France

Census Results


1946-03-10 40,502,513
1954-05-10 42,777,162
1962-03-07 46,520,271
1968-03-01 49,778,540
1975-02-20 52,591,584
1982-03-04 54,334,871
1990-03-05 56,615,155
1999-03-08 58,518,395
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General Information


Official name the French Republic
Official name [native] la République française  «French»
Capital Paris
Capital [native] Paris «French»
Region Western Europe
ISO code FR
Statistical agency Insee

Name in Chinese 法兰西共和国
Name in Arabic الجمهورية الفرنسية
Name in Spanish la República Francesa
Name in Russian Французская Республика
Name in French la République française

Administrative units

coderegion
département
capitalarea (sq.km.)population
1999-03-08
census
population
2006-01-01
admin.
fr-01 »GuadeloupeBasse-Terre1,628.40386,566407,719
971GuadeloupeBasse-Terre1,628.40386,566407,719
fr-02 »MartiniqueFort-de-France1,128.00381,427403,820
fr-03 »GuyaneCayenne83,533.90157,213208,171
fr-04 »Réunion, LaSaint-Denis2,503.72706,300791,321
974La RéunionSaint-Denis2,503.72706,300791,321
fr-06 »MayotteMamoudzou374.00  
976MayotteMamoudzou374.00  
fr-11 »Île-de-FranceParis12,012.2710,952,01111,671,585
91EssonneÉvry1,804.401,134,2381,214,290
92Hauts-de-SeineNanterre175.611,428,8811,552,943
75ParisParis105.402,125,2462,201,578
77Seine-et-MarneMelun5,915.291,193,7671,294,762
93Seine-Saint-DenisBobigny236.201,382,8611,503,536
95Val-d'OisePontoise1,245.911,105,4641,172,742
94Val-de-MarneCréteil245.031,227,2501,310,345
78YvelinesVersailles2,284.431,354,3041,421,389
fr-21 »Champagne-ArdenneChâlons-en-Champagne25,605.751,342,3631,378,356
08ArdennesCharleville-Mézières5,229.41290,130294,635
10AubeTroyes6,004.16292,131308,503
52Haute-MarneChaumont6,210.60194,873194,828
51MarneChâlons sur Marne8,161.58565,229580,390
fr-22 »PicardieAmiens19,399.461,857,8341,942,169
02AisneLaon7,369.12535,842552,216
60OiseBeauvais5,860.22766,441812,454
80SommeAmiens6,170.12555,551577,499
fr-23 »Haute-NormandieRouen12,317.421,780,1921,851,344
27EureEvreux6,039.85541,054582,034
76Seine-MaritimeRouen6,277.571,239,1381,269,310
fr-24 »CentreOrléans39,150.942,440,3292,591,265
18CherBourges7,234.99314,428323,579
28Eure-et-LoireChartres5,879.95407,665433,053
36IndreChateauroux6,790.63231,139240,565
37Indre-et-LoireTours6,126.70554,003595,100
41Loir-et-CherBlois6,775.23314,968335,749
45LoiretOrléans6,343.44618,126663,219
fr-25 »Basse NormandieCaen17,589.321,422,1931,500,300
14CalvadosCaen5,547.92648,385687,348
50MancheSaint Lô5,938.02481,471509,952
61OrneAlençon6,103.38292,337303,000
fr-26 »BourgogneDijon31,581.961,610,0671,681,293
21Côte-d'OrDijon8,763.21506,755531,211
58NièvreNevers6,816.71225,198229,726
71Saône-et-LoireMacon8,574.69544,893569,083
89YonneAuxerre7,427.35333,221351,273
fr-31 »Nord-Pas-de-CalaisLille12,414.093,996,5884,088,785
59NordLille5,742.742,555,0202,607,356
62Pas-de-CalaisArras6,671.351,441,5681,481,429
fr-41 »LorraineMetz23,547.402,310,3762,391,381
54Meurthe-et-MoselleNancy5,245.91713,779738,974
55MeuseBar le Duc6,211.44192,198200,198
57MoselleMetz6,216.271,023,4471,058,410
88VosgesEpinal5,873.78380,952393,799
fr-42 »AlsaceStrasbourg8,280.201,734,1451,847,604
67Bas-RhinStrasbourg4,755.031,026,1201,096,711
68Haut-RhinColmar3,525.17708,025750,893
fr-43 »Franche-ComtéBesançon16,202.341,117,0591,187,665
25DoubsBesançon5,233.64499,062531,607
70Haute-SaôneVesoul5,360.08229,732243,458
39JuraLons le Saunier4,999.18250,857267,941
90Territoire de BelfortBelfort609.44137,408144,659
fr-52 »Pays de la LoireNantes32,081.773,222,0613,553,353
44Loire-AtlantiqueNantes6,815.381,134,2661,268,173
49Maine-et-LoireAngers7,165.60732,942790,659
53MayenneLaval5,175.21285,338309,106
72SartheLe Mans6,205.99529,851568,708
85VendéeLa Roche sur Yon6,719.59539,664616,707
fr-53 »BretagneRennes27,207.912,906,1973,193,598
22Côtes-d'ArmorSaint Brieuc6,877.55542,373591,883
29FinistèreQuimper6,733.00852,418913,309
35Ille-et-VilaineRennes6,774.72867,533970,580
56MorbihanVannes6,822.64643,873717,826
fr-54 »Poitou CharentesPoitiers25,809.531,640,0681,778,856
16CharenteAngoulême5,955.99339,628360,170
17Charente-MaritimeLa Rochelle6,863.75557,024616,708
79Deux-SèvresNiort5,999.35344,392371,747
86ViennePoitiers6,990.44399,024430,231
fr-72 »AquitaineBordeaux41,308.422,908,3593,205,490
24DordognePérigueux9,060.01388,293416,729
33GirondeBordeaux10,000.141,287,3341,421,659
40LandesMont de Marsan9,242.60327,334375,869
47Lot-et-GaronneAgen5,360.91305,380333,555
64Pyrénées-AtlantiquesPau7,644.76600,018657,678
fr-73 »Midi-PyrénéesToulouse45,347.942,551,6872,855,792
09AriègeFoix4,890.00137,205151,477
12AveyronRodez8,736.00263,808285,177
32GersAuch6,257.00172,335188,524
31Haute-GaronneToulouse6,309.001,046,3381,207,642
65Hautes-PyrénéesTarbes4,464.00222,368236,091
46LotCahors5,217.00160,197176,021
81TarnAlbi5,758.00343,402377,500
82Tarn-et-GaronneMontauban3,718.00206,034233,360
fr-74 »LimousinLimoges16,942.34710,939753,537
19CorrèzeTulle5,856.83232,576249,000
23CreuseGuéret5,565.38124,470128,492
87Haute-VienneLimoges5,520.13353,893376,045
fr-82 »Rhône-AlpesLyon43,698.235,645,4076,172,369
01AinBourg en Bresse5,762.39515,270583,595
07ArdèchePrivas5,528.64286,023316,168
26DrômeValence6,529.95437,778483,120
74Haute-SavoieAnnecy4,387.80631,679717,735
38IsèreGrenoble7,431.491,094,0061,195,585
42LoireSaint-Étienne4,780.59728,524759,605
69RhôneLyon3,249.121,578,8691,700,438
73SavoieChambéry6,028.25373,258416,123
fr-83 »AuvergneClermont-Ferrand26,012.891,308,8781,379,138
03AllierMoulins7,340.11344,721354,231
15CantalAurillac5,725.98150,778155,998
43Haute-LoireLe Puy4,977.14209,113227,741
63Puy-de-DomeClermont Ferrand7,969.66604,266641,168
fr-91 »Languedoc-RoussillonMontpellier27,375.662,295,6482,589,704
11AudeCarcassonne6,138.98309,770350,198
30GardNîmes5,852.77623,125698,698
34HéraultMontpellier6,101.01896,4411,018,958
48LozèreMende5,166.8873,50980,965
66Pyrénées-OrientalesPerpignan4,116.02392,803440,885
fr-93 »Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurMarseille31,399.774,506,1514,896,850
04Alpes-de-Haute-ProvenceDigne6,925.22139,561159,681
06Alpes-MaritimesNice4,298.581,011,3261,087,863
13Bouches-du-RhôneMarseille5,087.491,835,7191,963,988
05Hautes-AlpesGap5,548.68121,419135,824
83VarToulon5,972.54898,4411,002,739
84VaucluseAvignon3,567.26499,685546,755
fr-94 »CorseAjaccio8,679.79260,196299,542
2ACorse du SudAjaccio4,014.22118,593138,329
2BHaute CorseBastia4,665.57141,603161,213
 total 543,965.0060,185,83160,825,000
source: Insee, France.

