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Mapping of the network and reading of high-potential areas for opening.","# The map of McDonald's in France: the densest mesh in Europe\n\nWith **1,530 restaurants** claimed by the chain in 2024 across the metropolitan and DOM-TOM territory, McDonald's is without question the most established chain in France — and one of the densest in Europe relative to the population (one restaurant for ~44,000 inhabitants).\n\n## The tagged perimeter in our database\n\nOur SIRENE indexing identifies 23 franchised companies explicitly linked to the McDonald's group (`group_id = 'mcdonald-s'`), operating **96 establishments declared, of which 62 are open**. This is a sub-ensemble that vastly under-represents the reality (the majority of franchisees operate under SARLs whose name does not contain \"McDonald's\"). For an exhaustive mapping, the chain itself publishes a store-locator on mcdonalds.fr.\n\n## Top 5 departments in our sample\n\n| Rank | Department | Tagged Companies |\n|---|---|---|\n| 1 | Paris (75) | 10 |\n| 2 | Val-de-Marne (94) | 9 |\n| 2 | Seine-et-Marne (77) | 9 |\n| 4 | Rhône (69) | 6 |\n| 5 | Hauts-de-Seine (92) | 5 |\n\nThe Parisian concentration is expected: the Île-de-France region represents about 18% of French McDonald's, or ~270 restaurants.\n\n## Population density: a key indicator\n\nTo identify areas of opportunity, the key indicator is **the number of inhabitants per McDonald's**. Areas where this ratio is low (1 McDo for \u003C 30k inhabitants) are saturated; those where it is high (> 70k inhabitants) are under-served.\n\nParticularly under-served areas in 2024:\n\n- **Cantal, Lozère, Creuse, Corrèze**: less than 5 restaurants for entire departments\n- **Hautes-Alpes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence**: seasonal coverage linked to tourism only\n- **Corsica**: 4 restaurants on the entire island\n- **Overseas territories**: heterogeneous density, mainly present in Reunion and Martinique\n\n## Planned opening strategy for 2025-2030\n\nAccording to McDonald's France communications:\n\n- **40-50 openings per year** over the decade\n- Priority to **medium-sized cities 30k-80k inhabitants** that are still unserved\n- Density of **highway zones** (corridors A6, A7, A20 in particular)\n- Development of **drive-thru only** for peri-urban activity zones\n- Some **urban flagship stores** in central Paris-Lyon-Marseille (image logic)\n\n## Comparison with other chains\n\n| Chain | Restaurants France | Inhabitants per restaurant |\n|---|---:|---:|\n| McDonald's | 1,530 | 44,000 |\n| Burger King | ~500 | 134,000 |\n| KFC | ~380 | 176,000 |\n| Subway | ~400 | 168,000 |\n| Domino's Pizza | ~480 | 140,000 |\n\nMcDonald's mesh is **3 to 4 times denser** than that of its direct competitors. This is a structural barrier to entry: for a newcomer (Five Guys, Shake Shack, Wendy's) to threaten McDonald's, it would need to replicate an equivalent real estate investment effort.\n\n## For further information\n\n- [History of McDonald's in France: 45 years since Strasbourg 1979](/fr/blog/mcdonalds-france-histoire-1979-2024)\n- [2024 financial analysis of McDonald's franchisees](/fr/blog/mcdonalds-france-analyse-financiere-2024)\n- [Becoming a McDonald's franchisee: path, entry ticket, training](/fr/blog/mcdonalds-franchise-france-investment)","5 min","2026-05-31T20:16:53.000Z","2026-06-07T23:55:03.000Z",15,"marques","bg-amber-500","Marques","\u003Ch1>The map of McDonald’s in France: the densest mesh in Europe\u003C/h1>\n\u003Cp>With \u003Cstrong>1,530 restaurants\u003C/strong> claimed by the chain in 2024 across the metropolitan and DOM-TOM territory, McDonald’s is without question the most established chain in France — and one of the densest in Europe relative to the population (one restaurant for ~44,000 inhabitants).\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch2>The tagged perimeter in our database\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Our SIRENE indexing identifies 23 franchised companies explicitly linked to the McDonald’s group (\u003Ccode>group_id = 'mcdonald-s'\u003C/code>), operating \u003Cstrong>96 establishments declared, of which 62 are open\u003C/strong>. This is a sub-ensemble that vastly under-represents the reality (the majority of franchisees operate under SARLs whose name does not contain “McDonald’s”). For an exhaustive mapping, the chain itself publishes a store-locator on \u003Ca href=\"http://mcdonalds.fr\">mcdonalds.fr\u003C/a>.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch2>Top 5 departments in our sample\u003C/h2>\n\u003Ctable>\n\u003Cthead>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Cth>Rank\u003C/th>\n\u003Cth>Department\u003C/th>\n\u003Cth>Tagged Companies\u003C/th>\n\u003C/tr>\n\u003C/thead>\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>1\u003C/td>\n\u003Ctd>Paris (75)\u003C/td>\n\u003Ctd>10\u003C/td>\n\u003C/tr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>2\u003C/td>\n\u003Ctd>Val-de-Marne (94)\u003C/td>\n\u003Ctd>9\u003C/td>\n\u003C/tr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>2\u003C/td>\n\u003Ctd>Seine-et-Marne (77)\u003C/td>\n\u003Ctd>9\u003C/td>\n\u003C/tr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>4\u003C/td>\n\u003Ctd>Rhône (69)\u003C/td>\n\u003Ctd>6\u003C/td>\n\u003C/tr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>5\u003C/td>\n\u003Ctd>Hauts-de-Seine (92)\u003C/td>\n\u003Ctd>5\u003C/td>\n\u003C/tr>\n\u003C/tbody>\n\u003C/table>\n\u003Cp>The Parisian concentration is expected: the Île-de-France region represents about 18% of French McDonald’s, or ~270 restaurants.