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 2021, at 8.66 million. Mayotte had the lowest, at 3,568. The median was 340,231 and the figure for France was 56.52 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest8,656,296Paris

Lowest3,568Mayotte

Median340,231101 areas

France56,523,110History

Top 40 areas, 2021

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	2021 count	Change on 2020
1	Paris Estimated	8,656,296	+143.1%
2	Var Estimated	2,648,786	+44.4%
3	Alpes-Maritimes Estimated	2,258,910	+49.4%
4	Hérault Estimated	2,147,228	+27.9%
5	Gironde Estimated	2,071,075	+31.6%
6	Seine-et-Marne Estimated	1,898,958	+87.4%
7	Landes Estimated	1,440,892	+11.2%
8	Bouches-du-Rhône Estimated	1,304,178	+29.5%
9	Haute-Savoie Estimated	1,215,911	-13.6%
10	Savoie Estimated	1,181,679	-37%
11	Pyrénées-Orientales Estimated	1,106,516	+19.9%
12	Charente-Maritime Estimated	1,080,206	+13.6%
13	Ardèche Estimated	1,060,023	+13%
14	Gard Estimated	899,403	+29.2%
15	Bas-Rhin Estimated	871,095	+33.1%
16	Vaucluse Estimated	851,771	+57.1%
17	Haut-Rhin Estimated	841,697	+34.4%
18	Vendée Estimated	827,335	+19.2%
19	Finistère Estimated	826,584	+17.2%
20	Haute-Corse Estimated	815,929	+62.9%
21	Calvados Estimated	814,033	+1.7%
22	Corse-du-Sud Estimated	766,812	+62.1%
23	Dordogne Estimated	764,797	+17.7%
24	Hauts-de-Seine Estimated	715,773	+32.8%
25	Rhône Estimated	713,298	+3.1%
26	Drôme Estimated	663,434	+33.4%
27	Pyrénées-Atlantiques Estimated	659,313	+10.8%
28	Côte-d’Or Estimated	637,742	+26.5%
29	Hautes-Alpes Estimated	624,592	-13.7%
30	Isère Estimated	588,218	-13.7%
31	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Estimated	581,614	+18%
32	Moselle Estimated	535,398	+7.4%
33	Ille-et-Vilaine Estimated	521,790	+7.6%
34	Loire-Atlantique Estimated	516,032	-2.6%
35	Pas-de-Calais Estimated	511,244	+0.4%
36	Morbihan Estimated	509,613	+13.1%
37	Seine-Saint-Denis Estimated	448,119	+14.5%
38	Hautes-Pyrénées Estimated	443,303	+14.5%
39	Haute-Garonne Estimated	439,369	-1.6%
40	Nord Estimated	436,413	-5.3%
41	Seine-Maritime Estimated	425,151	+6.4%
42	Saône-et-Loire Estimated	403,296	+12.2%
43	Aude Estimated	394,205	+30.2%
44	Côtes-d’Armor Estimated	390,844	+15.4%
45	Loir-et-Cher Estimated	363,290	+20.1%
45	Val-de-Marne Estimated	363,290	+10.1%
47	Manche Estimated	358,871	+9.3%
48	Marne Estimated	357,527	+26.6%
49	Vosges Estimated	354,676	-15.9%
50	Indre-et-Loire Estimated	342,419	+23.3%
51	Jura Estimated	340,231	-17.6%
52	Val-d’Oise Estimated	339,975	-4%
53	Ain Estimated	322,411	+10.1%
54	Aveyron Estimated	311,923	+39.2%
55	Puy-de-Dôme Estimated	300,559	-7%
56	Somme Estimated	291,849	+4.7%
57	Yvelines Estimated	276,657	-0.2%
58	Loiret Estimated	256,926	+21%
59	Maine-et-Loire Estimated	219,964	+13%
60	Doubs Estimated	214,643	-7.1%
61	Essonne Estimated	204,958	-5.1%
62	Vienne Estimated	199,418	-17%
63	Lot Estimated	193,980	+18.3%
64	Aisne Estimated	190,759	+1.5%
65	Meurthe-et-Moselle Estimated	189,607	+5.6%
66	Oise Estimated	174,872	+13.7%
67	Corrèze Estimated	162,250	+14.6%
68	Aube Estimated	159,786	+5.2%
69	Eure Estimated	133,556	-13.1%
70	Yonne Estimated	128,374	-3.3%
71	Sarthe Estimated	125,864	-5.8%
72	Allier Estimated	121,328	+3.4%
73	Lozère Estimated	118,301	+6.2%
74	Haute-Marne Estimated	118,006	+7.6%
75	Nièvre Estimated	106,028	+1.2%
76	Lot-et-Garonne Estimated	101,080	-6.4%
77	Cantal Estimated	100,860	+13.9%
78	Ariège Estimated	100,440	-10.5%
79	Gers Estimated	89,167	+17.2%
80	Haute-Vienne Estimated	88,456	+0.1%
81	Charente Estimated	86,530	+5.7%
82	Eure-et-Loir Estimated	85,553	-5.4%
83	Ardennes Estimated	84,123	-6.5%
84	Tarn Estimated	82,367	-5.8%
85	Cher Estimated	80,548	-0.2%
86	Loire Estimated	73,991	-5.8%
87	Haute-Loire Estimated	70,480	+19.1%
88	Guadeloupe Estimated	63,754	-47.1%
89	Indre Estimated	60,491	+16.3%
90	Guyane Estimated	58,348	+13.3%
91	Tarn-et-Garonne Estimated	57,491	-3.8%
92	La Réunion Estimated	55,060	-48.1%
93	Martinique Estimated	51,901	-60.1%
94	Meuse Estimated	51,781	+5.9%
95	Haute-Saône Estimated	46,971	+4.8%
96	Deux-Sèvres Estimated	45,149	-15%
97	Creuse Estimated	42,395	+10.8%
98	Orne Estimated	36,724	-8.1%
99	Territoire de Belfort Estimated	33,238	-7.7%
100	Mayenne Estimated	21,474	-20.4%
101	Mayotte Estimated	3,568	-43.6%

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), 2021) [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), 2021. 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=2021. 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), 2021. 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=2021.

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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), 2021 [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=2021 (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), 2021}},
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Which area has the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests)?

Paris, with 8.66 million in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Mayotte, with 3,568 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, 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.