Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Romance film Audience in France

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Romance film in France — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Romance film has an estimated audience of 4,361,654 people in France.

The average Romance film fan in France is 39.5 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Île-de-France.

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

Top brand affinities include Patrick Bruel, Guillaume Canet, Star Academy, with strongest over-indexing on Patrick Bruel (1.71× the country average).

Demographically, the Romance film audience skews more female with an average age of 39.5, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Spirituality, DIY Mentality.

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

The typical Romance film fan in France is more female, around 39.5 years old, with strong Spirituality tendencies and a notable affinity for Patrick Bruel.

Category: Movies & TV · 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 Romance film profile in France.

Audience size
4.4M
in France
Gender
62.8%
37.2% male
Age
39.5
average years
Country rank
#902
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 Romance film fans

62.8% are female, 37.2% are male, average age 39.5.

Fig. 02

Gender split

62.8%
Female
37.2%
Male
Demographic split for Romance film audience in France
MetricValue
Female62.8%
Male37.2%
Average age39.5
Estimated audience size4,361,654
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 39.5
average years
Age distribution of the Romance film audience in France
Age bracketShare%
16-1921%
20-2920%
30-3917%
40-4918%
50+24%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.5%

of the worldwide Romance film audience comes from France.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Romance film
CountryShare
United States16.5%
Japan10.9%
China8.2%
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 Romance film audience in France is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Romance film fans by region: top regions in France
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Brittany~300K1.22×
02Pays de la Loire~300K1.11×
03Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes~500K1.06×
04Île-de-France~800K1.02×
05Hauts-de-France~400K1.02×
06Occitanie~400K1.02×
07Grand Est~400K1.02×
08Nouvelle-Aquitaine~400K0.99×
09Centre-Val de Loire~200K0.99×
10Corsica~20K0.97×
11Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur~300K0.95×
12Normandy~200K0.94×
13Bourgogne-Franche-Comté~200K0.91×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Romance film audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Isabelle HuppertMovies & TV3.81×
02Sophie MarceauMovies & TV2.09×
03Johnny HallydayMusic & Radio1.84×
04Florent PagnyMusic & Radio1.80×
05Yves Rocher (company)Beauty & Wellness1.75×
06GrandparentKids & Family1.75×
07VoiciNews1.73×
08Patrick BruelMusic & Radio1.71×
09Brigitte BardotMovies & TV1.68×
10DivertissementPolitics & Society1.68×
11Charlotte CardinMusic & Radio1.68×
12Paris MatchNews1.67×
13Star AcademyMovies & TV1.66×
14Celine DionMusic & Radio1.62×
15Culinary artArts & Culture1.62×
16Guillaume CanetMovies & TV1.57×
17BouyguesTechnology & Electronics1.57×
18ChildhoodKids & Family1.53×
19MSNNews1.51×
20TherapyHealth1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Romance film 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 Romance film audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
SpiritualityBALANCE1.34×
DIY MentalityTHRILL1.23×
TraditionCONSERVATISM1.20×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Romance film audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Community OrientationOPEN0.86×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.86×
SustainabilityBALANCE0.89×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Romance film have in France?

Romance film has an estimated audience of 4,361,654 people in France, concentrated in Île-de-France and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

02

What is the gender split and age of Romance film fans?

62.8% of Romance film fans are female, 37.2% are male, with an average age of 39.5 years.

03

Which brands do Romance film fans like most?

Romance film fans show strongest brand affinity for Patrick Bruel (1.71×), Guillaume Canet (1.57×), and Star Academy (1.66×) over the country average.

04

Where do Romance film fans live in France?

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

05

What other brands do Romance film fans also like?

Beyond Romance film itself, the audience over-indexes on Guillaume Canet (1.57×), Star Academy (1.66×), MSN (1.51×), and Voici (1.73×) 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 Romance film. 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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