List of French departments by population

This table lists the 101 departments of France in descending order of population, area and population density.

Evolution
Between 1999 and 2006 all French departments have grown in population with the exception of the following seven departments: Allier and Cantal in Auvergne, Creuse in Limousin, Ardennes and Haute-Marne in Champagne-Ardenne, Nièvre in Burgundy, and Vosges in Lorraine.

In contrast the seven departments that have gained the most population in absolute value are Haute-Garonne, Gironde, Bouches-du-Rhône, Seine-Saint-Denis, Loire-Atlantique, Hauts-de Seine, and Hérault.

Guadeloupe has seemingly lost population between 1999 and 2008. However, this diminution of the legal population is due to the creation of the overseas communities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint-Martin.

List of departments by population
2013 RankDepartmentLegal population in 1931Legal population in 1999Legal population in 2008Legal population in 2013Area (km²)Pop. density (Pop./km²)INSEE Dept. No.1Nord592Paris753Bouches-du-Rhône134Rhône695Hauts-de-Seine926Seine-Saint-Denis937Gironde338Pas-de-Calais629Yvelines7810Seine-et-Marne7711Val-de-Marne9412Loire-Atlantique4413Haute-Garonne3114Seine-Maritime7615Essonne9116Isère3817Val-d'Oise9518Bas-Rhin6719Hérault3420Alpes-Maritimes0621Moselle5722Var8323Ille-et-Vilaine3524Finistère2925La Réunion - 97426Oise6027Maine-et-Loire4928Haute-Savoie7429Haut-Rhin6830Loire4231Morbihan5632Gard3033Meurthe-et-Moselle5434Calvados1435Loiret4536Pyrénées-Atlantiques6437Vendée8538Puy-de-Dôme6339Charente-Maritime1740Ain0141Indre-et-Loire3742Côtes-d'Armor2243Eure2744Somme8045Marne5146Sarthe7247Saône-et-Loire7148Vaucluse8449Aisne0250Doubs2551Côte-d'Or2152Manche5053Drôme2654Pyrénées-Orientales6655Eure-et-Loir2856Vienne8657Savoie7358Dordogne2459Guadeloupe - The population for Guadeloupe no longer includes the populations of Saint-Barthélémy and Saint-Martin (74 km²)97160Landes4061Martinique - 97262Tarn8163Haute-Vienne8764Vosges8865Deux-Sèvres7966Aude1167Charente1668Allier0369Yonne8970Lot-et-Garonne4771Loir-et-Cher4172Ardèche0773Cher1874Mayenne5375Aube1076Orne6177Ardennes0878Aveyron1279Jura3980Tarn-et-Garonne8281Guyane - 97382Corrèze1983Haute-Saône7084Hautes-Pyrénées6585Indre3686Haute-Loire4387Nièvre5888Mayotte - Census in 1997Census in 2007Decree No. 2012-1453 of 24 December 2012 authenticates the results of the census of population made in Mayotte in 2012, Legifrance, 24 December 2012, consulted on 30 December 201297689Meuse5590Gers3291Haute-Marne5292Lot4693Haute-Corse - 2B940495Ariège0996Corse-du-Sud - 2A97Cantal1598Territoire de Belfort9099Hautes-Alpes05100Creuse23101Lozère48

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