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Ranked list of French regions

{{Short description|French regions ranked by population and area}}

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The following are ranked lists of French regions.

Population figures are from the 2016 census, with the exception of Mayotte, whose statistics are as of 2017.

Region boundaries are as of 2018.

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By population

These figures are from the census in 2016.{{cite web |title=Populations légales des régions en 2016 |url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/3677761?sommaire=3677855 |publisher=INSEE |accessdate=13 January 2019}}{{cite web |title=Population des régions et taux d'évolution de la population |url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/3682672#titre-bloc-1 |publisher=INSEE |accessdate=13 January 2019}} Statistics for Mayotte are from 2017.{{cite web |title=Populations légales de Mayotte en 2017 |url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2120838 |publisher=INSEE |accessdate=13 January 2019}}

class="wikitable sortable"
Rank

! Region

! Population
(2016)

align=right | 1

|{{flag|Île-de-France}}

| align=right | 12,117,132

align=right | 2

|{{flag|Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes}}

| align=right | 7,916,889

align=right | 3

|{{flag|Hauts-de-France}}

| align=right | 6,006,870

align=right | 4

|{{flag|Nouvelle-Aquitaine}}

| align=right | 5,935,603

align=right | 5

|{{flag|Occitanie}}

| align=right | 5,808,435

align=right | 6

|{{flag|Grand Est}}

| align=right | 5,555,186

align=right | 7

|{{flag|Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur}}

| align=right | 5,021,928

align=right | 8

|{{flag|Pays de la Loire}}

| align=right | 3,737,632

align=right | 9

|{{flagdeco|Normandy}} Normandy

| align=right | 3,335,929

align=right | 10

|{{flagdeco|Brittany}} Brittany

| align=right | 3,306,529

align=right | 11

|{{flag|Bourgogne-Franche-Comté}}

| align=right | 2,818,338

align=right | 12

|{{flag|Centre-Val de Loire}}

| align=right | 2,577,866

align=right | 13

|{{flag|Réunion|local}}

| align=right | 852,924

align=right | 14

|{{flag|Guadeloupe|local}}

| align=right | 394,110

align=right | 15

|{{flag|Martinique|local}}

| align=right | 376,480

align=right | 16

|{{flag|Corsica}}

| align=right | 330,455

align=right | 17

|{{flag|French Guiana|local}}

| align=right | 269,352

align=right | 18

|{{flag|Mayotte|local}}

| align=right | 256,518

align=right |

| | Total France

| align=right | 66,361,658

By area

The total area of France is 632,734 km2, of which 543,940 km2 (86.0%) is in Europe (Metropolitan France).{{cite web|title=Comparateur de territoire: France métropolitaine|url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/1405599?geo=METRO-1+FRANCE-1|publisher=INSEE|access-date=11 December 2020|language=fr}}

class="wikitable sortable"
Rank

! Region

! Area (km2)

! %
(total)

! %
(European
France)

