Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Rail transport Audience in France

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Rail transport in France — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Rail transport has an estimated audience of 3,598,530 people in France.

The average Rail transport fan in France is 43.5 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Île-de-France.

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

Top brand affinities include Voyages-sncf.com, Eurostar, SNCF, with strongest over-indexing on Voyages-sncf.com (14.63× the country average).

Demographically, the Rail transport audience skews more male with an average age of 43.5, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Community Orientation, Need for Security.

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

The typical Rail transport fan in France is more male, around 43.5 years old, with strong Community Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for Voyages-sncf.com.

Category: Travel & Leisure · Type: Topic · Subtype: Travel type

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 Rail transport profile in France.

Audience size
3.6M
in France
Gender
43.0%
57.0% male
Age
43.5
average years
Country rank
#1142
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 Rail transport fans

43.0% are female, 57.0% are male, average age 43.5.

Fig. 02

Gender split

43.0%
Female
57.0%
Male
Demographic split for Rail transport audience in France
MetricValue
Female43.0%
Male57.0%
Average age43.5
Estimated audience size3,598,530
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 43.5
average years
Age distribution of the Rail transport audience in France
Age bracketShare%
16-1911%
20-2917%
30-3918%
40-4922%
50+32%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

3.5%

of the worldwide Rail transport audience comes from France.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Rail transport
CountryShare
United States22.6%
United Kingdom6.6%
Japan5.9%
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 Rail transport audience in France is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Rail transport fans by region: top regions in France
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Corsica~30K1.43×
02Centre-Val de Loire~200K1.32×
03Île-de-France~800K1.18×
04Nouvelle-Aquitaine~400K1.18×
05Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes~500K1.12×
06Normandy~200K1.01×
07Bourgogne-Franche-Comté~100K0.99×
08Pays de la Loire~200K0.91×
09Occitanie~300K0.82×
10Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur~200K0.74×
11Hauts-de-France~200K0.73×
12Brittany~100K0.73×
13Grand Est~200K0.68×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Rail transport audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Voyages-sncf.comCars & Mobility14.63×
02EurostarCars & Mobility10.29×
03TGVCars & Mobility7.77×
04SNCFCars & Mobility4.63×
05FlixBusCars & Mobility3.01×
06OuigoCars & Mobility2.90×
07Météo-FranceNews2.27×
08Electronic funds transferBusiness & Career2.15×
09Crédit Industriel et CommercialBusiness & Career2.13×
10transaviaTravel & Leisure2.09×
11BlaBlaCarCars & Mobility2.00×
12King JouetShopping1.92×
13KiabiFashion & Accessoires1.91×
14La Banque postaleBusiness & Career1.77×
15NorautoCars & Mobility1.75×
16Google NewsNews1.68×
17OscaroCars & Mobility1.66×
18Air FranceTravel & Leisure1.64×
19RyanairTravel & Leisure1.55×
20EasyJetTravel & Leisure1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Rail transport 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 Rail transport audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Community OrientationOPEN1.30×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.27×
SpiritualityBALANCE1.22×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Rail transport audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE0.80×
Sports ActivityPOWER0.81×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.84×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Rail transport have in France?

Rail transport has an estimated audience of 3,598,530 people in France, concentrated in Île-de-France and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

02

What is the gender split and age of Rail transport fans?

43.0% of Rail transport fans are female, 57.0% are male, with an average age of 43.5 years.

03

Which brands do Rail transport fans like most?

Rail transport fans show strongest brand affinity for Voyages-sncf.com (14.63×), Eurostar (10.29×), and SNCF (4.63×) over the country average.

04

Where do Rail transport fans live in France?

Rail transport fans in France are most concentrated in Île-de-France (reach ~800K), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (reach ~500K), and Nouvelle-Aquitaine (reach ~400K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Rail transport fans also like?

Beyond Rail transport itself, the audience over-indexes on Eurostar (10.29×), SNCF (4.63×), TGV (7.77×), and FlixBus (3.01×) 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 Rail transport. 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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