CLIMATE · HEATING · HDD
Heating degree days in France
Track theoretical climate-related heating needs and compare the country’s NUTS 2 statistical regions.
2025 · Eurostat nrg_chddr2_a
1980 → 2025
Heating degree-day trend
Annual country history compared with EU-27.
FranceEU-27
NUTS 2 · 2025
NUTS 2 regions ranked by HDD
The regional ranking uses the same year as the national value. NUTS 2 are European statistical units and do not always match current administrative regions.
| Rank | Statistical region | NUTS | Degree days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Franche-Comté | FRC2 |
2,583.2 | Region page → |
| #2 | Auvergne | FRK1 |
2,567.9 | Region page → |
| #3 | Lorraine | FRF3 |
2,546.1 | Region page → |
| #4 | Rhône-Alpes | FRK2 |
2,522.2 | Region page → |
| #5 | Alsace | FRF1 |
2,464.0 | Region page → |
| #6 | Champagne-Ardenne | FRF2 |
2,402.9 | Region page → |
| #7 | Picardie | FRE2 |
2,335.3 | Region page → |
| #8 | Bourgogne | FRC1 |
2,333.8 | Region page → |
| #9 | Nord-Pas de Calais | FRE1 |
2,314.0 | Region page → |
| #10 | Haute-Normandie | FRD2 |
2,298.5 | Region page → |
| #11 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | FRL0 |
2,193.4 | Region page → |
| #12 | Ile de France | FR10 |
2,192.1 | Region page → |
| #13 | Basse-Normandie | FRD1 |
2,186.4 | Region page → |
| #14 | Limousin | FRI2 |
2,166.6 | Region page → |
| #15 | Centre — Val de Loire | FRB0 |
2,133.7 | Region page → |
| #16 | Bretagne | FRH0 |
1,954.2 | Region page → |
| #17 | Midi-Pyrénées | FRJ2 |
1,925.8 | Region page → |
| #18 | Pays de la Loire | FRG0 |
1,903.1 | Region page → |
| #19 | Languedoc-Roussillon | FRJ1 |
1,839.2 | Region page → |
| #20 | Poitou-Charentes | FRI3 |
1,788.0 | Region page → |
| #21 | Aquitaine | FRI1 |
1,566.7 | Region page → |
| #22 | Corse | FRM0 |
1,292.5 | Region page → |
Regional names are those supplied by Eurostat.
Browse the full European regional directory →METHODOLOGY
What does a high HDD mean?
A high Heating Degree Days level indicates a more demanding climate for heating during the year. On its own, it does not determine actual building energy consumption.
Eurostat · nrg_chddr2_a · HDD · 2025.
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