Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Gastronomy Audience in France

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Gastronomy in France — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Gastronomy has an estimated audience of 9,131,216 people in France.

The average Gastronomy fan in France is 45.2 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Île-de-France.

The audience is concentrated in Île-de-France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Occitanie.

Top brand affinities include Love & Sex, Christmas Gift, Kitchen garden, with strongest over-indexing on Love & Sex (209.15× the country average).

Demographically, the Gastronomy audience skews more female with an average age of 45.2, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Mindfulness, Quality Awareness.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 13 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Gastronomy fan in France is more female, around 45.2 years old, with strong Mindfulness tendencies and a notable affinity for Love & Sex.

Category: Food & Beverages · Type: Touchpoint

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-10.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Gastronomy profile in France.

Audience size
9.1M
in France
Gender
58.4%
41.6% male
Age
45.2
average years
Country rank
#292
Touchpoint in France
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-8%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Gastronomy fans

58.4% are female, 41.6% are male, average age 45.2.

Fig. 02

Gender split

58.4%
Female
41.6%
Male
Demographic split for Gastronomy audience in France
MetricValue
Female58.4%
Male41.6%
Average age45.2
Estimated audience size9,131,216
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 45.2
average years
Age distribution of the Gastronomy audience in France
Age bracketShare%
16-198%
20-2916%
30-3918%
40-4922%
50+36%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

3.7%

of the worldwide Gastronomy audience comes from France.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Gastronomy
CountryShare
United States12.0%
Japan8.5%
Brazil8.2%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the France average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Gastronomy audience in France is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Gastronomy fans by region: top regions in France
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Île-de-France~2M1.37×
02Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes~1.5M1.21×
03Occitanie~900K1.11×
04Nouvelle-Aquitaine~900K1.09×
05Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur~700K1.03×
06Bourgogne-Franche-Comté~400K1.02×
07Centre-Val de Loire~400K1.02×
08Pays de la Loire~500K1.01×
09Grand Est~700K0.99×
10Brittany~400K0.90×
11Normandy~400K0.87×
12Hauts-de-France~700K0.85×
13Corsica~30K0.74×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Gastronomy audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Gastronomy audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01SelfridgesShopping225.58×
02Love & SexKids & Family209.15×
03Christmas GiftKids & Family35.60×
04Christmas treeKids & Family27.41×
05Kitchen gardenHome & Garden17.85×
06Breast Cancer awarenessHealth16.24×
07Zoom lensTechnology & Electronics13.88×
08Girl powerPolitics & Society12.01×
09DentistryBusiness & Career11.82×
10Broadcasting of sports eventsMovies & TV11.55×
11HormoneHealth10.90×
12Sustainable productsPolitics & Society9.31×
13Single-lens reflex cameraTechnology & Electronics7.80×
14Psoriasis AwarenessHealth6.76×
15ImprovisationMusic & Radio4.48×
16Permanent residencyBusiness & Career3.83×
17Take-outFood & Beverages2.70×
18KitchenHome & Garden2.57×
19Real propertyHome & Garden2.10×
20RenovationHome & Garden1.96×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Gastronomy audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Gastronomy audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
MindfulnessBALANCE2.66×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM1.70×
Career OrientationPOWER1.52×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Gastronomy audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Community OrientationOPEN0.84×
Social Media UsageJOY0.88×
ExtroversionTHRILL0.89×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Gastronomy have in France?

Gastronomy has an estimated audience of 9,131,216 people in France, concentrated in Île-de-France and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

02

What is the gender split and age of Gastronomy fans?

58.4% of Gastronomy fans are female, 41.6% are male, with an average age of 45.2 years.

03

Which brands do Gastronomy fans like most?

Gastronomy fans show strongest brand affinity for Love & Sex (209.15×), Christmas Gift (35.6×), and Kitchen garden (17.85×) over the country average.

04

Where do Gastronomy fans live in France?

Gastronomy fans in France are most concentrated in Île-de-France (reach ~2M), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (reach ~1.5M), and Occitanie (reach ~900K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Gastronomy fans also like?

Beyond Gastronomy itself, the audience over-indexes on Christmas Gift (35.6×), Kitchen garden (17.85×), Christmas tree (27.41×), and Zoom lens (13.88×) compared to the France average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in France who actively search for Gastronomy. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across France. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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