France - Top 100+ Cities by Population

Population data by city is the population of the city itself, not the metro area. Data is as of 2011 estimates.

Rank CityCountryPopulation
101. Châteauroux France 53,301
102. Cholet France 53,160
103. Fréjus France 53,098
104. Pantin France 52,922
105. Saint-Brieuc France 52,774
106. Montauban France 52,434
107. Charleville-Mézières France 52,415
108. Albi France 52,409
109. Tarbes France 52,106
110. Fontenay-sous-Bois France 52,075
111. Évry France 51,900
112. Clamart France 51,400
113. Châlons-en-Champagne France 51,257
114. Narbonne France 50,776
115. Saint-Malo France 50,676
116. Laval France 50,489
117. Hyères France 50,487
118. Carcassonne France 49,600
119. Angoulême France 49,468
120. Annecy France 49,232
121. Bondy France 48,268
122. Le Blanc-Mesnil France 48,077
123. Villejuif France 48,048
124. Grasse France 47,581
125. Sevran France 47,334
126. Castres France 47,275
127. Chalon-sur-Saône France 47,251
128. Arras France 47,052
129. Boulogne-sur-Mer France 47,013
130. Chelles France 46,947
131. Cagnes-sur-Mer France 46,923
132. Saint-Herblain France 46,898
133. Douai France 46,531
134. Épinay-sur-Seine France 46,145
135. Vincennes France 45,923
136. Martigues France 45,749
137. Bourg-en-Bresse France 45,340
138. Bobigny France 44,962
139. Montluçon France 44,960
140. Aubagne France 44,844
141. Valenciennes France 44,821
142. Suresnes France 44,697
143. Meudon France 44,652
144. Bayonne France 44,396
145. Istres France 44,373
146. Thionville France 44,311
147. Mantes-la-Jolie France 44,263
148. Compiègne France 44,243
149. Nevers France 43,988
150. Chartres France 43,838
151. Le Cannet France 43,353
152. Wattrelos France 42,826
153. Caluire-et-Cuire France 42,763
154. Gap France 42,715
155. Talence France 42,579
156. Alès France 42,410
157. Gennevilliers France 42,294
158. Saint-Priest France 41,641
159. Rosny-sous-Bois France 41,627
160. Auxerre France 41,516
161. Salon-de-Provence France 41,397
162. Saint-Germain-en-Laye France 41,142
163. Bastia France 41,001
164. Sète France 40,736
165. Anglet France 40,658
166. Puteaux France 40,646
167. Corbeil-Essonnes France 40,527
168. Garges-lès-Gonesse France 39,847
169. Roanne France 39,840
170. Savigny-sur-Orge France 39,698
171. Épinal France 39,518
172. Livry-Gargan France 39,518
173. Saint-Ouen France 39,353
174. Rezé France 39,248
175. Montigny-le-Bretonneux France 39,063
176. Noisy-le-Sec France 38,955
177. Melun France 38,953
178. Bagneux France 38,900
179. Massy France 38,768
180. Haguenau France 38,721
181. Montrouge France 38,708
182. Marcq-en-Barœul France 38,629
183. Vitrolles France 38,591
184. Draguignan France 38,573
185. Lens France 38,265
186. Gagny France 38,134
187. Saint-Chamond France 38,014
188. Bron France 37,825
189. Vaulx-en-Velin France 37,489
190. Joué-lés-Tours France 37,466
191. Alfortville France 37,290
192. La Courneuve France 37,287
193. Châtellerault France 37,210
194. Villepinte France 37,114
195. Cambrai France 36,492
196. Poissy France 36,431
197. Conflans-Sainte-Honorine France 36,358
198. Mont-de-Marsan France 36,205
199. Plaisir France 36,121
200. Marignane France 35,873