Ranked list of French regions
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The following are ranked lists of French regions.
Population figures are from the 2013 census, with the exception of Mayotte, whose statistics are as of 2012.
Region boundaries are as of 2016.
By population
These figures are from the most recent census in 2013. The total population of France including the overseas departments was 65,564,756. Of this, 2.9% was outside of Europe. Statistics for Mayotte are from 2012.
| Rank | Region | Population (2013) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Île-de-France | 11,959,807 |
| 2 | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 7,757,595 |
| 3 | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy | 5,987,883 |
| 4 | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes | 5,844,177 |
| 5 | Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées | 5,683,878 |
| 6 | Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine | 5,552,388 |
| 7 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 4,953,675 |
| 8 | Pays de la Loire | 3,660,852 |
| 9 | Normandy | 3,328,364 |
| 10 | Brittany | 3,258,707 |
| 11 | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 2,819,783 |
| 12 | Centre-Val de Loire | 2,570,548 |
| 13 | Réunion | 835,103 |
| 14 | Guadeloupe | 402,119 |
| 15 | Martinique | 385,551 |
| 16 | Corsica | 320,208 |
| 17 | French Guiana | 244,118 |
| 18 | Mayotte | 212,645 |
| Total | 65,564,756 |
By area
The total area of France is 635,775 km², of which 543,974 km² (85.6%) is in Europe.[1]
| Rank | Region | Area (km²) | % (total) |
% (European France) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes | 84,061 | 13.3% | 15.4% |
| 2 | French Guiana | 83,534 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées | 72,724 | 11.5% | 13.3% |
| 4 | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 69,711 | 11.0% | 12.8% |
| 5 | Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine | 57,433 | 9.0% | 10.5% |
| 6 | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 47,784 | 7.6% | 8.8% |
| 7 | Centre-Val de Loire | 39,151 | 6.2% | 7.2% |
| 8 | Pays de la Loire | 32,082 | 5.1% | 5.9% |
| 9 | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy | 31,713 | 5.1% | 5.9% |
| 10 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 31,400 | 5.0% | 5.8% |
| 11 | Normandy | 29,906 | 4.7% | 5.5% |
| 12 | Brittany | 27,208 | 4.3% | 5.0% |
| 13 | Île-de-France | 12,012 | 1.9% | 2.2% |
| 14 | Corsica | 8,680 | 1.4% | 1.6% |
| 15 | Réunion | 2,504 | 0.4% | |
| 16 | Guadeloupe | 1,628 | 0.3% | |
| 17 | Martinique | 1,128 | 0.2% | |
| 18 | Mayotte | 374 | 0.06% | |
| Total | 632,760 | 100% |
By density
The population of France has a density of 103.6 people per square kilometre, including the overseas regions, and 117.1 people per square kilometre excluding them.
| Rank | Region | Population | Area (km²) | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Île-de-France | 11,959,807 | 12,012 | 996 |
| 2 | Mayotte | 212,645 | 374 | 570 |
| 3 | Martinique | 385,551 | 1,128 | 342 |
| 4 | Réunion | 835,103 | 2,504 | 334 |
| 5 | Guadeloupe | 402,119 | 1,628 | 247 |
| 6 | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy | 5,987,883 | 31,713 | 189 |
| 7 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 4,953,675 | 31,400 | 158 |
| 8 | Brittany | 3,258,707 | 27,208 | 120 |
| 9 | Pays de la Loire | 3,660,852 | 32,082 | 114 |
| 10 | Normandy | 3,328,364 | 29,906 | 111.29 |
| 11 | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 7,757,595 | 69,711 | 111.28 |
| 12 | Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine | 5,552,388 | 57,433 | 97 |
| 13 | Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées | 5,683,878 | 72,724 | 78 |
| 14 | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes | 5,844,177 | 84,061 | 70 |
| 15 | Centre-Val de Loire | 2,570,548 | 39,151 | 66 |
| 16 | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 2,819,783 | 47,784 | 59 |
| 17 | Corsica | 320,208 | 8,680 | 37 |
| 18 | French Guiana | 244,118 | 83,534 | 3 |
| Total | 65,564,756 | 632,760 | 104 |
