There were 34
promoted teams from the
Division d'Honneur, replacing the 32 teams that were
relegated from the Championnat de France amateur 2 following the
2010–11 season. A total of 72 teams competed in the league with 32 clubs suffering relegation to the sixth division, the Division d'Honneur. All non-reserve clubs that secured league status for the season were subject to approval by the
DNCG before becoming eligible to participate in the competition.
Promotion and relegation Teams relegated to Championnat de France amateur 2 •
Aurillac •
Genêts Anglet •
Louhans-Cuiseaux •
Noisy-le-Sec •
Saint-Pryvé Saint-Hilaire •
Rennes B Teams promoted to Championnat de France amateur 2 •
Ajaccio B •
Amiens B •
Aubagne •
Belfort Sud •
Boulogne B •
Chaumont •
Échirolles •
Eu •
Evian B •
Flers •
Fleury-Mérogis •
Fresnoy-le-Grand •
Iris Club •
La Suze •
Le Poiré-sur-Vie B •
Les Herbiers B •
Limoges •
Mâcon •
Marmande •
Marseille B •
Muret •
Narbonne •
Neuves-Maisons •
Saint-Colomban Locminé •
Saint-Georges-les-Ancizes •
Saint-Jean-le-Blanc •
Sézanne •
Steinseltz •
Thaon •
Thouars •
Trouville-Deauville •
Vannes B DNCG rulings On 26 May 2011, following a preliminary review of each club's administrative and financial accounts in the Championnat National, the DNCG ruled that
Grenoble would be relegated to the
Championnat de France amateur (CFA) after the organization determined that the club was enduring financial difficulties. The organization also excluded relegated Championnat de France amateur club
Toulon from participating in the CFA 2 and relegated both
Agde and
Chambéry to the fifth division. Chambéry had finished as the champions of the 2010–11 edition of the CFA 2. On 4 June, the DNCG announced that, for the second consecutive season,
Calais would not be allowed to ascend to the CFA, which meant the club would be returning to the fifth division. All clubs had the option to appeal the rulings. On 22 June,
L'Entente SSG was relegated to the fifth division after the club declared bankruptcy. On 4 July,
Grenoble confirmed on its website that the Appeals Board of the DNCG had informed club officials that it will be relegated to the fourth division. Grenoble, subsequently, entered
liquidation on 7 July, which made the club unable to participate in the CFA. The club was eventually inserted into the CFA 2. On the same day as the Grenoble ruling, the DNCG also rejected the appeals of Toulon and Calais. Division d'Honneur club
Sézanne took up Toulon's position in the CFA 2. On 24 August, the Executive Committee of the French Football Federation announced that
RC Strasbourg would be relegated to the CFA 2 after a
Strasbourg tribunal ordered the club to enter liquidation. Strasbourg will, subsequently, replaced its reserve team in the division as they cannot appear in the same division as its parent club. ==League tables==