Regions of France (NUTS 2) by nights spent in tourist accommodation

Name: Regions of France (NUTS 2) by nights spent in tourist accommodation, 2018
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Ile-de-France had the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation of 27 regions in 2018, at 86.01 million. Mayotte had the lowest, at 86,382. The median was 8.53 million and the figure for France was 442.76 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest86,005,403Ile-de-France

Lowest86,382Mayotte

Median8,534,50227 regions

France442,760,050History

All regions, 2018

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2018 count	Change on 2017
1	Ile-de-France	86,005,403	+7.3%
2	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	54,755,962	-0.5%
3	Rhône-Alpes	50,890,384	+0.3%
4	Languedoc-Roussillon	36,521,648	+0.1%
5	Aquitaine	35,395,737	+0.8%
6	Pays de la Loire	23,985,251	+4.1%
7	Bretagne	23,792,714	+2.5%
8	Midi-Pyrénées	17,883,007	-1%
9	Poitou-Charentes	15,810,801	+0.1%
10	Corse	11,124,235	+0.8%
11	Alsace	10,255,315	+4%
12	Centre - Val de Loire	10,022,003	+1.9%
13	Basse-Normandie	9,971,301	+6.5%
14	Nord-Pas de Calais	8,534,502	+3%
15	Lorraine	7,551,976	+4.6%
16	Bourgogne	6,949,033	-0.5%
17	Auvergne	6,765,455	-2.7%
18	Picardie	5,569,459	+1.9%
19	Haute-Normandie	5,158,237	+1.8%
20	Champagne-Ardenne	4,395,364	+5.1%
21	Franche-Comté	4,182,165	-0.7%
22	Limousin	2,653,115	+1.1%
23	La Réunion	1,475,985	+9.1%
24	Martinique	1,342,388	+3.6%
25	Guadeloupe	1,278,262	+3.4%
26	Guyane	403,965	+8.8%
27	Mayotte	86,382	+2.9%

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About this ranking

Nights spent at hotels, holiday accommodation, campsites and similar establishments (Eurostat). Comparable across EU countries and regions.

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. Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 and 3 region (tour_occ_nin2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which region has the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation?

Ile-de-France, with 86.01 million in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest nights spent in tourist accommodation?

Mayotte, with 86,382 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, Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 and 3 region (tour_occ_nin2). Retrieved 2026-10-08.