200      300      400      600     1000     1200*   Brevets     Km  

France       6923     4180     2924     2226      464     1469    18,186   7,370,600  93.6%
Anglais       363      133      127      123        4       48       798     298,700   3.8%
Belges         79       44       13       31                10       177      64,800    .8%
Etats Unis     23       21       21       21                21       107      57,100    .7%
Espagne        67       15       15       10                 8       115      39,500    .5%
Suède          14       11       11       11                 6        53      24,300    .3%
Canada          4        4        4        4        3        4        23      13,800    .2%
Luxembourg                                                   1         1       1,200     -
Norvège                                                      1         1       1,200     -

#of Brevets: 7473     4408     3115     2426      471     1568  = 19,461 Brevets
Km:       1494600  1322400  1246000  1455600   471000  1881600  =          7,871,200 Km

*1200s are all PBP

World-wide number of brevets:         19,461 Brevets
World-wide total brevet distance:  7,871,200 Km
Average brevet distance:                 404 Km
Percentage distance by French riders =    93.6% (6.4% etrangers)

Notice that this 1979 information comes from the 1983 booklet - it's from a section comparing data from 1979 and 1983. There is a limited amount of information of this nature in the 1979 booklet on page 49, but 1979 booklet information is incomplete, less clearly presented, and more difficult to interpret and use.

Also, in the 1983 booklet, in the brevet history list on page 37 here, there is an alternate set of total brevet figures:

[Eric F.]