This report analyses immigration flows of third-country nationals into France between 2000 and 2022, based on first residence permits of at least 1-year validity. These rates measure initial access to a permanent residence permit, whether issued upon recent arrival, change of status, or regularization. They do not correspond to physical entries into the country, which are not recorded. In 2022, the national flow was 282,957 entries, a record level for the entire period. After the fall in 2020 associated with public health restrictions, the upward trend observed in the 2010s has clearly resumed. Almost all permits issued had a validity period of less than 10 years, and women represent 47.6% of new recipients. The data also show significant geographical disparities. The proportion of entries into urban departments is gradually falling, from almost 60% before 2016 to 55% in 2022, while the share of entries into rural departments has risen to almost 15%. Grounds for entry vary by degree of urbanization: family reasons, dominant in all areas, are becoming less significant over time, while entries on employment-related, humanitarian, and in particular educational grounds are increasing, particularly in rural and intermediate zones. Urban departments are welcoming proportionately more students, while rural departments have recorded a sharper increase in entries on employment-related and humanitarian grounds since the late 2010s.