100,000 farms disappeared in France over the past decade.

Omissions

• The figure of 100,000 refers specifically to the 2010–2020 intercensal decade (the most recent full census comparison), not literally to the ten years immediately preceding the July 2026 speech.
• The official census figure covers metropolitan France (389,800 farms in 2020 vs 490,000 in 2010); the claim says 'in France' without specifying scope.
• More recent data (2020–2023) shows the decline continuing (~40,000 farms lost in four years, to ~349,600), meaning the long-term trend is steeper than the 100,000 figure alone suggests; the claim therefore does not overstate the situation.
• Source Agreste page published after the 2020 census (data period 2010–2020, well before the session date), so the MEP could have known it.

Sources

• PrimaryAgreste — French Ministry of Agriculture (Agricultural Census 2020)In 2020, there were 389,800 farms in metropolitan France, about 100,000 fewer than in 2010 at the time of the last Census.
• PrimaryVizAgreste — Ministère de l'Agriculture (official statistics portal)En métropole, elles sont 390 000. C'est 100 000 de moins en dix ans, soit une baisse de 20 %. Nombre d'exploitations agricoles en métropole. 490 000 390 000.
• SecondaryReporterre (environmental news outlet)La France a perdu 100 000 fermes en dix ans... 64 000 élevages ont été perdus en dix ans.
• SecondaryBasta! Media (investigative outlet)En 2020, la France métropolitaine comptait 390 000 exploitations agricoles. Il n'en restait que 349 600 en 2023.