RANKED LIST OF FRENCH REGIONS

The following are ranked lists of French regions. Population figures are from the 1999 census.

Contents

By population

By area

By density

By population

The total population of France is 60.3 million, of which 58.6 million (97.2%) live in Europe.

Rank	Region	Population	%	Density
1	Île-de-France	10,952,011	18.1%	911.8
2	Rhône-Alpes	5,645,407	9.4%	129.2
3	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	4,506,151	7.5%	143.5
4	Nord-Pas de Calais	3,996,588	6.6%	321.9
5	Pays de la Loire	3,222,061	5.3%	100.4
6	Bretagne	2,972,700	4.9%	109.3
7	Aquitaine	2,908,359	4.8%	70.4
8	Midi-Pyrénées	2,551,687	4.2%	56.3
9	Centre	2,440,329	4.0%	62.3
10	Lorraine	2,310,376	3.8%	98.1
11	Languedoc-Roussillon	2,295,648	3.8%	83.8
12	Picardie	1,857,481	3.1%	95.8
13	Haute-Normandie	1,780,192	3.0%	144.5
14	Alsace	1,734,145	2.9%	209.4
15	Poitou-Charentes	1,640,068	2.7%	63.5
16	Bourgogne	1,610,067	2.7%	51.0
17	Basse-Normandie	1,422,193	2.4%	80.9
18	Champagne-Ardenne	1,342,363	2.2%	52.4
19	Auvergne	1,308,878	2.2%	50.3
20	Franche-Comté	1,117,059	1.9%	68.9
21	Réunion	720,934	1.2%	287.0
22	Limousin	710,939	1.2%	42.0
23	Guadeloupe	436,000	0.7%	255.7
24	Martinique	414,516	0.7%	383.8
25	Corsica	290,196	0.5%	33.4
26	Guyane	157,213	0.3%	1.8
	'Total'	60,343,561	100%	94.9

By area

The total area of France is 635,775 km², of which 543,974 km² (85.6%) is in Europe.

Rank	Region	Area (km²)	% (total)	% (European France)	Density
1	Guyane	86,504	13.6%		1.8
2	Midi-Pyrénées	45,348	7.1%	8.3%	56.3
3	Rhône-Alpes	43,698	6.9%	8.0%	129.2
4	Aquitaine	41,308	6.5%	7.6%	70.4
5	Centre	39,151	6.2%	7.2%	62.3
6	Pays de la Loire	32,082	5.0%	5.9%	100.4
7	Bourgogne	31,582	5.0%	5.8%	51.0
8	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	31,400	4.9%	5.8%	143.5
9	Languedoc-Roussillon	27,386	4.3%	5.0%	83.8
10	Bretagne	27,208	4.3%	5.0%	109.3
11	Auvergne	26,013	4.1%	4.8%	50.3
12	Poitou-Charentes	25,810	4.1%	4.7%	63.5
13	Champagne-Ardenne	25,606	4.0%	4.7%	52.4
14	Lorraine	23,547	3.7%	4.3%	98.1
15	Picardie	19,399	3.1%	3.6%	95.8
16	Basse-Normandie	17,589	2.8%	3.2%	80.9
17	Limousin	16,942	2.7%	3.1%	42.0
18	Franche-Comté	16,202	2.5%	3.0%	68.9
19	Nord-Pas de Calais	12,414	2.0%	2.3%	321.9
20	Haute-Normandie	12,317	1.9%	2.3%	144.5
21	Île-de-France	12,012	1.9%	2.2%	911.8
22	Corsica	8,680	1.4%	1.6%	33.4
23	Alsace	8,280	1.3%	1.5%	209.4
24	Réunion	2,512	0.4%		287.0
25	Guadeloupe	1,705	0.3%		255.7
26	Martinique	1,080	0.2%		383.8
	'Total'	635,775	100%		94.9

By density

The population of France has a density of 94.9 people per km², including the overseas regions, and 107.8 people per km², excluding them.

Rank	Region	Population	Area (km²)	Density
1	Île-de-France	10,952,011	12,012	911.8
2	Martinique	414,516	1,080	383.8
3	Nord-Pas de Calais	3,996,588	12,414	321.9
4	Réunion	720,934	2,512	287.0
5	Guadeloupe	436,000	1,705	255.7
6	Alsace	1,734,145	8,280	209.4
7	Haute-Normandie	1,780,192	12,317	144.5
8	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	4,506,151	31,400	143.5
9	Rhône-Alpes	5,645,407	43,698	129.2
10	Bretagne	2,972,700	27,208	109.3
11	Pays de la Loire	3,222,061	32,082	100.4
12	Lorraine	2,310,376	23,547	98.1
13	Picardie	1,857,481	19,399	95.8
14	Languedoc-Roussillon	2,295,648	27,386	83.8
15	Basse-Normandie	1,422,193	17,589	80.9
16	Aquitaine	2,908,359	41,308	70.4
17	Franche-Comté	1,117,059	16,202	68.9
18	Poitou-Charentes	1,640,068	25,810	63.5
19	Centre	2,440,329	39,151	62.3
20	Midi-Pyrénées	2,551,687	45,348	56.3
21	Champagne-Ardenne	1,342,363	25,606	52.4
22	Bourgogne	1,610,067	31,582	51.0
23	Auvergne	1,308,878	26,013	50.3
24	Limousin	710,939	16,942	42.0
25	Corsica	290,196	8,680	33.4
26	Guyane	157,213	86,504	1.8
	'Total'	60,343,561	635,775	94.9