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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.
By population
These figures are from the census in 2016.[1][2] Statistics for Mayotte are from 2017.[3]
| Rank
|
Region
|
Population (2016)
|
| 1
|
File:Flag of the Île-de-France Region (symbol only).svg Île-de-France
|
12,117,132
|
| 2
|
Template:Country data Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
|
7,916,889
|
| 3
|
Template:Country data Hauts-de-France
|
6,006,870
|
| 4
|
Template:Country data Nouvelle-Aquitaine
|
5,935,603
|
| 5
|
Template:Country data Occitanie
|
5,808,435
|
| 6
|
Template:Country data Grand Est
|
5,555,186
|
| 7
|
File:Flag of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.svg Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
|
5,021,928
|
| 8
|
File:Pays-de-la-Loire flag.svg Pays de la Loire
|
3,737,632
|
| 9
|
Template:Flagdeco Normandy
|
3,335,929
|
| 10
|
Template:Flagdeco Brittany
|
3,306,529
|
| 11
|
Template:Country data Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
|
2,818,338
|
| 12
|
File:Flag of Centre-Val de Loire.svg Centre-Val de Loire
|
2,577,866
|
| 13
|
File:Proposed flag of Réunion (VAR).svg Réunion
|
852,924
|
| 14
|
File:Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg Guadeloupe
|
394,110
|
| 15
|
File:Flag-of-Martinique.svg Martinique
|
376,480
|
| 16
|
File:Flag of Corsica.svg Corsica
|
330,455
|
| 17
|
File:Flag of French Guiana.svg French Guiana
|
269,352
|
| 18
|
File:Flag of Mayotte (Local).svg Mayotte
|
256,518
|
|
|
Total France
|
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).[4]
| Rank
|
Region
|
Area (km2)
|
% (total)
|
% (European France)
|
| 1
|
Template:Country data Nouvelle-Aquitaine
|
84,061
|
13.3%
|
15.4%
|
| 2
|
File:Flag of French Guiana.svg French Guiana
|
83,534
|
13.2%
|
–
|
| 3
|
Template:Country data Occitanie
|
72,724
|
11.5%
|
13.3%
|
| 4
|
Template:Country data Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
|
69,711
|
11.0%
|
12.8%
|
| 5
|
Template:Country data Grand Est
|
57,433
|
9.0%
|
10.5%
|
| 6
|
Template:Country data Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
|
47,784
|
7.6%
|
8.8%
|
| 7
|
File:Flag of Centre-Val de Loire.svg Centre-Val de Loire
|
39,151
|
6.2%
|
7.2%
|
| 8
|
File:Pays-de-la-Loire flag.svg Pays de la Loire
|
32,082
|
5.1%
|
5.9%
|
| 9
|
Template:Country data Hauts-de-France
|
31,713
|
5.1%
|
5.9%
|
| 10
|
File:Flag of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.svg Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
|
31,400
|
5.0%
|
5.8%
|
| 11
|
Template:Flagdeco Normandy
|
29,906
|
4.7%
|
5.5%
|
| 12
|
Template:Flagdeco Brittany
|
27,208
|
4.3%
|
5.0%
|
| 13
|
File:Flag of the Île-de-France Region (symbol only).svg Île-de-France
|
12,012
|
1.9%
|
2.2%
|
| 14
|
File:Flag of Corsica.svg Corsica
|
8,680
|
1.4%
|
1.6%
|
| 15
|
File:Proposed flag of Réunion (VAR).svg Réunion
|
2,504
|
0.4%
|
–
|
| 16
|
File:Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg Guadeloupe
|
1,628
|
0.3%
|
–
|
| 17
|
File:Flag-of-Martinique.svg Martinique
|
1,128
|
0.2%
|
–
|
| 18
|
File:Flag of Mayotte (Local).svg Mayotte
|
374
|
0.06%
|
–
|
|
|
Total
|
632,760
|
100%
|
|
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.
| Rank
|
Region
|
Population 2016
|
Area (km2)
|
Density
|
| 1
|
File:Flag of the Île-de-France Region (symbol only).svg Île-de-France
|
12,117,132
|
12,012
|
1,009
|
| 2
|
File:Flag of Mayotte (Local).svg Mayotte
|
256,518
|
374
|
685
|
| 3
|
File:Proposed flag of Réunion (VAR).svg Réunion
|
852,924
|
2,504
|
340
|
| 4
|
File:Flag-of-Martinique.svg Martinique
|
376,480
|
1,128
|
333
|
| 5
|
File:Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg Guadeloupe
|
394,110
|
1,628
|
242
|
| 6
|
Template:Country data Hauts-de-France
|
6,006,870
|
31,713
|
189
|
| 7
|
File:Flag of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.svg Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
|
5,021,928
|
31,400
|
160
|
| 8
|
Template:Flagdeco Brittany
|
3,306,529
|
27,208
|
121
|
| 9
|
File:Pays-de-la-Loire flag.svg Pays de la Loire
|
3,737,632
|
32,082
|
116
|
| 10
|
Template:Country data Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
|
7,916,889
|
69,711
|
113
|
| 11
|
Template:Flagdeco Normandy
|
3,335,929
|
29,906
|
111
|
| 12
|
Template:Country data Grand Est
|
5,555,186
|
57,433
|
97
|
| 13
|
Template:Country data Occitanie
|
5,808,435
|
72,724
|
80
|
| 14
|
Template:Country data Nouvelle-Aquitaine
|
5,935,603
|
84,061
|
70
|
| 15
|
File:Flag of Centre-Val de Loire.svg Centre-Val de Loire
|
2,577,866
|
39,151
|
66
|
| 16
|
Template:Country data Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
|
2,818,338
|
47,784
|
59
|
| 17
|
File:Flag of Corsica.svg Corsica
|
330,455
|
8,680
|
38
|
| 18
|
File:Flag of French Guiana.svg French Guiana
|
269,352
|
83,534
|
3
|
|
|
Total
|
66,361,658
|
632,760
|
105
|
See also
References
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