Ranked list of French regions
The following are ranked lists of French régions. Population figures are from the 1999 census.
By population
| Rank | Region | Population | % | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Île-de-France (12) | 10,952,011 | 18.1% | 911.8 |
| 2 | Rhône-Alpes (22) | 5,645,407 | 9.4% | 129.2 |
| 3 | Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur (21) | 4,506,151 | 7.5% | 143.5 |
| 4 | Nord-Pas-de-Calais (17) | 3,996,588 | 6.6% | 321.9 |
| 5 | Pays de la Loire (18) | 3,222,061 | 5.3% | 100.4 |
| 6 | Brittany (6) | 2,972,700 | 4.9% | 109.3 |
| 7 | Aquitaine (2) | 2,908,359 | 4.8% | 70.4 |
| 8 | Midi-Pyrénées (16) | 2,551,687 | 4.2% | 56.3 |
| 9 | Centre (7) | 2,440,329 | 4.0% | 62.3 |
| 10 | Lorraine (15) | 2,310,376 | 3.8% | 98.1 |
| 11 | Languedoc-Roussillon (13) | 2,295,648 | 3.8% | 83.8 |
| 12 | Picardie (19) | 1,857,481 | 3.1% | 95.8 |
| 13 | Haute-Normandie (11) | 1,780,192 | 3.0% | 144.5 |
| 14 | Alsace (1) | 1,734,145 | 2.9% | 209.4 |
| 15 | Poitou-Charentes (20) | 1,640,068 | 2.7% | 63.5 |
| 16 | Bourgogne (5) | 1,610,067 | 2.7% | 51.0 |
| 17 | Basse-Normandie (4) | 1,422,193 | 2.4% | 80.9 |
| 18 | Champagne-Ardenne (8) | 1,342,363 | 2.2% | 52.4 |
| 19 | Auvergne (3) | 1,308,878 | 2.2% | 50.3 |
| 20 | Franche-Comté (10) | 1,117,059 | 1.9% | 68.9 |
| --- | Réunion | 720,934 | 1.2% | 287.0 |
| 21 | Limousin (14) | 710,939 | 1.2% | 42.0 |
| --- | Guadaloupe | 436,000 | 0.7% | 255.7 |
| --- | Martinique | 414,516 | 0.7% | 383.8 |
| 22 | Corsica (9) | 290,196 | 0.5% | 33.4 |
| --- | French Guiana | 157,213 | 0.3% | 1.8 |
| France | 60,343,561 | 100% | 94.9 |
By area
The total area of France is 635,775 km², of which 543,974 km² (85.6%) in Europe.
| Rank | Region | Area (km²) | % (total) | % (European France) | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| --- | French Guiana | 86,504 | 13.6% | 1.8 | |
| 1 | Midi-Pyrénées (16) | 45,348 | 7.1% | 8.3% | 56.3 |
| 2 | Rhône-Alpes (22) | 43,698 | 6.9% | 8.0% | 129.2 |
| 3 | Aquitaine (2) | 41,308 | 6.5% | 7.6% | 70.4 |
| 4 | Centre (7) | 39,151 | 6.2% | 7.2% | 62.3 |
| 5 | Pays de la Loire (18) | 32,082 | 5.0% | 5.9% | 100.4 |
| 6 | Bourgogne (5) | 31,582 | 5.0% | 5.8% | 51.0 |
| 7 | Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur (21) | 31,400 | 4.9% | 5.8% | 143.5 |
| 8 | Languedoc-Roussillon (13) | 27,386 | 4.3% | 5.0% | 83.8 |
| 9 | Brittany (6) | 27,208 | 4.3% | 5.0% | 109.3 |
| 10 | Auvergne (3) | 26,013 | 4.1% | 4.8% | 50.3 |
