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	Bretagne (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
21	Réunion	720,934	1.2%	287.0
22	Limousin (14)	710,939	1.2%	42.0
23	Guadaloupe	436,000	0.7%	255.7
24	Martinique	414,516	0.7%	383.8
25	Corsica (9)	290,196	0.5%	33.4
26	Guyane	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
1	Guyane	86,504	13.6%		1.8
2	Midi-Pyrénées (16)	45,348	7.1%	8.3%	56.3
3	Rhône-Alpes (22)	43,698	6.9%	8.0%	129.2
4	Aquitaine (2)	41,308	6.5%	7.6%	70.4
5	Centre (7)	39,151	6.2%	7.2%	62.3
6	Pays de la Loire (18)	32,082	5.0%	5.9%	100.4
7	Bourgogne (5)	31,582	5.0%	5.8%	51.0
8	Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur (21)	31,400	4.9%	5.8%	143.5
9	Languedoc-Roussillon (13)	27,386	4.3%	5.0%	83.8
10	Bretagne (6)	27,208	4.3%	5.0%	109.3
11	Auvergne (3)	26,013	4.1%	4.8%	50.3
12	Poitou-Charentes (20)	25,810	4.1%	4.7%	63.5
13	Champagne-Ardenne (8)	25,606	4.0%	4.7%	52.4
14	Lorraine (15)	23,547	3.7%	4.3%	98.1
15	Picardie (19)	19,399	3.1%	3.6%	95.8
16	Basse-Normandie (4)	17,589	2.8%	3.2%	80.9
17	Limousin (14)	16,942	2.7%	3.1%	42.0
18	Franche-Comté (10)	16,202	2.5%	3.0%	68.9
19	Nord-Pas-de-Calais (17)	12,414	2.0%	2.3%	321.9
20	Haute-Normandie (11)	12,317	1.9%	2.3%	144.5
21	Île-de-France (12)	12,012	1.9%	2.2%	911.8
22	Corsica (9)	8,680	1.4%	1.6%	33.4
23	Alsace (1)	8,280	1.3%	1.5%	209.4
24	Réunion	2,512	0.4%		287.0
25	Guadaloupe	1,705	0.3%		255.7
26	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
2	Martinique	414,516	1,080	383.8
3	Nord-Pas-de-Calais (17)	3,996,588	12,414	321.9
4	Réunion	720,934	2,512	287.0
5	Guadaloupe	436,000	1,705	255.7
6	Alsace (1)	1,734,145	8,280	209.4
7	Haute-Normandie (11)	1,780,192	12,317	144.5
8	Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur (21)	4,506,151	31,400	143.5
9	Rhône-Alpes (22)	5,645,407	43,698	129.2
10	Bretagne (6)	2,972,700	27,208	109.3
11	Pays de la Loire (18)	3,222,061	32,082	100.4
12	Lorraine (15)	2,310,376	23,547	98.1
13	Picardie (19)	1,857,481	19,399	95.8
14	Languedoc-Roussillon (13)	2,295,648	27,386	83.8
15	Basse-Normandie (4)	1,422,193	17,589	80.9
16	Aquitaine (2)	2,908,359	41,308	70.4
17	Franche-Comté (10)	1,117,059	16,202	68.9
18	Poitou-Charentes (20)	1,640,068	25,810	63.5
19	Centre (7)	2,440,329	39,151	62.3
20	Midi-Pyrénées (16)	2,551,687	45,348	56.3
21	Champagne-Ardenne (8)	1,342,363	25,606	52.4
22	Bourgogne (5)	1,610,067	31,582	51.0
23	Auvergne (3)	1,308,878	26,013	50.3
24	Limousin (14)	710,939	16,942	42.0
25	Corsica (9)	290,196	8,680	33.4
26	Guyane	157,213	86,504	1.8
	France	60,343,561	635,775	94.9