Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Local food Audience in France

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Local food in France — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Local food has an estimated audience of 4,850,385 people in France.

The average Local food fan in France is 43.4 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Île-de-France.

The audience is concentrated in Île-de-France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Top brand affinities include Lunch, Organic product, Diners, with strongest over-indexing on Lunch (6.59× the country average).

Demographically, the Local food audience skews more female with an average age of 43.4, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Design Affinity, Healthy Lifestyle.

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

The typical Local food fan in France is more female, around 43.4 years old, with strong Design Affinity tendencies and a notable affinity for Lunch.

Category: Food & Beverages · Type: Topic

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 Local food profile in France.

Audience size
4.9M
in France
Gender
60.8%
39.2% male
Age
43.4
average years
Country rank
#769
Topic in France
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-40%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Local food fans

60.8% are female, 39.2% are male, average age 43.4.

Fig. 02

Gender split

60.8%
Female
39.2%
Male
Demographic split for Local food audience in France
MetricValue
Female60.8%
Male39.2%
Average age43.4
Estimated audience size4,850,385
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 43.4
average years
Age distribution of the Local food audience in France
Age bracketShare%
16-1913%
20-2918%
30-3916%
40-4919%
50+34%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.3%

of the worldwide Local food audience comes from France.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Local food
CountryShare
United States18.0%
Japan9.7%
Italy5.7%
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 Local food audience in France is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Local food fans by region: top regions in France
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur~600K1.58×
02Corsica~30K1.14×
03Centre-Val de Loire~200K0.99×
04Normandy~200K0.98×
05Bourgogne-Franche-Comté~200K0.98×
06Pays de la Loire~300K0.96×
07Brittany~200K0.96×
08Occitanie~400K0.94×
09Grand Est~400K0.94×
10Île-de-France~800K0.93×
11Hauts-de-France~400K0.93×
12Nouvelle-Aquitaine~400K0.93×
13Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes~500K0.92×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Local food audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01LunchFood & Beverages6.59×
02Online food orderingFood & Beverages5.62×
03Wine & SpiritsFood & Beverages5.41×
04White wineFood & Beverages5.11×
05CookbookFood & Beverages5.03×
06DrinkingFood & Beverages5.00×
07Organic productFood & Beverages4.71×
08DinersFood & Beverages4.31×
09Vegetarian cuisineFood & Beverages4.20×
10OvenHome & Garden4.13×
11Fast casual restaurantsFood & Beverages4.09×
12DecorationHome & Garden3.51×
13PâtisserieFood & Beverages3.32×
14Health & wellnessHealth3.30×
15Culinary artArts & Culture3.24×
16VegetableFood & Beverages2.60×
17WineFood & Beverages2.44×
18RyanairTravel & Leisure2.44×
19Home improvementHome & Garden2.05×
20FranceTravel & Leisure1.59×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Local food 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 Local food audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Design AffinityPREMIUM2.47×
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE1.86×
SustainabilityBALANCE1.79×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Local food audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.54×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.72×
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM0.96×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Local food have in France?

Local food has an estimated audience of 4,850,385 people in France, concentrated in Île-de-France and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

02

What is the gender split and age of Local food fans?

60.8% of Local food fans are female, 39.2% are male, with an average age of 43.4 years.

03

Which brands do Local food fans like most?

Local food fans show strongest brand affinity for Lunch (6.59×), Organic product (4.71×), and Diners (4.31×) over the country average.

04

Where do Local food fans live in France?

Local food fans in France are most concentrated in Île-de-France (reach ~800K), Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (reach ~600K), and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (reach ~500K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Local food fans also like?

Beyond Local food itself, the audience over-indexes on Organic product (4.71×), Diners (4.31×), Vegetarian cuisine (4.2×), and Health & wellness (3.3×) 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 Local food. 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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