At the other end of the ranking, Paris is the smallest department by area, with 105 km².
The ranking covers the 100 departments in the database: the 96 in mainland France and four overseas departments (Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana and Réunion); Mayotte is not included.
The ranking of departments: area
| Rank | Department | Region | Area (km²) | Proportional bar | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French Guiana (973) | French Guiana | 83,534 | 296,053 | |
| 2 | Gironde (33) | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 9,976 | 1,716,986 | |
| 3 | Landes (40) | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 9,243 | 445,828 | |
| 4 | Dordogne (24) | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 9,047 | 427,558 | |
| 5 | Côte-d'Or (21) | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 8,763 | 551,336 | |
| 6 | Aveyron (12) | Occitanie | 8,735 | 289,413 | |
| 7 | Saône-et-Loire (71) | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 8,575 | 564,938 | |
| 8 | Marne (51) | Grand Est | 8,169 | 574,142 | |
| 9 | Puy-de-Dôme (63) | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 7,970 | 678,624 | |
| 10 | Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 7,645 | 725,655 | |
| 11 | Isère (38) | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 7,431 | 1,324,225 | |
| 12 | Yonne (89) | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 7,427 | 340,359 | |
| 13 | Aisne (02) | Hauts-de-France | 7,358 | 534,380 | |
| 14 | Allier (03) | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 7,340 | 341,713 | |
| 15 | Cher (18) | Centre-Val de Loire | 7,235 | 305,233 | |
| 16 | Maine-et-Loire (49) | Pays de la Loire | 7,107 | 853,768 | |
| 17 | Vienne (86) | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 6,990 | 449,082 | |
| 18 | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 6,925 | 172,385 | |
| 19 | Côtes-d'Armor (22) | Brittany | 6,878 | 629,517 | |
| 20 | Loire-Atlantique (44) | Pays de la Loire | 6,874 | 1,517,043 | |
| 21 | Charente-Maritime (17) | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 6,864 | 688,067 | |
| 22 | Nièvre (58) | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 6,817 | 206,356 | |
| 23 | Morbihan (56) | Brittany | 6,817 | 804,597 | |
| 24 | Indre (36) | Centre-Val de Loire | 6,791 | 221,574 | |
| 25 | Loiret (45) | Centre-Val de Loire | 6,775 | 705,712 | |
| 26 | Ille-et-Vilaine (35) | Brittany | 6,775 | 1,145,286 | |
| 27 | Finistère (29) | Brittany | 6,733 | 957,671 | |
| 28 | Vendée (85) | Pays de la Loire | 6,714 | 732,903 | |
| 29 | Pas-de-Calais (62) | Hauts-de-France | 6,671 | 1,479,365 | |
| 30 | Drôme (26) | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 6,525 | 536,948 | |
| 31 | Loir-et-Cher (41) | Centre-Val de Loire | 6,343 | 337,089 | |
| 32 | Haute-Garonne (31) | Occitanie | 6,309 | 1,494,734 | |
| 33 | Seine-Maritime (76) | Normandy | 6,278 | 1,281,667 | |
| 34 | Gers (32) | Occitanie | 6,257 | 198,955 | |
| 35 | Moselle (57) | Grand Est | 6,216 | 1,068,899 | |
| 36 | Meuse (55) | Grand Est | 6,211 | 185,178 | |
| 37 | Haute-Marne (52) | Grand Est | 6,211 | 172,981 | |
| 38 | Sarthe (72) | Pays de la Loire | 6,206 | 579,227 | |
| 39 | Somme (80) | Hauts-de-France | 6,170 | 575,371 | |
| 40 | Aude (11) | Occitanie | 6,139 | 387,874 | |
| 41 | Indre-et-Loire (37) | Centre-Val de Loire | 6,127 | 631,334 | |
| 42 | Orne (61) | Normandy | 6,103 | 282,417 | |
| 43 | Hérault (34) | Occitanie | 6,101 | 1,248,501 | |
| 44 | Eure (27) | Normandy | 6,040 | 616,217 | |
| 45 | Savoie (73) | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 6,028 | 460,217 | |
| 46 | Aube (10) | Grand Est | 6,004 | 317,296 | |
| 47 | Deux-Sèvres (79) | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 5,999 | 385,771 | |
| 48 | Var (83) | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 5,973 | 1,135,585 | |
| 49 | Manche (50) | Normandy | 5,951 | 512,167 | |