align=right | 1

| {{flag|Nouvelle-Aquitaine}}

| align=right | 84,061

| align=right | 13.3%

| align=right | 15.4%

align=right | 2

| {{flag|French Guiana|local}}

| align=right | 83,534

| align=right | 13.2%

| align=right | –

align=right | 3

| {{flag|Occitanie}}

| align=right | 72,724

| align=right | 11.5%

| align=right | 13.3%

align=right | 4

| {{flag|Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes}}

| align=right | 69,711

| align=right | 11.0%

| align=right | 12.8%

align=right | 5

| {{flag|Grand Est}}

| align=right | 57,433

| align=right | 9.0%

| align=right | 10.5%

align=right | 6

| {{flag|Bourgogne-Franche-Comté}}

| align=right | 47,784

| align=right | 7.6%

| align=right | 8.8%

align=right | 7

| {{flag|Centre-Val de Loire}}

| align=right | 39,151

| align=right | 6.2%

| align=right | 7.2%

align=right | 8

| {{flag|Pays de la Loire}}

| align=right | 32,082

| align=right | 5.1%

| align=right | 5.9%

align=right | 9

| {{flag|Hauts-de-France}}

| align=right | 31,713

| align=right | 5.1%

| align=right | 5.9%

align=right | 10

| {{flag|Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur}}

| align=right | 31,400

| align=right | 5.0%

| align=right | 5.8%

align=right | 11

|{{flagdeco|Normandy}} Normandy

| align=right | 29,906

| align=right | 4.7%

| align=right | 5.5%

align=right | 12

|{{flagdeco|Brittany}} Brittany

| align=right | 27,208

| align=right | 4.3%

| align=right | 5.0%

align=right | 13

| {{flag|Île-de-France}}

| align=right | 12,012

| align=right | 1.9%

| align=right | 2.2%

align=right | 14

| {{flag|Corsica}}

| align=right | 8,680

| align=right | 1.4%

| align=right | 1.6%

align=right | 15

| {{flag|Réunion|local}}

| align=right | 2,504

| align=right | 0.4%

| align=right | –

align=right | 16

| {{flag|Guadeloupe|local}}

| align=right | 1,628

| align=right | 0.3%

| align=right | –

align=right | 17

| {{flag|Martinique|local}}

| align=right | 1,128

| align=right | 0.2%

| align=right | –

align=right | 18

| {{flag|Mayotte|local}}

| align=right | 374

| align=right | 0.06%

| align=right | –

 

| Total

| align=right | 632,760

| align=right | 100%

| align=right |  

By density

In 2016, the official population of France had a density of 104.8 people per square kilometre, including the overseas regions, and 118.5 people per square kilometre excluding them.

class="wikitable sortable"
Rank

! Region

! Population 2016

! Area (km2)

! Density

align=right | 1

| {{flag|Île-de-France}}

| align=right | 12,117,132

| align=right | 12,012

| align=right | 1,009

align=right | 2

| {{flag|Mayotte|local}}

| align=right | 256,518

| align=right | 374

| align=right | 685

align=right | 3

| {{flag|Réunion|local}}

| align=right | 852,924

| align=right | 2,504

| align=right | 340

align=right | 4

| {{flag|Martinique|local}}

| align=right | 376,480

| align=right | 1,128

| align=right | 333

align=right | 5

| {{flag|Guadeloupe|local}}

| align=right | 394,110

| align=right | 1,628

| align=right | 242

align=right | 6

| {{flag|Hauts-de-France}}

| align=right | 6,006,870

| align=right | 31,713

| align=right | 189

align=right | 7

| {{flag|Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur}}

| align=right | 5,021,928

| align=right | 31,400

| align=right | 160

align=right | 8

|{{flagdeco|Brittany}} Brittany

| align=right | 3,306,529

| align=right | 27,208

| align=right | 121

align=right | 9

| {{flag|Pays de la Loire}}

| align=right | 3,737,632

| align=right | 32,082

| align=right | 116

align=right | 10

| {{flag|Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes}}

| align=right | 7,916,889

| align=right | 69,711

| align=right | 113

align=right | 11

|{{flagdeco|Normandy}} Normandy

| align=right | 3,335,929

| align=right | 29,906

| align=right | 111

align=right | 12

| {{flag|Grand Est}}

| align=right | 5,555,186

| align=right | 57,433

| align=right | 97

align=right | 13

| {{flag|Occitanie}}

| align=right | 5,808,435

| align=right | 72,724

| align=right | 80

align=right | 14

| {{flag|Nouvelle-Aquitaine}}

| align=right | 5,935,603

| align=right | 84,061

| align=right | 70

align=right | 15

| {{flag|Centre-Val de Loire}}

| align=right | 2,577,866

| align=right | 39,151

| align=right | 66

align=right | 16

| {{flag|Bourgogne-Franche-Comté}}

| align=right | 2,818,338

| align=right | 47,784

| align=right | 59

align=right | 17

| {{flag|Corsica}}

| align=right | 330,455

| align=right | 8,680

| align=right | 38

align=right | 18

| {{flag|French Guiana|local}}

| align=right | 269,352

| align=right | 83,534

| align=right | 3

| | Total

| align=right | 66,361,658

| align=right | 632,760

| align=right | 105

See also

References

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{{Regions of France}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ranked List Of French Regions}}

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