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| 2006 | 2007 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business, convention or employment | Visiting friends or relatives | Other pleasure, recreation or holiday | Total 1 | Business, convention or employment | Visiting friends or relatives | Other pleasure, recreation or holiday | Total 1 | |
| thousands | ||||||||
| Quarter of entry | 701 | 1,379 | 1,775 | 4,272 | 635 | 1,514 | 1,813 | 4,397 |
| First | 124 | 208 | 223 | 618 | 114 | 209 | 250 | 663 |
| Second | 220 | 350 | 471 | 1,146 | 200 | 358 | 476 | 1,153 |
| Third | 186 | 532 | 835 | 1,718 | 181 | 637 | 813 | 1,760 |
| Fourth | 171 | 289 | 246 | 790 | 140 | 310 | 274 | 820 |
| Area of residence | 701 | 1,379 | 1,775 | 4,272 | 635 | 1,514 | 1,813 | 4,397 |
| Europe | 360 | 717 | 1,013 | 2,235 | 314 | 750 | 1,076 | 2,309 |
| France 2 | 48 | 109 | 173 | 361 | 49 | 112 | 175 | 359 |
| Germany | 57 | 75 | 147 | 298 | 52 | 68 | 158 | 298 |
| Italy 3 | 14 | 31 | 35 | 88 | 13 | 34 | 38 | 93 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 45 | 54 | 118 | 15 E | 36 | 59 | 116 |
| Switzerland 4 | 15 | 24 | 48 | 92 | 11 | 28 | 47 | 94 |
| United Kingdom 5 | 98 | 274 | 429 | 842 | 91 | 292 | 449 | 891 |
| Other Europe | 114 | 159 | 127 | 437 | 83 | 179 | 151 | 457 |
| Africa | 14 E | 44 | 19 E | 82 | 17 E | 38 | 21 E | 83 |
| Asia | 211 | 424 | 420 | 1,237 | 198 | 486 | 357 | 1,207 |
| China | 43 | 44 | 24 | 139 | 44 | 62 | 25 | 151 |
| Hong Kong | 10 E | 62 | 26 | 107 | 7 E | 71 | 25 | 111 |
| Japan | 61 | 70 | 184 | 364 | 44 | 84 | 152 | 310 |
| South Korea | 32 | 67 | 44 | 189 | 31 | 72 | 34 | 188 |
| Taiwan | F | 18 | 57 | 93 | 4 E | 21 | 37 | 79 |
| Other Asia | 59 | 163 | 86 | 346 | 68 | 176 | 84 | 368 |
| Central America, Bermuda and Caribbean | 23 E | 54 | 48 | 148 | 21 E | 54 | 57 | 155 |
| South America | 29 | 41 | 43 | 137 | 26 | 65 | 44 | 148 |
| North America | 39 | 43 | 110 | 219 | 35 | 55 | 110 | 243 |
| Mexico | 37 | 42 | 102 | 202 | 35 | 53 | 108 | 230 |
| Oceania and other ocean islands | 26 | 56 | 121 | 215 | 24 E | 65 | 149 | 251 |
| Australia | 20 | 43 | 105 | 178 | 18 E | 49 | 128 | 208 |
| Sex | 701 | 1,379 | 1,775 | 4,272 | 635 | 1,514 | 1,813 | 4,397 |
| Male | 499 | 581 | 801 | 2,083 | 473 | 653 | 839 | 2,183 |
| Female | 159 | 755 | 883 | 1,998 | 135 | 821 | 912 | 2,073 |
| Not stated | 42 | 43 | 91 | 192 | 26 | 39 | 63 | 140 |
| Age group | 701 | 1,379 | 1,775 | 4,272 | 635 | 1,514 | 1,813 | 4,397 |
| Under 12 years | F | 56 | 71 | 139 | F | 70 | 79 | 163 |
| 12 to 19 years | F | 76 | 109 | 259 | F | 78 | 119 | 263 |
| 20 to 24 years | 18 | 78 | 102 | 288 | 19 | 75 | 108 | 287 |
| 25 to 34 years | 146 | 187 | 298 | 714 | 152 | 185 | 286 | 710 |
| 35 to 44 years | 231 | 167 | 273 | 722 | 190 | 214 | 296 | 754 |
| 45 to 54 years | 167 | 203 | 311 | 727 | 157 | 240 | 317 | 773 |
| 55 to 64 years | 74 | 316 | 323 | 750 | 77 | 350 | 334 | 808 |
| 65 years and over | 13 E | 252 | 197 | 482 | 9 E | 262 | 211 | 500 |
| Not stated | 42 | 43 | 91 | 192 | 26 | 39 | 63 | 140 |
| Length of stay | 701 | 1,379 | 1,775 | 4,272 | 635 | 1,514 | 1,813 | 4,397 |
| 1 to 6 nights | 422 | 220 | 587 | 1,338 | 346 | 286 | 604 | 1,357 |
| 7 to 13 nights | 172 | 435 | 558 | 1,261 | 188 | 464 | 600 | 1,365 |
| 14 to 20 nights | 37 | 341 | 362 | 795 | 36 | 365 | 363 | 817 |
| 21 nights and over | 70 | 384 | 267 | 879 | 65 | 399 | 247 | 857 |