| 50 | Charente (16) | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 5,951 | 361,286 | |
| 51 | Seine-et-Marne (77) | Île-de-France | 5,915 | 1,484,180 | |
| 52 | Eure-et-Loir (28) | Centre-Val de Loire | 5,880 | 443,227 | |
| 53 | Vosges (88) | Grand Est | 5,874 | 367,295 | |
| 54 | Oise (60) | Hauts-de-France | 5,861 | 846,757 | |
| 55 | Gard (30) | Occitanie | 5,853 | 784,471 | |
| 56 | Corrèze (19) | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 5,845 | 248,289 | |
| 57 | Ain (01) | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 5,762 | 694,945 | |
| 58 | Tarn (81) | Occitanie | 5,758 | 407,233 | |
| 59 | Nord (59) | Hauts-de-France | 5,743 | 2,645,946 | |
| 60 | Cantal (15) | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 5,726 | 148,813 | |
| 61 | Creuse (23) | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 5,565 | 118,760 | |
| 62 | Hautes-Alpes (05) | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 5,549 | 147,756 | |
| 63 | Calvados (14) | Normandy | 5,534 | 722,979 | |
| 64 | Ardèche (07) | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 5,529 | 342,599 | |
| 65 | Haute-Vienne (87) | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 5,520 | 379,464 | |
| 66 | Lot-et-Garonne (47) | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 5,361 | 341,487 | |
| 67 | Haute-Saône (70) | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 5,360 | 239,102 | |
| 68 | Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) | Grand Est | 5,246 | 743,353 | |
| 69 | Ardennes (08) | Grand Est | 5,229 | 271,604 | |
| 70 | Doubs (25) | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 5,223 | 560,477 | |
| 71 | Lot (46) | Occitanie | 5,217 | 181,747 | |
| 72 | Mayenne (53) | Pays de la Loire | 5,175 | 314,446 | |
| 73 | Lozère (48) | Occitanie | 5,167 | 79,964 | |
| 74 | Bouches-du-Rhône (13) | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 5,087 | 2,112,170 | |
| 75 | Jura (39) | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 4,999 | 266,940 | |
| 76 | Haute-Loire (43) | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 4,977 | 235,575 | |
| 77 | Ariège (09) | Occitanie | 4,890 | 159,684 | |
| 78 | Loire (42) | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 4,781 | 788,024 | |
| 79 | Bas-Rhin (67) | Grand Est | 4,755 | 1,178,940 | |
| 80 | Haute-Corse (2B) | Corsica | 4,666 | 189,722 | |
| 81 | Hautes-Pyrénées (65) | Occitanie | 4,464 | 237,032 | |
| 82 | Haute-Savoie (74) | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 4,388 | 881,729 | |
| 83 | Alpes-Maritimes (06) | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 4,299 | 1,142,503 | |
| 84 | Pyrénées-Orientales (66) | Occitanie | 4,116 | 504,938 | |
| 85 | Corse-du-Sud (2A) | Corsica | 4,014 | 170,548 | |
| 86 | Tarn-et-Garonne (82) | Occitanie | 3,718 | 271,650 | |
| 87 | Vaucluse (84) | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 3,567 | 582,656 | |
| 88 | Haut-Rhin (68) | Grand Est | 3,525 | 784,356 | |
| 89 | Rhône (69) | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 3,249 | 1,940,015 | |
| 90 | Réunion (974) | Réunion | 2,504 | 899,660 | |
| 91 | Yvelines (78) | Île-de-France | 2,284 | 1,508,510 | |
| 92 | Essonne (91) | Île-de-France | 1,804 | 1,351,891 | |
| 93 | Guadeloupe (971) | Guadeloupe | 1,628 | 388,493 | |
| 94 | Val-d'Oise (95) | Île-de-France | 1,246 | 1,290,942 | |
| 95 | Martinique (972) | Martinique | 1,128 | 364,348 | |
| 96 | Territoire de Belfort (90) | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 609 | 143,144 | |
| 97 | Val-de-Marne (94) | Île-de-France | 245 | 1,435,612 | |
| 98 | Seine-Saint-Denis (93) | Île-de-France | 236 | 1,710,659 | |
| 99 | Hauts-de-Seine (92) | Île-de-France | 176 | 1,670,575 | |
| 100 | Paris (75) | Île-de-France | 105 | 2,119,412 |
Source: IGN / Observatoire des territoires. Total area of the communes in the territory, in square kilometers (IGN, via the Observatoire des territoires). Data sources.