4%
21	Franche-Comté Low reliability	1,973,364	-1.5%
22	Limousin	1,319,940	-1.3%
23	La Réunion	695,382	+9.6%
24	Guadeloupe Low reliability	355,318	+4.7%
25	Martinique Low reliability	350,916	+9.7%
26	Guyane Low reliability	154,568	+11%
27	Mayotte	31,910	+1.4%

Other periods

About this ranking

Guests who check in at tourist accommodation establishments in the year, residents of the country and visitors from abroad together: hotels and similar accommodation, holiday and other short-stay accommodation, and campsites (NACE Rev. 2 groups 55.1 to 55.3) (Eurostat).

Counts check-ins, not people: a traveller who stays at three establishments on one trip is counted three times. Not the number of international visitors to a country, which is international_tourists or international_visitor_arrivals. From the EU survey of occupancy in tourist accommodation establishments. Countries may leave out establishments with fewer than 10 bed places (20 in countries with under 1% of EU nights), and private rentals booked through online platforms are partly outside the survey: see short_stay_platform_guest_nights.

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. Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 region, residents and non-residents, hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_arn2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_arn2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 region, residents and non-residents, hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_arn2) (Regions of France (NUTS 2) by arrivals at tourist accommodation, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_arn2/default/table

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Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 region, residents and non-residents, hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_arn2), Regions of France (NUTS 2) by arrivals at tourist accommodation, 2018. Eurostat, European Commission, 9 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_arn2/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tourist-accommodation-arrivals/france-regions?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 region, residents and non-residents, hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_arn2). Regions of France (NUTS 2) by arrivals at tourist accommodation, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_arn2/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tourist-accommodation-arrivals/france-regions?period=2018.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 region, residents and non-residents, hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_arn2), Regions of France (NUTS 2) by arrivals at tourist accommodation, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_arn2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/tourist-accommodation-arrivals/france-regions?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest arrivals at tourist accommodation?

Ile-de-France, with 40.26 million in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest arrivals at tourist accommodation?

Mayotte, with 31,910 in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 region, residents and non-residents, hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_arn2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.