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

Name: Regions of France (NUTS 2) by nights spent in tourist accommodation, 2020
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Rhône-Alpes had the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation of 27 regions in 2020, at 33.72 million. Mayotte had the lowest, at 48,344. The median was 4.84 million and the figure for France was 257.88 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest33,723,507Rhône-Alpes

Lowest48,344Mayotte

Median4,843,58227 regions

France257,875,315History

All regions, 2020

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

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2020 count	Change on 2019
1	Rhône-Alpes Estimated	33,723,507	-34.5%
2	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Estimated	33,033,812	-39.5%
3	Ile-de-France Estimated	31,284,381	-63%
4	Languedoc-Roussillon Estimated	24,552,740	-33.1%
5	Aquitaine Estimated	23,992,319	-33.5%
6	Bretagne Estimated	16,281,271	-33.9%
7	Pays de la Loire Estimated	15,540,951	-36.5%
8	Poitou-Charentes Estimated	10,985,041	-32.7%
9	Midi-Pyrénées Estimated	10,927,777	-40%
10	Basse-Normandie Estimated	6,539,885	-38.1%
11	Corse Estimated	6,197,540	-41.9%
12	Centre - Val de Loire Estimated	5,878,779	-42.8%
13	Auvergne Estimated	4,867,297	-29.1%
14	Alsace Estimated	4,843,582	-54.3%
15	Nord-Pas de Calais Estimated	4,669,549	-46.7%
16	Lorraine Estimated	4,429,262	-41.4%
17	Bourgogne Estimated	4,071,173	-41.7%
18	Picardie	3,367,175	-44.9%
19	Haute-Normandie	3,152,525	-39.2%
20	Franche-Comté Estimated	2,943,014	-32.4%
21	Champagne-Ardenne	2,334,302	-44.5%
22	Limousin Estimated	1,771,882	-32.4%
23	La Réunion Estimated	850,734	-44.5%
24	Martinique Estimated	724,746	-45%
25	Guadeloupe Estimated	629,228	-48.2%
26	Guyane Estimated	234,497	-48.2%
27	Mayotte Estimated	48,344	-51.9%

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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?

Rhône-Alpes, with 33.72 million in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest nights spent in tourist accommodation?

Mayotte, with 48,344 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 2 and 3 region (tour_occ_nin2). Retrieved 2026-10-08.