NUTS 3 areas of France by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests)

Paris had the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests) of 101 areas in 2020, at 3.56 million. Mayotte had the lowest, at 6,322. The median was 302,413 and the figure for France was 45.09 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest3,560,727Paris

Lowest6,322Mayotte

Median302,413101 areas

France45,093,660History

Top 40 areas, 2020

count. Source: Eurostat, Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2020 count
1	Paris Estimated	3,560,727
2	Savoie Estimated	1,874,915
3	Var Estimated	1,834,552
4	Hérault Estimated	1,678,541
5	Gironde Estimated	1,573,279
6	Alpes-Maritimes Estimated	1,512,447
7	Haute-Savoie Estimated	1,406,749
8	Landes Estimated	1,295,379
9	Seine-et-Marne Estimated	1,013,465
10	Bouches-du-Rhône Estimated	1,007,047
11	Charente-Maritime Estimated	951,211
12	Ardèche Estimated	937,689
13	Pyrénées-Orientales Estimated	922,673
14	Calvados Estimated	800,495
15	Hautes-Alpes Estimated	723,473
16	Finistère Estimated	705,356
17	Gard Estimated	696,256
18	Vendée Estimated	694,133
19	Rhône Estimated	692,088
20	Isère Estimated	681,374
21	Bas-Rhin Estimated	654,543
22	Dordogne Estimated	649,902
23	Haut-Rhin Estimated	626,169
24	Pyrénées-Atlantiques Estimated	595,083
25	Vaucluse Estimated	542,118
26	Hauts-de-Seine Estimated	539,069
27	Loire-Atlantique Estimated	529,778
28	Pas-de-Calais Estimated	509,041
29	Côte-d’Or Estimated	504,082
30	Haute-Corse Estimated	500,800
31	Moselle Estimated	498,489
32	Drôme Estimated	497,357
33	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Estimated	492,830
34	Ille-et-Vilaine Estimated	485,047
35	Corse-du-Sud Estimated	472,966
36	Nord Estimated	460,870
37	Morbihan Estimated	450,676
38	Haute-Garonne Estimated	446,494
39	Vosges Estimated	421,661
40	Jura Estimated	413,057
41	Seine-Maritime Estimated	399,543
42	Seine-Saint-Denis Estimated	391,474
43	Hautes-Pyrénées Estimated	387,234
44	Saône-et-Loire Estimated	359,540
45	Val-d’Oise Estimated	354,151
46	Côtes-d’Armor Estimated	338,656
47	Val-de-Marne Estimated	329,973
48	Manche Estimated	328,357
49	Puy-de-Dôme Estimated	323,262
50	Aude Estimated	302,751
51	Loir-et-Cher Estimated	302,413
52	Ain Estimated	292,864
53	Marne Estimated	282,456
54	Somme Estimated	278,755
55	Indre-et-Loire Estimated	277,694
56	Yvelines Estimated	277,144
57	Vienne Estimated	240,126
58	Doubs Estimated	230,943
59	Aveyron Estimated	224,015
60	Essonne Estimated	215,875
61	Loiret Estimated	212,352
62	Maine-et-Loire Estimated	194,657
63	Aisne Estimated	187,941
64	Meurthe-et-Moselle Estimated	179,591
65	Lot Estimated	163,987
66	Oise Estimated	153,784
67	Eure Estimated	153,698
68	Aube Estimated	151,851
69	Corrèze Estimated	141,613
70	Sarthe Estimated	133,638
71	Yonne Estimated	132,755
72	Martinique Estimated	130,037
73	Guadeloupe Estimated	120,470
74	Allier Estimated	117,376
75	Ariège Estimated	112,193
76	Lozère Estimated	111,444
77	Haute-Marne Estimated	109,626
78	Lot-et-Garonne Estimated	108,023
79	La Réunion Estimated	106,060
80	Nièvre Estimated	104,727
81	Eure-et-Loir Estimated	90,421
82	Ardennes Estimated	89,963
83	Cantal Estimated	88,577
84	Haute-Vienne Estimated	88,331
85	Tarn Estimated	87,477
86	Charente Estimated	81,845
87	Cher Estimated	80,738
88	Loire Estimated	78,549
89	Gers Estimated	76,069
90	Tarn-et-Garonne Estimated	59,767
91	Haute-Loire Estimated	59,191
92	Deux-Sèvres Estimated	53,138
93	Indre Estimated	51,992
94	Guyane Estimated	51,477
95	Meuse Estimated	48,894
96	Haute-Saône Estimated	44,807
97	Orne Estimated	39,943
98	Creuse Estimated	38,250
99	Territoire de Belfort Estimated	36,004
100	Mayenne Estimated	26,973
101	Mayotte Estimated	6,322

Other periods

About this ranking

Nights spent in the year by guests whose usual residence is outside the country, at hotels and similar accommodation, holiday and other short-stay accommodation, and campsites (NACE Rev. 2 groups 55.1 to 55.3) (Eurostat).

Guests are classed by country of residence, not nationality: a Spanish citizen living in France counts as non-resident in Spain. Nights by residents and non-residents together are tourist_nights. 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 areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2) (NUTS 3 areas of France by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table

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Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2), NUTS 3 areas of France by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests), 2020. Eurostat, European Commission, 9 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tourist-nights-non-residents/france-provinces?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2). NUTS 3 areas of France by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests), 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tourist-nights-non-residents/france-provinces?period=2020.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2), NUTS 3 areas of France by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests), 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/tourist-nights-non-residents/france-provinces?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour\_occ\_nin2): NUTS 3 areas of France by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests), 2020}},
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Which area has the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests)?

Paris, with 3.56 million in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests)?

Mayotte, with 6,322 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, Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.