# French corporate bankruptcies surge 2026 > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/french-corporate-bankruptcies-surge-2026 > Updated: 2026-07-29T16:59:03.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2. In late July 2026 Allianz Trade released a study showing a sharp increase in French corporate insolvencies. The first report (26 July) recorded 18,004 failures in Q2 and 37,298 in the first half of the year, a 5 % year‑on‑year rise, and highlighted especially high activity in Auvergne‑Rhône‑Alpes, with the Rhône department alone accounting for 29 % of regional cases. Sectors such as construction, hospitality, retail and tertiary were all seeing double‑digit growth. A follow‑up report (29 July) confirmed the same overall figures and added that the southern Occitanie region experienced a 7 % increase, driven largely by the hospitality‑restaurant sector. Overseas departments showed a 30 % jump in failures, with Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion posting the steepest rises. The combined data underscore a broadly worsening outlook for French businesses amid weak economic conditions, high inflation and elevated interest rates. ## Timeline ### 2026-07-29: France reports surge in corporate bankruptcies, with sharp rises in Occitanie and overseas territories France saw 18,004 corporate bankruptcies in Q2 2026, a 5% rise. Occitanie recorded 1,599 failures (7% up) and overseas departments 709 (30% up), with Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion hit hardest. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/france-reports-surge-in-corporate-bankruptcies-with-sharp-rises-in-occitanie-and-overseas-territorie ### 2026-07-26: Allianz Trade reports surge in French business failures in Q2 2026 Allianz Trade reports French corporate failures hit historic highs in Q2 2026, with 18,004 cases and a 24 % rise in Auvergne‑Rhône‑Alpes, forecasting over 70,000 failures by year‑end. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/allianz-trade-reports-surge-in-french-business-failures-in-q2-2026 --- Cite as: French corporate bankruptcies surge 2026. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/french-corporate-bankruptcies-surge-2026