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 AREA AND POPULATION

511

Area : English sq.

Population

Populaliou per sq. mile.

Departments

miles

April, 1891

April, 1896

1896

Seine-et-Oise

2,164

628,590

669,098

309-2

Sevres (Deux)

2,317

354,282

346,694

149-6

Somme

2,379

546,495

543,279

228-3

Tarn.

2,217

346,739

339,827

153-3

Tarn-et-Garoniic.

1,436

206,596

200,390

139-5

A^ar

2,349

288,336

309,191

131-6

Yauclusc

1,370

235,411

236,313

172-5

A''en(lee

2,588

442,355

441,735

170-6

Vienne

2,691

344,355

338,114

125-6

Vienne (Haute-).

2,130

372,878

375,724

176-4

A^osges.

2,266

410,196

421,412

186-0

Yonne.

2,868

344,688

332,656

115-9

Total

204,092

38,342,948

38,517,975

188-7

The population actually present at the date of the Census in 1886 was 37,886,566, and in 1891, 38,133,385. Of the total population present in 1891, 18,932,354 ^49-65 per cent.) were males, and 19,201,031 (50-35 per cent.) females.

It will be seen that between 1891 and 1896 there has been a decrease of population in 63 departments, and an increase in 24 the total net increase being 175,027.

Notwithstanding a moderate death-rate, the population of France increases more slowly than that of most States of AVestern Europe, owing to the low rate of births. Between the years 1811 and 1820 the average annual surplus of births over deaths was 5-7 per thousand of population ; between 1851 and 1860 it was 2 9 ; and between 1881 and 1885 it was 1-6. The average number of births per marriage was (1881-85) about 3 ; in 1891 it was 2'1.

The changes of area and pojnilation since 1801 (date of the first census taken) are seen from the following table. Tlie third, fourth, and fifth columns o'ive [in lirackets] for the first five censuses the poi)ulation, its density, and its average annual increase on the present territory of France, and are thus compar- able with the data for the censuses posterior to the loss of Alsace and Lorraine.

Dates

Area : sq. miles

Population

Inhabitants per sq. mile

Annual Increase per 10,000 inhabits.

1801

204,765

27,349,00.3

134

_

[26,930,750]

[132]

1821

—

30,461,875

140

57

[20,871,176]

[146]

[55

1841

—

.34,230,178

167

62

[33,400,864]

[164]

[68]

1861

209,625

37,386,313

178

37

[35,844,002]

[176]

[36]

1866

—

38,067,064

182

40

[36,495,480]

[170]

[36]

1872

204,092

36,102,921

177

[-17J1

1876

—

36,905,788

181

.54

1881

—

37,fi72,04.S

184

41

1886

—

38,218,903

187

20

1891

—

38,342,948

187-8

6-5

1896

.38,517,975

188-7

4-5

^ Decrea.se.