Padel in France — Market Overview

France, as of November 2026: Padelnomics counts 149 padel clubs in 138 cities,with 401 courts counted at 69 of them. The median club whose bookings we can read had 48% of its court hours booked over the last 30 days. Source: Padelnomics, from booking platforms, public map data and federation directories; free to cite under CC BY 4.0.

This overview covers 149 tracked venues across 138 cities in France, scored by the padelnomics Score (country average: 76.1/100). Below: top cities ranked by investment potential, and links to each city's detailed analysis.

Market Landscape

Padel is growing rapidly across France. The true venue count is likely higher, as independent clubs without public pricing are not always captured.

A score above 65 signals meaningful supply gaps alongside existing demand. Even in regions with established padel infrastructure, venue density per 100,000 residents varies significantly between cities — local analysis pays off.

Key facts

How many padel clubs are there in France? 149 clubs across 138 cities, 87 of them on our map with a coordinate and a court count.

How many courts? 401 counted courts at 69 clubs; one court for every 15,486 residents in the cities we track.

Can you book online? 37% of the clubs list their courts on a booking platform we read.

How full are the courts? Median occupancy 48% across 85 of 85 clubs whose bookings we can read, as of 2026-11-09.

What do the clubs take? 1,759,350 EUR in the last thirty days, summed over the 43 measured clubs. Nothing is estimated for the rest.

How big the clubs are

Clubs by court count, for the 87 clubs on our map with a known court count.

Courts per club

Where clubs offer court time

37% of the clubs we know in France list their courts on a booking platform we read; the rest take bookings by phone, on their own site, or not publicly at all. Only a club that actually sells there can be measured, and only for those clubs do occupancy and takings appear on this page.

The last 28 days

Takings across the 38 clubs priced in both windows moved +3.8% against the 28 days before; occupancy moved +1.4 pp.

The biggest riser, and the move city by city, are on the Insights home.

Top Cities in France

Cities are ranked by padelnomics Score — evaluating investment potential based on supply gaps, catchment reach, market maturity, and sports culture. Higher-scoring cities generally offer the strongest conditions for new facilities.

Each city page includes a market analysis with Padelnomics Score and a pre-configured financial planner seeded with local market data. Detailed pricing, occupancy, and competitor data are part of Padelnomics Research.

Build Your Business Plan for France

Every city has a different cost structure, competitive landscape, and customer base. The Padelnomics financial planner lets you model a padel center with real local market data as defaults — then adjust every assumption to match your specific site. From construction costs and court count to revenue projections and payback period, get a data-driven view of your investment before committing capital.

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