The Fitness Market in France

Eurostat counts 3,372 fitness centre companies in France in 2024, against 2,950 in 2021, and 14,767 persons employed, of whom 13,394 are employees. The fitness market in France therefore remains highly fragmented: fewer than five people per company on average (calculated from Eurostat), alongside a few national networks running several hundred clubs each, company-owned or franchised.

Basic-Fit is the largest network in the fitness market in France, with 901 company-owned clubs at the end of September 2026, according to its third-quarter trading update. Fitness Park had about 300 clubs in France out of 350 in May 2025, after a €280 million financing from Carlyle, according to Les Echos. L’Orange bleue bets on 500 to 800 m² clubs in rural and peri-urban areas, according to Informations entreprise.

According to the 2024 national barometer of sports practice by the Institut national de la jeunesse et de l’éducation populaire (INJEP, the French institute for youth and community education), 58% of people in France aged 15 or over play sport regularly, almost unchanged from 2023 and 4 points above 2018. The gap between women and men has narrowed to 4 points. Home practice, boosted by the Covid crisis, has returned to its 2018 level.

According to the European Health & Fitness Market Report 2026 by EuropeActive and Deloitte, European fitness generated €39.1 billion in revenues in 2025, with 75.5 million members and 67,515 clubs. France stands apart: its penetration rate is estimated at 9%, against 13% in England, Germany or the Scandinavian countries, according to Informations entreprise (April 2025), because of the weight of club-based community sport.

The fitness market in France is split between low-cost memberships, such as L’Orange bleue at €34.90 per four weeks according to Informations entreprise, and premium Pilates, boxing or Hyrox studios. Clubs are adopting artificial intelligence: automated-resistance machines at Elancia and a virtual assistant in the Basic-Fit app, according to Les Echos (January 2026). New venues also combine fitness, recovery and longevity, according to Maddyness.

A PDF report in French, 2026 edition, organised in six chapters: the market and its scope, demand and practitioners, market structure, offer and prices, regulation, and the players and their positioning.

Eurostat statistics, the INJEP barometer, the European report by EuropeActive and Deloitte, publications from operators such as Basic-Fit, and trade press articles from the IndexPresse database. Every figure comes with its source and period.

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