Agglomerations

namepopulation
1990-03-05
census
population
1999-03-08
census
Paris9,318,8219,644,507
Marseille - Aix-en-Provence1,230,9361,349,772
Lyon1,262,2231,348,832
Lille959,2341,000,900
Nice516,740888,784
Toulouse650,336761,090
Bordeaux696,364753,931
Nantes496,078544,932
Toulon437,553519,640
Douai - Lens323,174518,727
Strasbourg388,483427,245
Grenoble404,733419,334
Rouen380,161389,862
Valenciennes338,392357,395
Nancy329,447331,363
Metz193,117322,526
Tours282,152297,631
Saint-Étienne313,338291,960
Montpellier248,303287,981
Rennes245,065272,263
Orléans243,153263,292
Béthune261,535259,198
Clermont-Ferrand254,416258,541
Avignon181,136253,580
Le Havre253,627248,547
Dijon230,451236,953
Mulhouse223,856234,445
Angers208,282226,843
Reims206,437215,581
Brest201,480210,055
source: Insee, France.
note: agglomerations based on the French term "unités urbaines".

Main cities

namepopulation
1999-03-08
census
population
2006-01-01
admin.
Paris2,125,2462,201,578
Marseille798,430847,084
Lyon445,452480,778
Toulouse390,350444,392
Nice342,738350,735
Nantes270,251290,871
Strasbourg264,115276,867
Montpellier225,392254,974
Bordeaux215,363235,878
Lille212,597232,432
Rennes206,229214,813
Reims187,206188,078
Le Havre190,905185,311
Saint-Étienne180,210180,773
Toulon160,639170,041
Grenoble153,317158,746
Angers151,279156,965
Dijon149,867155,340
Brest149,634148,316
Le Mans146,105148,169
Nîmes133,424147,114
Aix-en-Provence134,222145,721
Clermont-Ferrand137,140142,449
Tours132,820140,252
Saint-Denis131,557139,863
Amiens135,501139,271
Limoges133,968139,026
Villeurbanne124,215138,596
Metz123,776126,706
Besançon117,733121,012
Perpignan105,115117,500
Orléans113,126116,256
Caen113,987113,249
Mulhouse110,359112,260
Boulogne-Billancourt106,367111,280
Rouen106,592110,276
Nancy103,605107,434
Argenteuil..104,189
Montreuil..102,369
Saint-Paul87,712100,818
source: Insee, France.