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch2>Population density: a key indicator\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>To identify areas of opportunity, the key indicator is \u003Cstrong>the number of inhabitants per McDonald’s\u003C/strong>. Areas where this ratio is low (1 McDo for < 30k inhabitants) are saturated; those where it is high (> 70k inhabitants) are under-served.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>Particularly under-served areas in 2024:\u003C/p>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Cantal, Lozère, Creuse, Corrèze\u003C/strong>: less than 5 restaurants for entire departments\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Hautes-Alpes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence\u003C/strong>: seasonal coverage linked to tourism only\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Corsica\u003C/strong>: 4 restaurants on the entire island\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Overseas territories\u003C/strong>: heterogeneous density, mainly present in Reunion and Martinique\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\u003Ch2>Planned opening strategy for 2025-2030\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>According to McDonald’s France communications:\u003C/p>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>40-50 openings per year\u003C/strong> over the decade\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Priority to \u003Cstrong>medium-sized cities 30k-80k inhabitants\u003C/strong> that are still unserved\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Density of \u003Cstrong>highway zones\u003C/strong> (corridors A6, A7, A20 in particular)\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Development of \u003Cstrong>drive-thru only\u003C/strong> for peri-urban activity zones\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Some \u003Cstrong>urban flagship stores\u003C/strong> in central Paris-Lyon-Marseille (image logic)\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\u003Ch2>Comparison with other chains\u003C/h2>\n\u003Ctable>\n\u003Cthead>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Cth>Chain\u003C/th>\n\u003Cth style=\"text-align:right\">Restaurants France\u003C/th>\n\u003Cth style=\"text-align:right\">Inhabitants per restaurant\u003C/th>\n\u003C/tr>\n\u003C/thead>\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>McDonald’s\u003C/td>\n\u003Ctd style=\"text-align:right\">1,530\u003C/td>\n\u003Ctd style=\"text-align:right\">44,000\u003C/td>\n\u003C/tr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Burger King\u003C/td>\n\u003Ctd style=\"text-align:right\">~500\u003C/td>\n\u003Ctd style=\"text-align:right\">134,000\u003C/td>\n\u003C/tr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>KFC\u003C/td>\n\u003Ctd style=\"text-align:right\">~380\u003C/td>\n\u003Ctd style=\"text-align:right\">176,000\u003C/td>\n\u003C/tr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Subway\u003C/td>\n\u003Ctd style=\"text-align:right\">~400\u003C/td>\n\u003Ctd style=\"text-align:right\">168,000\u003C/td>\n\u003C/tr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Domino’s Pizza\u003C/td>\n\u003Ctd style=\"text-align:right\">~480\u003C/td>\n\u003Ctd style=\"text-align:right\">140,000\u003C/td>\n\u003C/tr>\n\u003C/tbody>\n\u003C/table>\n\u003Cp>McDonald’s mesh is \u003Cstrong>3 to 4 times denser\u003C/strong> than that of its direct competitors. This is a structural barrier to entry: for a newcomer (Five Guys, Shake Shack, Wendy’s) to threaten McDonald’s, it would need to replicate an equivalent real estate investment effort.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch2>For further information\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"/fr/blog/mcdonalds-france-histoire-1979-2024\">History of McDonald’s in France: 45 years since Strasbourg 1979\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"/fr/blog/mcdonalds-france-analyse-financiere-2024\">2024 financial analysis of McDonald’s franchisees\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"/fr/blog/mcdonalds-franchise-france-investment\">Becoming a McDonald’s franchisee: path, entry ticket, training\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n",[20,26,33,40,46,56],{"slug":21,"title":22,"excerpt":23,"readTime":11,"publishedAt":24,"categorySlug":15,"categoryColor":16,"categoryLabel":17,"relevance":25},"burger-king-carte-france-implantation","France Burger King Map: 572 establishments, 470 open","Where are the Burger King restaurants in France? 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