Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Pastry Audience in France

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Pastry in France — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Pastry has an estimated audience of 6,654,607 people in France.

The average Pastry fan in France is 41.2 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 Pâtisserie, Bakery, Cake, with strongest over-indexing on Pâtisserie (4.09× the country average).

Demographically, the Pastry audience skews more female with an average age of 41.2, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Creativity, Indulgence.

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

The typical Pastry fan in France is more female, around 41.2 years old, with strong Creativity tendencies and a notable affinity for Pâtisserie.

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 Pastry profile in France.

Audience size
6.7M
in France
Gender
68.5%
31.5% male
Age
41.2
average years
Country rank
#472
Topic in France
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-20%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Pastry fans

68.5% are female, 31.5% are male, average age 41.2.

Fig. 02

Gender split

68.5%
Female
31.5%
Male
Demographic split for Pastry audience in France
MetricValue
Female68.5%
Male31.5%
Average age41.2
Estimated audience size6,654,607
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 41.2
average years
Age distribution of the Pastry audience in France
Age bracketShare%
16-1914%
20-2920%
30-3920%
40-4921%
50+25%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

3.2%

of the worldwide Pastry audience comes from France.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Pastry
CountryShare
United States14.0%
Italy7.7%
Japan6.7%
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 Pastry audience in France is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Pastry fans by region: top regions in France
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Île-de-France~3.5M3.13×
02Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur~1M2.17×
03Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes~800K1.01×
04Hauts-de-France~600K1.01×
05Grand Est~500K0.96×
06Corsica~30K0.91×
07Normandy~300K0.79×
08Nouvelle-Aquitaine~400K0.76×
09Occitanie~400K0.76×
10Bourgogne-Franche-Comté~200K0.74×
11Centre-Val de Loire~200K0.73×
12Brittany~200K0.67×
13Pays de la Loire~200K0.65×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Pastry audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Chocolate cakeFood & Beverages4.74×
02PâtisserieFood & Beverages4.09×
03CupcakeFood & Beverages3.68×
04Cake decoratingFood & Beverages3.47×
05FlourFood & Beverages3.18×
06BakeryFood & Beverages3.05×
07SweetnessFood & Beverages2.81×
08DoughFood & Beverages2.62×
09CakeFood & Beverages2.54×
10French cuisineFood & Beverages1.89×
11KiabiFashion & Accessoires1.86×
12GémoFashion & Accessoires1.85×
13PromodFashion & Accessoires1.84×
14DessertsFood & Beverages1.76×
15Culinary artArts & Culture1.74×
16Yves Rocher (company)Beauty & Wellness1.71×
17ConfectioneryFood & Beverages1.63×
18CandyFood & Beverages1.63×
19Bijou (jewellery)Fashion & Accessoires1.53×
20PrimarkShopping1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Pastry 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 Pastry audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
CreativityOPEN1.16×
IndulgenceJOY1.15×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM1.14×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Pastry audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.58×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.67×
Career OrientationPOWER0.69×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Pastry have in France?

Pastry has an estimated audience of 6,654,607 people in France, concentrated in Île-de-France and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

02

What is the gender split and age of Pastry fans?

68.5% of Pastry fans are female, 31.5% are male, with an average age of 41.2 years.

03

Which brands do Pastry fans like most?

Pastry fans show strongest brand affinity for Pâtisserie (4.09×), Bakery (3.05×), and Cake (2.54×) over the country average.

04

Where do Pastry fans live in France?

Pastry fans in France are most concentrated in Île-de-France (reach ~3.5M), Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (reach ~1M), and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (reach ~800K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Pastry fans also like?

Beyond Pastry itself, the audience over-indexes on Bakery (3.05×), Cake (2.54×), Chocolate cake (4.74×), and Cupcake (3.68×) 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 Pastry. 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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