| 11 | Poitou-Charentes (20) | 25,810 | 4.1% | 4.7% | 63.5 |
| 12 | Champagne-Ardenne (8) | 25,606 | 4.0% | 4.7% | 52.4 |
| 13 | Lorraine (15) | 23,547 | 3.7% | 4.3% | 98.1 |
| 14 | Picardie (19) | 19,399 | 3.1% | 3.6% | 95.8 |
| 15 | Basse-Normandie (4) | 17,589 | 2.8% | 3.2% | 80.9 |
| 16 | Limousin (14) | 16,942 | 2.7% | 3.1% | 42.0 |
| 17 | Franche-Comté (10) | 16,202 | 2.5% | 3.0% | 68.9 |
| 18 | Nord-Pas-de-Calais (17) | 12,414 | 2.0% | 2.3% | 321.9 |
| 19 | Haute-Normandie (11) | 12,317 | 1.9% | 2.3% | 144.5 |
| 20 | Île-de-France (12) | 12,012 | 1.9% | 2.2% | 911.8 |
| 21 | Corsica (9) | 8,680 | 1.4% | 1.6% | 33.4 |
| 22 | Alsace (1) | 8,280 | 1.3% | 1.5% | 209.4 |
| --- | Réunion | 2,512 | 0.4% | 287.0 | |
| --- | Guadaloupe | 1,705 | 0.3% | 255.7 | |
| --- | Martinique | 1,080 | 0.2% | 383.8 | |
| France | 635,775 | 100% | 94.9 |
By density
The population of France has a density of 94.9 h/km², including the DOM, and 107.8 h/km², excluding them.
| Rank | Region | Population | Area (km²) | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Île-de-France (12) | 10,952,011 | 12,012 | 911.8 |
| --- | Martinique | 414,516 | 1,080 | 383.8 |
| 2 | Nord-Pas-de-Calais (17) | 3,996,588 | 12,414 | 321.9 |
| --- | Réunion | 720,934 | 2,512 | 287.0 |
| --- | Guadaloupe | 436,000 | 1,705 | 255.7 |
| 3 | Alsace (1) | 1,734,145 | 8,280 | 209.4 |
| 4 | Haute-Normandie (11) | 1,780,192 | 12,317 | 144.5 |
| 5 | Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur (21) | 4,506,151 | 31,400 | 143.5 |
| 6 | Rhône-Alpes (22) | 5,645,407 | 43,698 | 129.2 |
| 7 | Brittany (6) | 2,972,700 | 27,208 | 109.3 |
| 8 | Pays de la Loire (18) | 3,222,061 | 32,082 | 100.4 |
| 9 | Lorraine (15) | 2,310,376 | 23,547 | 98.1 |
| 10 | Picardie (19) | 1,857,481 | 19,399 | 95.8 |
| 11 | Languedoc-Roussillon (13) | 2,295,648 | 27,386 | 83.8 |
| 12 | Basse-Normandie (4) | 1,422,193 | 17,589 | 80.9 |
| 13 | Aquitaine (2) | 2,908,359 | 41,308 | 70.4 |
| 14 | Franche-Comté (10) | 1,117,059 | 16,202 | 68.9 |
| 15 | Poitou-Charentes (20) | 1,640,068 | 25,810 | 63.5 |
| 16 | Centre (7) | 2,440,329 | 39,151 | 62.3 |
| 17 | Midi-Pyrénées (16) | 2,551,687 | 45,348 | 56.3 |
| 18 | Champagne-Ardenne (8) | 1,342,363 | 25,606 | 52.4 |
| 19 | Bourgogne (5) | 1,610,067 | 31,582 | 51.0 |
| 20 | Auvergne (3) | 1,308,878 | 26,013 | 50.3 |
| 21 | Limousin (14) | 710,939 | 16,942 | 42.0 |
| 22 | Corsica (9) | 290,196 | 8,680 | 33.4 |
| --- | French Guiana | 157,213 | 86,504 | 1.8 |
| France | 60,343,561 | 635,775 | 94.9 |