Ranked list of French regions

Nord-Pas
de Calais

Picardy

Upper
Normandy

Ile-de-
France

Champagne-
Ardenne

Lorraine

Alsace

Franche-
Comté

Burgundy

Centre

Pays-de-la-
Loire

Brittany

Lower
Normandy

Poitou-
Charentes

Limousin

Auvergne

Rhône-
Alpes

Aquitaine

Midi-Pyrénées

Languedoc-
Roussillon

PACA

Corsica

French Guiana

Guadeloupe

Martinique

Réunion

Belgium

Luxembourg

Germany

Switzerland

Italy

United Kingdom

Andorra

Spain

English Channel

Bay of
Biscay

Ligurian
Sea

Mediterranean
Sea

The following are ranked lists of French regions. Population figures are official January 2008 estimates.

By population

The total population of the 26 French regions (excluding the 7 overseas collectivities) was 63.9 million on January 1, 2008, of which 62.1 million (97.1%) lived in Europe.

Rank	Region	Population (Jan. 2008)	%	Density (Jan. 2008)
1	Île-de-France	11,694,000	18.3%	974
2	Rhône-Alpes	6,121,000	9.6%	140
3	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	4,891,000	7.6%	156
4	Nord-Pas de Calais	4,022,000	6.3%	324
5	Pays de la Loire	3,508,000	5.5%	109
6	Aquitaine	3,170,000	5.0%	77
7	Brittany	3,139,000	4.9%	115
8	Midi-Pyrénées	2,833,000	4.4%	62
9	Languedoc-Roussillon	2,594,000	4.1%	95
10	Centre	2,538,000	4.0%	65
11	Lorraine	2,337,000	3.7%	99
12	Picardy	1,900,000	3.0%	98
13	Alsace	1,836,000	2.9%	222
14	Upper Normandy	1,815,000	2.8%	147
15	Poitou-Charentes	1,743,000	2.7%	68
16	Bourgogne	1,631,000	2.6%	52
17	Lower Normandy	1,463,000	2.3%	83
18	Auvergne	1,341,000	2.1%	52
19	Champagne-Ardenne	1,334,000	2.1%	52
20	Franche-Comté	1,159,000	1.8%	72
21	Réunion	802,000	1.3%	320
22	Limousin	735,000	1.1%	43
23	Guadeloupe	405,500	0.6%	249
24	Martinique	402,000	0.6%	356
25	Corse	302,000	0.5%	35
26	Guyane	221,500	0.3%	3
	Total	63,937,000	100%	101

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	83,534	13.2%		3
2	Midi-Pyrénées	45,348	7.2%	8.3%	62
3	Rhône-Alpes	43,698	6.9%	8.0%	140
4	Aquitaine	41,308	6.5%	7.6%	77
5	Centre	39,151	6.2%	7.2%	65
6	Pays de la Loire	32,082	5.1%	5.9%	109
7	Bourgogne	31,582	5.0%	5.8%	52
8	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	31,400	5.0%	5.8%	156
9	Languedoc-Roussillon	27,376	4.3%	5.0%	95
10	Brittany	27,208	4.3%	5.0%	115
11	Auvergne	26,013	4.1%	4.8%	52
12	Poitou-Charentes	25,810	4.1%	4.7%	68
13	Champagne-Ardenne	25,606	4.0%	4.7%	52
14	Lorraine	23,547	3.7%	4.3%	99
15	Picardy	19,399	3.1%	3.6%	98
16	Lower Normandy	17,589	2.8%	3.2%	83
17	Limousin	16,942	2.7%	3.1%	43
18	Franche-Comté	16,202	2.6%	3.0%	72
19	Nord-Pas de Calais	12,414	2.0%	2.3%	324
20	Upper Normandy	12,317	1.9%	2.3%	147
21	Île-de-France	12,012	1.9%	2.2%	974
22	Corse	8,680	1.4%	1.6%	35
23	Alsace	8,280	1.3%	1.5%	222
24	Réunion	2,504	0.4%		320
25	Guadeloupe	1,628	0.3%		249
26	Martinique	1,128	0.2%		356
	Total	632,760	100%		101

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	11,694,000	12,012	974
2	Martinique	402,000	1,128	356
3	Nord-Pas de Calais	4,022,000	12,414	324
4	Réunion	802,000	2,504	320
5	Guadeloupe	405,500	1,628	249
6	Alsace	1,836,000	8,280	222
7	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	4,891,000	31,400	156
8	Upper Normandy	1,815,000	12,317	147
9	Rhône-Alpes	6,121,000	43,698	140
10	Brittany	3,139,000	27,208	115
11	Pays de la Loire	3,508,000	32,082	109
12	Lorraine	2,337,000	23,547	99
13	Picardy	1,900,000	19,399	98
14	Languedoc-Roussillon	2,594,000	27,376	95
15	Lower Normandy	1,463,000	17,589	83
16	Aquitaine	3,170,000	41,308	77
17	Franche-Comté	1,159,000	16,202	72
18	Poitou-Charentes	1,743,000	25,810	68
19	Centre	2,538,000	39,151	65
20	Midi-Pyrénées	2,833,000	45,348	62
21	Bourgogne	1,631,000	31,582	52
22	Auvergne	1,341,000	26,013	52
23	Champagne-Ardenne	1,334,000	25,606	52
24	Limousin	735,000	16,942	43
25	Corse	302,000	8,680	35
26	Guyane	221,500	83,534	3
	Total	63,937,000	632,760	101