France overnight stays in Metropolitan France or DOM
France overnight stays in Metropolitan France or DOM stood at 60.6 million nights in Dec 2025, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Tourism demand and travel receipts table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 2018 to Dec 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Tourism demand and travel receipts table
| Indicator | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of overnight stays to Metropolitan France or to overseas departments (Dom) | 60.6 | 38.6 | 55.3 | 78.4 | 171.8 | 105.2 | 67.5 | 60.6 | 67.2 | 44.7 | |
| Number of overnight stays abroad or to overseas authorities (Com) | 14.7 | 15.2 | 21.1 | 22.7 | 46.1 | 28.1 | 19.6 | 23.1 | 21.4 | 17.5 | |
| Number of overnight stays for personal purposes | 68.8 | 47 | 69.1 | 92.9 | 212.3 | 127.3 | 78.9 | 77.8 | 82.4 | 54.4 |
Understanding france overnight stays in Metropolitan France or DOM
This series aggregates the total number of nights spent by residents within the home territory or its designated overseas departments during qualifying journeys. It measures the duration of domestic mobility, capturing the cumulative time spent on local holidays, weekend breaks, and domestic professional missions. The scope includes every night spent in domestic accommodations, while strictly omitting nights spent crossing international borders or staying in foreign countries and overseas collectivities. Sibling rows isolate foreign overnight stays, giving analysts a clear picture of how total stay duration is divided between local and international destinations.
Domestic night counts follow distinct seasonal rhythms linked to national holiday schedules and regional climate patterns, requiring annual matching-month evaluation. Initial survey releases are subject to revision as sample weights are updated and late submissions are processed. A common pitfall is interpreting growth in domestic nights as a sign of economic strength, since households often increase local stays as a cost-saving measure during broader financial tightening.
Frequently asked questions
- What nights are included in this metric?
- Cumulative overnight stays spent within the home territory and designated overseas departments.
- Are international nights counted here?
- No, stays abroad or in overseas collectivities are excluded and tracked in a separate series.
- Why should adjacent month comparisons be avoided?
- Seasonal holidays create extreme shifts between months that obscure underlying trends in domestic travel duration.