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🌆 Largest Communes in France

The 100 most populous French communes at the 2023 estimate.

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Each tile’s area is its share of the combined total of 14,656,901 (100 entries). Stronger colour means a higher rank. The smallest 60 are merged into one grey tile.
1
ParisParis
2,103,778
2
MarseilleBouches-du-Rhône
886,040
3
LyonLyon Metropolis
519,127
4
ToulouseHaute-Garonne
514,819
5
NiceAlpes-Maritimes
357,737
6
NantesLoire-Atlantique
327,734
7
MontpellierHérault
310,240
8
StrasbourgBas-Rhin
293,771
9
BordeauxGironde
267,991
10
LilleNord
238,246
11
RennesIlle-et-Vilaine
230,890
12
ToulonVar
179,116
13
ReimsMarne
177,674
14
Saint-ÉtienneLoire
173,136
15
Le HavreSeine-Maritime
166,687
16
VilleurbanneLyon Metropolis
163,684
17
DijonCôte-d'Or
161,830
18
AngersMaine-et-Loire
159,022
19
GrenobleIsère
156,140
20
Saint-DenisRéunion
155,634
21
NîmesGard
151,839
22
Aix-en-ProvenceBouches-du-Rhône
149,695
23
Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis)Seine-Saint-Denis
149,077
24
Clermont-FerrandPuy-de-Dôme
146,351
25
Le MansSarthe
146,249
26
BrestFinistère
142,346
27
ToursIndre-et-Loire
139,259
28
AmiensSomme
136,449
29
AnnecyHaute-Savoie
132,117
30
LimogesHaute-Vienne
129,937
31
MetzMoselle
122,572
32
PerpignanPyrénées-Orientales
121,616
33
Boulogne-BillancourtHauts-de-Seine
119,019
34
BesançonDoubs
118,489
35
RouenSeine-Maritime
117,662
36
OrléansLoiret
116,357
37
MontreuilSeine-Saint-Denis
111,934
38
CaenCalvados
109,400
39
Saint-PaulRéunion
108,088
40
ArgenteuilVal-d'Oise
106,130
41
MulhouseHaut-Rhin
104,978
42
NancyMeurthe-et-Moselle
103,671
43
TourcoingNord
98,772
44
RoubaixNord
98,286
45
NanterreHauts-de-Seine
97,783
46
Vitry-sur-SeineVal-de-Marne
93,963
47
Asnières-sur-SeineHauts-de-Seine
93,941
48
CréteilVal-de-Marne
93,397
49
AvignonVaucluse
92,188
50
ColombesHauts-de-Seine
91,053
51
PoitiersVienne
89,916
52
AubervilliersSeine-Saint-Denis
88,365
53
Aulnay-sous-BoisSeine-Saint-Denis
87,599
54
DunkirkNord
86,263
55
Saint-PierreRéunion
85,038
56
VersaillesYvelines
84,095
57
CourbevoieHauts-de-Seine
82,902
58
Rueil-MalmaisonHauts-de-Seine
82,874
59
Le TamponRéunion
82,579
60
BéziersHérault
81,545
61
PauPyrénées-Atlantiques
80,441
62
La RochelleCharente-Maritime
79,851
63
Cherbourg-en-CotentinManche
78,258
64
MérignacGironde
78,090
65
Champigny-sur-MarneVal-de-Marne
78,072
66
AntibesAlpes-Maritimes
77,637
67
Saint-Maur-des-FossésVal-de-Marne
76,572
68
AjaccioCorse-du-Sud
76,320
69
Fort-de-FranceMartinique
75,506
70
Saint-NazaireLoire-Atlantique
74,568
71
CannesAlpes-Maritimes
74,350
72
Noisy-le-GrandSeine-Saint-Denis
72,978
73
DrancySeine-Saint-Denis
72,390
74
CergyVal-d'Oise
70,906
75
Levallois-PerretHauts-de-Seine
68,092
76
Issy-les-MoulineauxHauts-de-Seine
67,669
77
CalaisPas-de-Calais
67,571
78
PessacGironde
67,339
79
ColmarHaut-Rhin
66,970
80
Évry-CourcouronnesEssonne
66,919
81
VénissieuxLyon Metropolis
65,502
82
Ivry-sur-SeineVal-de-Marne
65,064
83
ValenceDrôme
64,458
84
ClichyHauts-de-Seine
64,410
85
QuimperFinistère
64,385
86
AntonyHauts-de-Seine
64,263
87
BourgesCher
64,186
88
La Seyne-sur-MerVar
63,732
89
MontaubanTarn-et-Garonne
62,945
90
Villeneuve-d'AscqNord
62,868
91
CayenneGuyane
62,675
92
Le Blanc-MesnilSeine-Saint-Denis
62,376
93
TroyesAube
62,088
94
PantinSeine-Saint-Denis
61,929
95
VillejuifVal-de-Marne
60,183
96
ChambérySavoie
59,964
97
NiortDeux-Sèvres
59,854
98
FréjusVar
59,719
99
Neuilly-sur-SeineHauts-de-Seine
59,538
100
SarcellesVal-d'Oise
59,173

Highlights

Within France, Paris ranks first in 2023 with 2,103,778, followed by Marseille (886,040) and Lyon (519,127).

Paris is 2.4 times higher than Marseille, the runner-up.

Across 100 entries, values run from 2,103,778 (Paris) to 59,173 (Sarcelles), with a median of 90,485.

Source: INSEE, population légale (2023) (via Wikipedia), 2023. Unit: people.

Source: INSEE, population légale (2023) (via Wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikipedia); underlying data © the cited publisher · fetched Oct 13, 2026