Ranked list of French regions

The following are ranked lists of French regions.


By population

These figures are as of January 1, 2026.[1]

Rank Region Population
(2026)		 % of France
1 Île-de-France 12,594,502 18.2 %
2 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 8,303,191 12.0 %
3 Occitanie 6,246,988 9.0 %
4 Nouvelle-Aquitaine 6,241,784 9.0 %
5 Hauts-de-France 5,965,764 8.6 %
6 Grand Est 5,544,271 8.0 %
7 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur 5,318,370 7.7 %
8 Pays de la Loire 3,965,226 5.7 %
9 Brittany 3,510,058 5.1 %
10 Normandy 3,353,726 4.9 %
11 Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 2,794,043 4.0 %
12 Centre-Val de Loire 2,589,286 3.7 %
13 Réunion 910,985 1.3 %
14 Guadeloupe 382,586 0.6 %
15 Corsica 365,636 0.5 %
16 Martinique 358,818 0.5 %
17 Mayotte 338,208 0.5 %
18 French Guiana 298,554 0.4 %
Total France 69,081,996 100 %

By area

The total area of France is 632,734 km2, of which 543,940 km2 (86.0%) is in Europe (Metropolitan France).[2]

Rank Region Area (km2) %
(total)		 %
(European
France)
1 Nouvelle-Aquitaine 84,061 13.3% 15.4%
2 French Guiana 83,534 13.2% –
3 Occitanie 72,724 11.5% 13.3%
4 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 69,711 11.0% 12.8%
5 Grand Est 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 Hauts-de-France 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

In 2026, the official population of France had a density of 109 people per square kilometre, including the overseas regions, and 123 people per square kilometre excluding them.

Rank Region Population 2026 Area (km2) Density
1 Île-de-France 12,594,502 12,012 1,048
2 Mayotte 338,208 374 904
3 Réunion 910,985 2,504 364
4 Martinique 358,818 1,128 318
5 Guadeloupe 382,586 1,628 235
6 Hauts-de-France 5,965,764 31,713 188
7 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur 5,318,370 31,400 169
8 Brittany 3,510,058 27,208 129
9 Pays de la Loire 3,965,226 32,082 124
10 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 8,303,191 69,711 119
11 Normandy 3,353,726 29,906 112
12 Grand Est 5,544,271 57,433 97
13 Occitanie 6,246,988 72,724 86
14 Nouvelle-Aquitaine 6,241,784 84,061 74
15 Centre-Val de Loire 2,589,286 39,151 66
16 Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 2,794,043 47,784 58
17 Corsica 365,636 8,680 42
18 French Guiana 298,554 83,534 4
Total 69,081,996 632,760 109

See also

References

  1. ↑ "La situation démographique en 2025 et en séries longues" (in French). INSEE. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Comparateur de territoire: France métropolitaine" (in French). INSEE. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
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