Population of French Departments 2026

Total of 101 departments: 69,081,996

Nord2,613,295
Bouches-du-Rhône2,119,367
Paris2,047,602
Rhône1,937,017
Seine-Saint-Denis1,745,657
Gironde1,735,915
Hauts-de-Seine1,675,904
Loire-Atlantique1,522,543
Haute-Garonne1,519,613
Yvelines1,514,418
Seine-et-Marne1,502,094
Pas-de-Calais1,448,930
Val-de-Marne1,439,001
Essonne1,364,840
Isère1,316,321
Val-d'Oise1,304,986
Hérault1,264,791
Seine-Maritime1,261,832
Bas-Rhin1,174,367
Alpes-Maritimes1,154,619
Var1,148,634
Ille-et-Vilaine1,148,210
Moselle1,049,746
Finistère945,340
Réunion910,985
Haute-Savoie884,180
Maine-et-Loire843,530
Oise826,785
Morbihan798,958
Gard786,657
Loire777,397
Haut-Rhin771,128
Vendée730,471
Meurthe-et-Moselle729,051
Pyrénées-Atlantiques723,077
Calvados718,525
Ain698,810
Loiret696,921
Charente-Maritime686,414
Puy-de-Dôme664,282
Indre-et-Loire624,278
Côtes-d'Armor617,550
Eure603,667
Vaucluse579,423
Sarthe565,033
Somme560,761
Marne556,991
Saône-et-Loire547,965
Doubs546,618
Côte-d’Or542,484
Drôme528,418
Aisne515,993
Pyrénées-Orientales509,332
Manche498,153
Savoie455,152
Landes446,475
Vienne436,529
Eure-et-Loir433,197
Dordogne421,332
Tarn402,529
Guadeloupe382,586
Aude381,829
Deux-Sèvres374,788
Haute-Vienne372,371
Martinique358,818
Charente352,694
Vosges351,794
Mayotte338,208
Ardèche338,154
Lot-et-Garonne335,539
Allier330,281
Yonne329,814
Loir-et-Cher326,899
Aube307,946
Mayenne303,649
French Guiana298,554
Cher295,279
Aveyron278,384
Orne271,549
Tarn-et-Garonne267,905
Ardennes261,420
Jura256,448
Corrèze241,707
Hautes-Pyrénées232,323
Haute-Saône231,130
Haute-Loire229,372
Indre212,712
Nièvre199,498
Gers192,488
Haute-Corse190,488
Lot177,544
Meuse177,105
Corse-du-Sud175,148
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence170,438
Haute-Marne164,723
Ariège157,151
Hautes-Alpes145,889
Cantal143,807
Territoire de Belfort140,086
Creuse114,943
Lozère76,442

Source : Insee, Estimation de la population au 1er janvier 2026 (published January 13, 2026), early figures. Compiled by Rollpie.