Number of branches fell 0.140% to 37,209 branches in France in 2017, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, number of branches in France reached an all time high of 39,492 branches in 2006 and an all time low of 25,095 branches in 2001. When compared to France's main peers, number of branches in Belgium amounted to 3,195 branches, 30,072 branches in Germany, 27,374 branches in Italy and 27,480 branches in Spain in 2017.
France has been ranked 1st within the group of 46 countries we follow in terms of number of branches, 6 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Number of Banking Units (Branches) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Austria | branches | 4,247 | 4,094 | 3,934 | 3,765 | 3,631 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | branches | 3,607 | 3,508 | 3,347 | 3,195 | 2,983 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | branches | 37,623 | 37,567 | 37,261 | 37,209 | 36,519 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | branches | 35,264 | 34,001 | 31,974 | 30,072 | 27,834 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | branches | 30,723 | 30,258 | 29,039 | 27,374 | 25,454 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | branches | 221 | 213 | 230 | 217 | 210 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | branches | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Netherlands | branches | 1,854 | 1,764 | 1,674 | 1,619 | 1,489 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | branches | 14,117 | 14,307 | 13,647 | 13,855 | 12,645 | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | branches | 5,938 | 5,453 | 5,323 | 5,001 | 4,136 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | branches | 592 | 589 | 583 | 560 | 532 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | branches | 31,999 | 31,087 | 28,807 | 27,480 | 26,166 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | branches | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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