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The population of the French regions according to census results and latest official estimates.

Since 2006, France computes the population size from census results counted in different years. The 2018 figures are calculated by using vital statistics and an estimate of net migration.

NameAbbr.StatusCapitalArea
A (km²)
Population
Census (C)
1975-02-20
Population
Census (C)
1982-03-04
Population
Census (C)
1990-03-05
Population
Census (C)
1999-03-08
Population
Estimate (E)
2007-01-01
Population
Estimate (E)
2015-01-01
Population
Estimate (E)
2021-01-01
 
FranceFRARepParis543,94152,591,58454,334,87156,615,15558,518,39561,795,23864,300,82165,505,213
Auvergne - Rhône - AlpesARARegLyon69,7116,111,1636,348,6256,671,9156,954,2857,405,2067,877,6988,114,3616971100
Bourgogne - Franche-Comté [Burgundy]BFCRegDijon47,7842,631,2602,680,1032,706,9292,727,1262,792,5622,820,9402,800,1944778400
Bretagne [Brittany]BRERegRennes27,2082,595,4312,707,8862,795,6382,906,1973,120,2883,293,8503,394,5672720800
Centre - Val de LoireCVLRegOrléans39,1512,152,5002,264,1642,371,0362,440,3292,526,9192,578,5922,573,3033915100
Corse [Corsica]CORRegAjaccio8,680225,562240,178250,371260,196299,209327,283347,597868000
Grand EstGESRegStrasbourg57,4415,185,0395,231,9315,278,0055,386,9395,506,6865,559,0515,561,2875744100
Hauts-de-FranceHTFRegLille31,8065,592,3625,673,2175,775,6865,854,0145,921,9606,009,9765,995,2923180600
Île-de-FranceILERegParis12,0129,878,56510,073,05910,660,55410,952,01111,598,86612,082,14412,317,2791201200
Normandie [Normandy]NMDRegRouen29,9072,901,8473,006,3413,128,5653,202,3853,278,1453,339,1313,327,9662990700
Nouvelle-AquitaineNAQRegBordeaux84,0364,817,1904,961,9275,113,7895,259,3665,627,6715,911,4826,069,3528403600
Occitanie (Pyrénées-Méditerranée) [Occitania]OCCRegToulouse72,7244,057,7724,251,8334,545,6484,847,3355,371,1175,774,1856,022,1767272400
Pays de la LoirePAYRegNantes32,0822,767,1632,930,3983,059,1123,222,0613,482,5943,718,5123,853,9993208200
Provence - Alpes - Côte d'AzurPRORegMarseille31,4003,675,7303,965,2094,257,9074,506,1514,864,0155,007,9775,127,8403140000

Major Cities

 NameAdm.Population
Estimate (E)
2021-01-01
1ParisILE2,133,111
2MarseillePRO873,076
3LyonARA522,250
4ToulouseOCC504,078
5NicePRO348,085
6NantesPAY323,204
7MontpellierOCC302,454
8StrasbourgGES291,313
9BordeauxNAQ261,804

Contents: Cities

The population of all cities in France with more than 100,000 inhabitants according to census results and latest official estimates.

NameAdm.Population
Census (C)
1975-02-20
Population
Census (C)
1982-03-04
Population
Census (C)
1990-03-05
Population
Census (C)
1999-03-08
Population
Estimate (E)
2007-01-01
Population
Estimate (E)
2015-01-01
Population
Estimate (E)
2021-01-01
Area 
Aix-en-ProvencePRO110,659121,327123,842134,222143,404142,668147,47818616
AmiensHTF131,476131,332131,872135,501134,737132,874133,6254945
AngersPAY137,591136,038141,404151,279151,108151,520157,1754270
AnnecyARA96,527101,087107,537112,379116,877125,694131,7156693
ArgenteuilILE102,53095,34793,09693,961102,572110,388107,2211722
BesançonBFC120,315113,283113,828117,733117,836116,676119,1986505
BordeauxNAQ223,131208,159210,336215,363235,178249,712261,8044936
Boulogne-BillancourtILE103,578102,582101,743106,367111,045117,931119,808617
BrestBRE166,826156,060147,956149,634142,722139,163139,6194951
CaenNMD119,640114,068112,846113,987109,630106,260108,2002570
Clermont-FerrandARA156,763147,224136,181137,140139,501141,398147,3274267
DijonBFC151,705140,942146,703149,867151,543155,114159,3464041
GrenobleARA166,037156,637150,758153,317156,793160,649157,4771813
Le HavreNMD217,882199,388195,854190,905179,751172,366166,0584695
Le MansPAY152,285147,697145,502146,105144,164143,325145,0045280
LilleHTF219,204196,705198,691212,597225,789232,741236,7103483
LimogesNAQ143,725140,418133,486133,994138,882133,627129,7607744
LyonARA456,716413,095415,487445,452472,330513,275522,2504787
MarseillePRO908,600874,436800,550798,430852,395861,635873,07624064
MetzGES111,869114,232119,594123,776123,580117,492120,8744194
MontpellierOCC191,354197,231207,996225,392253,712277,639302,4545687
MontreuilILE96,58793,36894,75490,674102,097106,691111,455892
MulhouseGES117,013112,157108,357110,359111,394110,370106,3412218
NancyGES107,90296,31799,351103,605105,349105,162104,2601501
NantesPAY256,693240,539244,995270,251283,025303,382323,2046518
NicePRO344,481337,085342,439342,738348,721342,522348,0857191
NîmesOCC127,933124,220128,471133,424143,468150,672148,10416192
OrléansCVL106,246102,710105,111113,126113,234114,644116,6172748
ParisILE2,299,8302,176,2432,152,4232,125,2462,193,0302,206,4882,133,11110560
PerpignanOCC106,426111,669105,983105,115116,041121,934119,6566808
ReimsGES178,381177,234180,620187,206183,500184,076179,3804690
RennesBRE198,305194,656197,536206,229207,922215,366225,0815039
RouenNMD114,834101,945102,723106,592108,569110,169114,0832138
Saint-DenisILE96,13290,82989,98885,832100,800111,103113,9421236
Saint-ÉtienneARA220,181204,955199,396180,210175,318171,057172,7187999
StrasbourgGES253,384248,712252,338264,115272,123277,270291,3137826
ToulonPRO181,801179,423167,619160,639166,537167,479180,4524284
ToulouseOCC373,796347,995358,688390,350439,453471,941504,07811829
ToursCVL140,686132,209129,509132,820136,578136,252137,6583436
VilleurbanneARA116,535115,960116,872124,215138,151148,665156,9281452

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