The following are ranked lists of French regions.
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By population These figures are as of January 1, 2026.
Rank Region Population(2026) % of France 1 12,594,502 18.2 % 2 8,303,191 12.0 % 3 6,246,988 9.0 % 4 6,241,784 9.0 % 5 5,965,764 8.6 % 6 5,544,271 8.0 % 7 5,318,370 7.7 % 8 3,965,226 5.7 % 9 Brittany 3,510,058 5.1 % 10 Normandy 3,353,726 4.9 % 11 2,794,043 4.0 % 12 2,589,286 3.7 % 13 910,985 1.3 % 14 382,586 0.6 % 15 365,636 0.5 % 16 358,818 0.5 % 17 338,208 0.5 % 18 298,554 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). Rank Region Area (km2) %(total) %(European France) 1 84,061 13.3% 15.4% 2 83,534 13.2% – 3 72,724 11.5% 13.3% 4 69,711 11.0% 12.8% 5 57,433 9.0% 10.5% 6 47,784 7.6% 8.8% 7 39,151 6.2% 7.2% 8 32,082 5.1% 5.9% 9 31,713 5.1% 5.9% 10 31,400 5.0% 5.8% 11 Normandy 29,906 4.7% 5.5% 12 Brittany 27,208 4.3% 5.0% 13 12,012 1.9% 2.2% 14 8,680 1.4% 1.6% 15 2,504 0.4% – 16 1,628 0.3% – 17 1,128 0.2% – 18 374 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 12,594,502 12,012 1,048 2 338,208 374 904 3 910,985 2,504 364 4 358,818 1,128 318 5 382,586 1,628 235 6 5,965,764 31,713 188 7 5,318,370 31,400 169 8 Brittany 3,510,058 27,208 129 9 3,965,226 32,082 124 10 8,303,191 69,711 119 11 Normandy 3,353,726 29,906 112 12 5,544,271 57,433 97 13 6,246,988 72,724 86 14 6,241,784 84,061 74 15 2,589,286 39,151 66 16 2,794,043 47,784 58 17 365,636 8,680 42 18 298,554 83,534 4 Total 69,081,996 632,760 109
See also List of French regions and overseas collectivities by GDP
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